Industrial Relations Officer at Asanko Gold Ghana Limited

Job Description

• Improve, develop and sustain the organizational culture by promoting behaviours and norms amongst employees that are aligned with the Asanko Gold corporate values, ensuring a conducive IR climate always;
• Assist in the development and implementation of employee engagement systems and strategies to promote effective communication within the business;
• Ensure employee disciplinary issues are fairly and consistently implemented and in accordance with workers’ condition of service across all departments;
• Coordinate employee disciplinary processes and grievance processes;
• Conduct surveys and research on conditions of service for workers and make recommendations for implementation as necessary;
• Educate workers regularly on company policies and procedures and Collective Agreements;
• Improve on existing employee welfare schemes and work-life balance interventions by recommending best practices;
• Liaise with and coach internal stakeholders (local Unions, employees and senior supervisors including 3rd-party contractors & sub-contractors) on emerging employee and industrial relations issues to promote industrial harmony;
• Liaise and maintain constructive relationships with external stakeholders (including Unions, Labour Commission, Labour Department, etc) in addressing employee- related issues effectively;
• Assist with other general HR assignments;
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor, Unit Manager – HR Administration.

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum of a Diploma / Degree in a relevant discipline;
• Minimum of 5 years’ Industrial Relations experience in a similar position in the mining or related industry;
• Alignment of attitude with Asanko Gold corporate values;
• Certificate in Industrial Relations practice from a recognized institution will be added advantage;
• In-depth knowledge of the Ghana’s Labour Act ,2003 (Act 651) & related labour legislations, and the ability to suitably interpret provisions in the law to the work situation;
• Ability to apply knowledge of standards, methods and procedures to work situation;
• Proven supervisory leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills;
• Proven disciplinary and grievance resolution skills;
• Effective report writing & presentation skills;
• Proven problem solving and decision making skills relating to employee relations;
• Medically fit for the position and environment; Valid Ghanaian Driver’s license.