Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 32 years of experience in HR and employment, the expert has developed extensive expertise in HR management, language teaching, and consulting. Previously held roles include General Manager of an HR consulting firm and HR Manager for Anglogold Ashanti. Responsibilities have included recruitment, personnel administration, payroll, training, performance management, and industrial relations. The expert has successfully contributed to reducing turnover rates and enhancing business performance through strategic HR solutions. Career highlights include project experience spanning local and international initiatives in the mining industry across Guinea, Mali, and Ghana, with a strong focus on labor legislation and conflict management.

Project experience and donor exposure

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked extensively in the HR and employment sectors, with roles ranging from HR Officer to General Manager of an HR consulting firm. Responsibilities have included recruitment, personnel administration, payroll, training, performance management, and industrial relations. Additionally, the expert has contributed to education through teaching English and French. Cross-cutting expertise includes HR management in the mining industry across Guinea, Mali, and Ghana, where the expert has applied knowledge of local labor legislation and industrial relations. Extensive geographic experience in West Africa, particularly in Guinea, Mali, and Ghana, has provided the expert with a deep understanding of local governance, labor legislation, and industrial relations within these countries. This regional expertise is complemented by involvement in HR management and consulting, where strong cultural insights and contributions to regional development initiatives have been developed.

Languages and education

With a background in language teaching, the expert is fluent in both English and French, capable of performing high-level translation tasks. Language skills have been applied in various professional contexts, including teaching English and French as second languages in secondary schools and professional schools. Additionally, experience as a translator and interpreter has facilitated communication in multilingual environments. The expert holds a Master's Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from the Teacher’s Higher Training School of Bamako, Republic of Mali. Further education includes pursuing MBA courses in Leadership and Sustainability at Cumbrei University, Great Britain, and completing the Intermediary Management Development Program at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The expert also attended the Management Development Program at the same institution, sponsored by Anglogold Ashanti.