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GERALD ADJEI

Sunyani

Summary

Dynamic HR professional with extensive experience at Newmont Ghana. Excels in recruitment, employee relations, and projects. Proven ability to enhance productivity through effective communication and data analysis. Skilled in HRIS management and project execution, driving compliance and fostering a collaborative work environment. Committed to supporting organizational goals and employee development.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Advisor People Business Partners

Newmont Ghana
01.2025 - Current
  • Provide and assist in the delivery and execution of enterprise programs at BU
  • Manage employee data change requests in the HRIS, partnering with the HR Service Center to execute HR programs and services.
  • Support and execute change management
  • Provides support to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations.
  • Informs employees about company policies and guidelines
  • Act as consultants to help enhance people processes, improve employee relations and encourage staff development
  • Support the resolutions of conflicts between employees or between employees and management, supports HR investigations as required.
  • Tracks people program activity, conducts research, and prepares reports
  • Oversee onboarding and offboarding programs, including analysis of exit data
  • Plan and lead headcount activities.
  • Facilitate change management for Site projects.
  • Handle Labour Unrest Risk in Line of Defense to maintain sound industrial relations.
  • Advise Site Leaders on people-related matters, including interpretation of employee relations policies.
  • Deliver and execute enterprise and business unit programs at the Site.
  • Facilitate HR budget management.
  • Conduct non-escalated Business Integrity & Compliance (BI&C) investigations and handle compliance with the disciplinary process.
  • Manage the delivery of tactical and operational People (HR) services, policies and programs as they relate to headcount planning, disciplinary processes, labour unrest, risk handling and lead HR initiatives, change management, and advisory support to site leaders.
  • Deliver Business Unit and enterprise programs, lead HR teams, facilitate upskilling and budget management, ensure compliance, and conduct BI&C investigations while managing.
  • Mentor junior advisors, fostering professional growth and skill development.
  • Lead strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across multiple departments.

Human Resources Business Partner - Mining

Newmont Ghana
09.2024 - 12.2024
  • Oversaw and coordinated the management of business partners and their employees to ensure compliance with local employment and regulatory requirements.
  • Led the implementation of recruitment, compensation and benefits, employee relations, organizational development, and workforce analytics.
  • Delivered key HR initiatives to mining and process operations.
  • Supported all Newmont Mining and Process operations by advising and coaching on HR issues.
  • Interpreted and provided advice on HR policies to managers, supervisors, and employees.
  • Provided leadership and support to ensure an effective HR operations function.
  • Assisted in drafting communications to employees and facilitating information flow.
  • Investigated and resolve day-to-day employee relations problems.
  • Designed programs to enhance productivity in the assigned section.
  • Interpreted collective agreements and communicate their meaning.
  • Participatde in local employee relations negotiations and administer labour agreements.
  • Communicated and educate staff on employee relations policies.
  • Advised management on the structure and implementation of employee relations programs.
  • Coordinated with external regulatory bodies regarding employee issues.
  • Coached line managers on employee relations policies and resolve related issues.
  • Coordinated Workman's Compensation processes in line with local labour laws.
  • Supported the implementation of the HRIS system on-site and verify data integrity.
  • Contributed to system development with appropriate recommendations post-review.
  • Prepared monthly reports on headcount, new hires, terminations, and turnover rates.

Human Resources Representative Senior

Newmont Ghana
06.2022 - 08.2024
  • Collaborated with other departments on projects related to human resources initiatives.
  • Provided back-end HR support services to six main functional areas of Newmont Sites.
  • Consulted the HR Superintendent for advice and guidance on escalated HR matters.
  • Defined business requirements that relate to Employee Relations, Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits, and Organizational Development by performing gap analyses.
  • Evaluated information gathered from multiple sources and converted high-level information into details.
  • Analyzed the feasibility and developed requirements for new process enhancements to meet the needs of the business and employees.
  • Conducted routine salary administration tasks and provided advice to managers on the wages and salaries of all employees.
  • Provided advice and coaching to Managers/Supervisors on HR policies and procedures.
  • Communicated stakeholder needs accurately and effectively to bridge the gaps between business functional areas and process development.
  • Prepared supporting paperwork and/or communications for distribution.
  • Investigated and resolved day-to-day employee relations issues, either directly or through providing advice to line management.
  • Investigated and advised both management and employees on personnel matters and prepared briefing papers when required.
  • Managed simple employee grievance cases and ensured swift attention and resolution.
  • Took corrective action and advised Managers on relevant programs to maintain industrial harmony.
  • Implemented disciplinary actions, up to written warnings.
  • Administered and collated the findings from Employee Relations surveys.
  • Assisted managers in resolving employee relations issues such as performance management, disciplinary action, grievances.
  • Provided advice and guidance on all aspects of human resources including benefits administration, payroll processing, personnel records.

Human Resource Business Advisor

Newmont Ghana
12.2021 - 11.2022
  • Collaborated with other departments on projects related to human resources initiatives.
  • Provided back-end HR support services to six main functional areas of Newmont Sites.
  • Consulted the HR Superintendent for advice and guidance on escalated HR matters.
  • Defined business requirements that relate to Employee Relations, Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits, and Organizational Development by performing gap analyses.
  • Evaluated information gathered from multiple sources and converted high-level information into details.
  • Analyzed the feasibility and developed requirements for new process enhancements to meet the needs of the business and employees.
  • Conducted routine salary administration tasks and provided advice to managers on the wages and salaries of all employees.
  • Provided advice and coaching to Managers/Supervisors on HR policies and procedures.
  • Communicated stakeholder needs accurately and effectively to bridge the gaps between business functional areas and process development.
  • Prepared supporting paperwork and/or communications for distribution.
  • Investigated and resolved day-to-day employee relations issues, either directly or through providing advice to line management.
  • Investigated and advised both management and employees on personnel matters and prepared briefing papers when required.
  • Managed simple employee grievance cases and ensured swift attention and resolution.
  • Took corrective action and advised Managers on relevant programs to maintain industrial harmony.
  • Implemented disciplinary actions, up to written warnings.
  • Administered and collated the findings from Employee Relations surveys.
  • Assisted managers in resolving employee relations issues such as performance management, disciplinary action, grievances.
  • Provided advice and guidance on all aspects of human resources including benefits administration, payroll processing, personnel records.

