A Public Administrator with vast experience with specialization in Labour Administration, Policy Governance, Human Resources Management, Employee Relations Management, General Administration, Leadership and Organizational Management.  An ADR Practitioner/Expert, HR Specialist and Management Consultant. A teacher and trainer contributing to the world of knowledge.  Worked in the civil/public service for 34 years.

Has 21 years’ experience as a trainer and facilitator and 12 years’ experience in academia teaching at the graduate level, with excellent skills in curriculum design.  Teaches courses in Leadership and Organizational Development, Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM), Industrial/Employee/Labour Relations, Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, Management and Administration and International Relations.

Professional Experience

• Director, Administration & Human Resources, National Labour Commission (NLC) (2010-Date)
• Executive Secretary (Ag.), NLC (May 2007-September 2007, May 2013-April 2016)
• Head, Administration & Human Resources, NLC (2006-2010)
• Administrative Secretary, NLC (2005-2006)
• Executive Assistant/Administrator, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) (1990-2005)

 

Education

 

• PhD (Business Administration), Florida International University (2014)
• MBA, Tulane University (2010)
• BSc (Human Resource Management), Atlantic International University (2008)
• Executive Diploma (Strategic Management), Maastricht School of Management (2013)
• Career Diplomas in Legal Studies (Paralegal) and English Language, Penn Foster Career School (2009, 2007)
• Advanced Diploma, Labour-Management Relations Policy Development, Hachioji International Training Centre (2005)

 

Training and Certifications

• International Labour Organization (ITC/ILO) trainings in Industrial Relations, Compensation Management, and Conflict Resolution (2003-2014)
• Leadership, Planning, and Management for Effective Delivery of Services, Dubai (2018)
• Law & Governance, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) (2021)
• Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills, Egyptian Agency for Development (2023)
• Academy on Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations, ITC/ILO (2023)

 

Academic and Professional Publications

 

• Industrial Relations in Ghana (2005)
• The Complexity of Modern Management ((link unavailable))
• The Significant Role of Human Resources Management (AIU presentations and papers)
• Mitigating Strike Actions (Policy Review Lecture, 2013)
• Applying Social Dialogue to Achieve Industrial Harmony (Ghanaian Times, 2014)

 

Presentations and Workshops

 

• Managing Industrial Differences (Presidential Forum on Single Spine Pay Policy, 2013)
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (ITC/ILO, 2015, 2017)
• Human Resources Management (GIMPA, 2016)
• Labour Law and General Conditions of Work (Public Services Commission, 2023)

 

Awards and Recognition

 

• Best Worker (2002, Africa Day of Administration and the Civil Service)
• Nobles International Award (2014)

 

Professional Memberships

 

• Fellow Member, Eudoxia Research University (FMERU)
• Fellow, Civilian Institute of Democratic Administrators (FCIDA)
• Member, Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CHIRMP)
• Member, Ghana Association of Certified Mediators and Arbitrators (GHACMA)