HR Generalist

D U K E K W A B E N A L E R M E H T E T T E H

C O N T A C T : d u k e t e t t e h 1 @ g m a i l . c o m / +17 0 9 3 2 5 4 2 8 8 HR professional with over five years experience in organisational design and culture, HR diagnosis, strategy and policy review, compensation design (job analysis and evaluation), labor relations, organizational assessment/survey, HR operations (HR data analytics, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management and offboarding etc.). Most of these experiences have been garnered through consulting for clients within the financial services, government, technology, startups (Ethney Automobile etc.) and other sectors. I also have experience in teaching and research. I can thrive in a fast-paced environment especially where there is the need to quickly adapt to changing priorities. EDUCATION

• September 2023 - April 2025

• August 2016 - July 2018

• August 2009 - May 2013

• Master of Employment Relations, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

• Master of Philosophy, Industrial and Organisational Psychology University of Ghana. (Research Topic: Influence of Visible Body Modification on Employability of Job Applicants. URI- http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30602)

• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Ghana WORK/LEADERSHIP/VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE

October 2024 - date

September 2024 - December 2024

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Professional Development Seminar Teaching Assistant Echo Pond Environmental Education Centre

HR Policy and Governance Associate (Part-time)

• Developed tailored working organizational structure

• Developed well-thought job descriptions for all roles including Board and Executive Director

• Governance and HR policy and manual review

• Developed performance review and salary increment/adjustment strategy

• Developed pricing and social media and marketing strategy May 2024 - August 2024 techNL

Work-Integrated Learning Coordinator (Summer Part-time job)

• Proposed the adoption of an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that will enable seamless sourcing, onboarding and offboarding of students

• Drafted project report and students workplan

• Provided guidance to employers to develop meaningful student work experience projects that support student and program goals.

• Project coordination and support of program objectives by acting as a liaison between students and employers

• Worked as a team member to organize professional development and networking sessions for students

October 2023 – date Memorial University of Newfoundland Teaching Assistant – Provided a talk on my career as an HR Consultant across different sectors to undergraduate students taking courses in Labour Relations (LR) and Advanced LR

CareGivers, NL

Social Worker

January 2023 - date Global HR Workforce Transformation Consultant - Freelancer

(Canada/Ghana/Global)

Provide advisory services to clients within small and medium enterprises

(SMEs)/startups. Key assignments: HR business strategy, business/organizational assessment and diagnosis, employee relations, HR policy review, talent acquisition, job analysis, evaluation and compensation and benefits design. June 2022 - December 2022

July 2021 - June 2022

October 2019- June 2021

MFS Africa (now Onafriq) - a global fintech firm headquartered in South Africa, People Operations Specialist

• Operate as a trusted advisor for employee relations and People Operations environment across the firm – compliance etc. (I served as the HR Representative to our Ghana office).

• Review, advise and guide the implementation of HR policy.

• Manage recruitment (recruitment life cycle; on-boarding and offboarding), compensation and benefits, performance management, HR Analytics/reports and staff relocation and global mobility.

• Provide thoughtful guidance on performance management, coaching and training.

• Within three months of joining the firm, I supported (and led in some cases) the execution of various HR projects (Global compensation design, employee survey and benefits project and economic/dollar-cedi volatility report to support Ghana staff, 2022)

• Served as the OCHS lead for the office

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC)

Associate 2

• Same as below

HR Consultant (Associate 1)

• Organisation development and culture change support

• Labor relations

• HR assessment and audit for a Power Generation Company – Policy review, employee relations, job description and report writing.

• Compensation and benefits design

• Executive Search/Recruitment across various industries (commercial and development bank, engineering, FMCG firm etc.).

• Developed job descriptions for a Development Bank in Ghana. Headhunted for Independent Non-Executive Directors, Key Management Personnel and Heads of the various departments

• Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Compensation Survey analysis for various organisations (financial services sector) and training development and capacity building assignments

• Research project coordination: assisted in developing a revised education workforce design for the Ghana Education Service (GES, 2019), developing job descriptions and competency framework.

• Business Development: Drafting of Expression of Interests (EoI) and Proposals which contributed to winning projects worth over $4m. Performed other administrative and coordination of workshops for Stakeholder engagements. November 2021 - October 2022 Remote Volunteering - Director, HR - Carifika Canada, Brampton, ON (NGO) August 2017 - to September 2019 Department of Psychology-University of Ghana, Accra

• Freelance HR Associate with my Professor who thought me Org. Psychology

• Graduate Assistant

• Research Assistant/Project Management – multiple projects August 2017 - December 2017

Société Générale Ghana-Head Office, Accra

• HR Intern: developed analytics (database) of employees who exited the Bank

(retirees, deceased etc.) and other support to all HR officers; in terms supporting recruitment, training, and administrative functions September 2014 - May 2016 Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Accra

• Auditor/ back checker: collection of data for research and auditing of data collected by team members.

September 2013- August 2014 School of Social Work, Osu. National service & Teaching Assistant

• Presentation of lectures, examination invigilation and supervision and performing administrative duties as directed by superiors Leadership role/Community/Voluntary

• Graduate Committee Employment Relations Students Representative, Memorial University of Newfoundland (November 2023-date)

• Employment Relations Committee - Member, Graduate Students Union

• University of Ghana Psychology Students Association three-day volunteer

(outreach) program, September 2009

• Nkwatia Senior High School Old Students Association (Legon Chapter) Campus Organiser: successfully organised meetings, programs and liaised with the mother organisation for the effective running of the association (May 2012-May 2013) May 2012 - August 2012 Judicial Service, Court of Appeal Registry, Accra

• Intern: Administrative duties (preparing of dockets and court documents for court sitting and dispatch of letters to Appeals Court Judges) Awards

• Certificate of Achievement, Map the System Canada 2024

• First place award for an outstanding social enterprise pitch (2023) organized by the Centre for Social Enterprise, Memorial University of Newfoundland SKILLS AND TRAINING • Participant, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Atlantic, 2024

• Introduction to Employment Law, 2024 (Gardiner Centre, MUN-FBA)

• REMeasure and Job Evaluation Principles (2022), Remchannel (Pty) Ltd

• Transformational HR Specialist with ability to build and maintain trust across all levels of workforce. With a track record of integrity and confidentiality in handling HR and organizational data

• Interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (and willingness to learn)

• Analytical and problem-solving/labour relation/dispute resolution ability

• Experience working with HRIS tools like BambooHR and Workday and interest in deploying AI/technology to drive HR operations.

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