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Joseph Nana Ansah Banful

Human Resource Practitioner
P O Box 579, Tarkwa, Ghana
Joseph Nana Ansah Banful

Summary

Joseph is a dynamic and strategic human resources professional with a strong focus on the management and development of human resources and systems. He is a detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Generally effective and possess a proven record among others, in workforce planning, performance management, organisational restructuring, employee relations and labour laws, human capital management systems and human resource analytics owing to the over 13 years experience in the mining and extractive industry. Joseph is also a long standing chartered member of the chartered institute of personnel and development (CIPD - UK)

Overview

12
years of professional experience
4
Certification
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Abosso Goldfields Limited – Damang Mine

Unit Manager – Human Resources
08.2017 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Ensure effective delivery of all HR services on site
  • Drive employee development and training to ensure a pipeline of competent successors
  • Drive performance management of all employees
  • Ensure effective HR visibility and engagement programs are undertaken on site
  • Ensure best calibre individuals are attracted to the operation and retained
  • Continuous review of role profiles and HR processes
  • Provide leadership and mentor HR staff on all aspects of HR management


Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa

Unit Manager – Human Resources
05.2014 - 07.2017

Job overview

  • Ensure effective delivery of key HR services
  • Provide leadership, technical expertise and mentoring to HR departmental staff and line managers on all aspects of HR management
  • Management of issues relating to organized labour, including formal engagements to ensure industrial harmony.
  • To ensure that Wage and service Agreements are implemented as intended.
  • Conduct monthly forum meetings with respective Organised Labour bargaining Units.
  • Liaising with Organised labour and relevant officials of other departments in order to ensure that HR services are delivered in efficient and timely manner

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa

Human Resources Superintendent
03.2012 - 04.2013

Job overview

  • Ensure alignment of operational Human Resource processes with Ghana Human Resource strategy and best practice
  • Accountable for recruitment of labour, placement, Labour complements and staffing.
  • Ensure that appropriate HR methodologies and processes are in place to give desired effect as well as to ensure continuous improvements
  • Analyse trends and provide professional advisory service and/or recommendations thereof to management
  • Liaise with relevant officials of other departments in order to ensure that HR services are delivered in efficient and timely manner

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa

SAP HR/ Payroll Super User
08.2009 - 10.2010

Job overview

  • Provide SAP end users with appropriate support to optimise usage of business application
  • Develop, update and manage relevant SAP master data
  • Analyse system and business process issues and recommend solutions
  • Responsible for performing SAP user training needs analysis
  • Responsible for providing periodic training of users
  • Log and manage calls with external SAP Support Consulting firm
  • Review end user access and authorisations for irregularities and recommend corrective actions.

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa

Acting Human Resources Superintendent
10.2008 - 07.2009

Job overview

• Ensure effective and timely recruitment & selection of employees

• Ensure effective management of mine-wide labour budget

• Prepare accurate and timely HR month end and adhoc reports

• Maintain proper and effective employee record management system

• Responsible for Expats and Senior Officials leave management

• Responsible for safety within the department

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa

Human Resources Officer
08.2008 - 10.2008

Job overview

•Maintenance of personnel file and records

• Grievance & Discipline Handling

• Recruitment and selection of employees

• Processing of discharged employees

• Absence management and analysis of trends for management decision

• Departmental Safety coordinator

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa

National Service Personnel
10.2007 - 07.2008

Job overview

• Process employee benefits and loans

• Maintain employee record and files

• Process employee absences and leave entitlement

• Assist in recruitment and selection process

Education

Ghana School Of Law
Accra, Ghana

from Law
2020.10 - Current (4 years & 8 months)

University Overview

Professional Law Course

Central University - Accra 
Accra, Ghana

2017.09 - 2022.05 (4 years & 8 months)

University Overview

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, Scotland

Master of Science
01.2011 - 12.2011

University Overview

MSc. International HRM

Central University College
Accra, Ghana

Bachelor of Science
09.2003 - 06.2007

University Overview

BSc. Business Management Studies

Adisadel College
Cape Coast, Ghana

01-2002

University Overview

Senior Secondary School Certificate (Business)

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Workforce Planning
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Performance Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Employee Relations
  • Learning and Development
  • Role Profiling
  • Job Evaluation
  • HR Policy drafting
  • SAP HR / PY
  • SuccessFactors
  • Persol HR CS Management System
  • Microsoft Office Tools

Accomplishments

Played an active role in the successfully delivery of the following projects.

  • HR Policies review/development - 2018 & 2019
  • Success Factors Implementation - 2018
  • Mine-wide role profile development/review - 2016
  • HR Processes development and review - 2013 & 2016
  • Restructuring / Redundancy - 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2018
  • Owner Maintenance Project - 2010
  • SAP Implementation - 2009

Software

Success Factors

SAP HR/PY

Persol HR

Microsoft Office Suits

REMChannel (for job evaluation)

Affiliations

CiHRM - Ghana

Certification

  • CIPD_UK - Chartered Member
  • REMeasure Job Evaluation System (PWC - South Africa)
  • Certified Human Resources Manager (CHRM) - IABFM
  • SAP HCM - Wizcore Technologies (London)

Additional Information

I have in addition to the stated positions, severally since the year 2013 to 2022 acted as the Human Resource Manager in each absence of the substantive Manager

Timeline

Ghana School Of Law

from Law
2020.10 - Current (4 years & 8 months)

Central University - Accra 

2017.09 - 2022.05 (4 years & 8 months)

Unit Manager – Human Resources

Abosso Goldfields Limited – Damang Mine
08.2017 - 12.2022

Unit Manager – Human Resources

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa
05.2014 - 07.2017

Human Resources Superintendent

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa
03.2012 - 04.2013

Glasgow Caledonian University

Master of Science
01.2011 - 12.2011

SAP HR/ Payroll Super User

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa
08.2009 - 10.2010

Acting Human Resources Superintendent

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa
10.2008 - 07.2009

Human Resources Officer

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa
08.2008 - 10.2008

National Service Personnel

Gold Fields Ghana Limited - Tarkwa
10.2007 - 07.2008

Central University College

Bachelor of Science
09.2003 - 06.2007

Adisadel College

Joseph Nana Ansah BanfulHuman Resource Practitioner