Human Resource Representative

Newmont Ghana
09.2018 - 11.2021
  • Collaborated with other departments on projects related to human resources initiatives.
  • Assisted in the benefits administration, including processing and seeking approval of claims, distribution of employee statements and slips as required and assisting with benefits reporting requirements.
  • Participated in recruitment efforts as mandated at the site; conducted new employee orientations; administered pre-employment tests; facilitated reference checks, etc.
  • Assisted in organizational training and development efforts (bookings for induction, preparing timetable and scheduling, etc.).
  • Assisted with coordinating work with Business Partners and ensuring contractor numbers are accurately complied with and consistent with Newmont standards.
  • Maintained human resource information system records and compiled reports from the database as needed.
  • Maintained employee files and documentation for the site.
  • Site lead for the Connected Worker Project on Akyem Site.
  • Supported the Mining and Process functions as part of my rotational developments.
  • Coached new hires, HR national service personnel and others.
  • Interpreted and explained Collective Agreement to employees, especially supervisors, managers etc.

Human Resource National Service Person

Newmont Ghana
09.2017 - 08.2018
  • Worked with coworkers to complete tasks.
  • Administered employees' benefits (Housing Advance, School Fees, Compassionate Loans, and Ecobank Loans) which involved processing and seeking approvals of claims, distribution of employee statements and slips as required and assisting with benefits reporting requirements.
  • Assisted in the recruitment process on site, new employee orientation, pre-employment tests, reference checks, etc.
  • Ensured employees or new hires partook in organizational training and development efforts (induction, and periodic training).
  • Assisted with coordinating Business Partner activities and ensured contractor numbers were accurately compiled for periodic reporting.
  • Maintained human resource information system records and compiled reports from the database as needed.
  • Maintained employee files and documentation for the site across all sections.
  • Uploaded and tracked employees' leave requests and absence requests.
  • Provided administrative support to the various departments.
  • Attended meetings, kept notes, took minutes, and assigned 3Ws.
  • Performed any other duties that were assigned by the supervisor.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
  • Responded quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems.

Education

MBA - Human Resource Management Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
06.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Information Studies

University of Ghana
Accra
05.2017

WASSCE - General Science

Prempeh College
Kumasi, Ghana
09.2013

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Recruitment and selection
  • HR Management Systems
  • Benefits management and administration
  • Data Analysis & Interpretation
  • Industry knowledge
  • Reporting skills
  • Project management
  • Effective communication & Team collaboration
  • Attention to detail
  • Team collaboration
  • Analytical thinking & Trend Analysis
  • Multitasking & Time Management

Accomplishments

  • Site Lead for the Connected Worker Project from November 2020 to 2021 till the cancellation of the contract.
  • Developed a template for calculating Acting Allowance during my National Service, which the Region used.
  • Developed a database to track validations, an initiative towards the one-time local validation at Akyem.
  • Ensured employees and new hires obtained Tax Identification Numbers across the site in a period of six months.
  • Ensured the rollout of employees’ out-of-station allowances is paid via MTN Mobile Money.
  • Improved third-party recruitment and ensured fairness in all recruitment processes by ensuring contractors are complying with all procedures.
  • Developed a checklist for third-party companies auditing and shared it across the region.
  • Led DocuSign usage and Training across Akyem and Ahafo Sites and the Accra Office.
  • Actively participated and contributed to the Organizational Design Review in 2020.
  • Worked on Legacy Base Pay Analysis for the compensation manager to evaluate after agitations from Junior Staff.
  • Led and facilitated training for the Newmont Akyem HR Team (HR Ops, Site Services & L&D) on O365 applications.
  • Developed a dashboard to be used in tracking recruitment activities with the Project Director and updating progress on all recruitment activities on the site.
  • Successfully saw to the hiring of employees and contractors in the Ahafo North Project to meet operational readiness.
  • Worked with the mining team to improve the female numbers to 37% by the third quarter of 2024.
  • Created a Power BI dashboard to track all the recruitment progress.
  • Established critical reports (Operator Testing reports, rollover plan, Rolling 12 Month Manpower and Recruitment Projection, medical scheduling with feedback), made them accessible in real-time.
  • Successfully transitioned all 34 Learnership trainees into Haul Truck Operators in time to support the start of mine operations by Q4.
  • Ensured compliance by contractors by completing audits to ensure a peaceful IR climate during the Ahafo North project.
  • Improved on-site induction process with a paperless approach in 2022.

Timeline

Advisor People Business Partners

Newmont Ghana
01.2025 - Current

Human Resources Business Partner - Mining

Newmont Ghana
09.2024 - 12.2024

Human Resources Representative Senior

Newmont Ghana
06.2022 - 08.2024

Human Resource Business Advisor

Newmont Ghana
12.2021 - 11.2022

Human Resource Representative

Newmont Ghana
09.2018 - 11.2021

Human Resource National Service Person

Newmont Ghana
09.2017 - 08.2018

MBA - Human Resource Management Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology

Bachelor of Arts - Information Studies

University of Ghana

WASSCE - General Science

Prempeh College

References

References available upon request

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