Vacancy: HR Coordinator

Company Profile

Lively Minds, an award-winning NGO, is partnering with Ghana Education Services (GES) to roll-out an innovative, early childhood development programme. We are hiring in Ghana to support our exciting plans to scale the programme to 60 districts, in 8 regions. To find out more about our programme, please visit www.livelyminds.org.

Job Description

We are looking for a HR Coordinator to lead recruitment initiatives and ensure Lively Minds is an excellent employer, by implementing efficient processes and systems to improve the service and support provided to staff.

• The HR Coordinator will be responsible for feeding into and implementing HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall programme strategy.


• The HR Coordinator will be the first point of contact for HR matters for the Ghana team.


• The HR Coordinator will also provide support to the team in Uganda as needed and as agreed with the HR, L&D Manager.


• The HR Coordinator will be responsible for HR advice and project work, delivering training and inductions, recruitment coordination and ensuring compliance with Ghana labour law.  

The position may require liaising with our UK and Uganda teams to support the HR, L&D Manager. This position will be based in Tamale. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in building HR systems that contribute to our scale up and make a huge impact for a small charity. There is also scope for this role to evolve and grow over time into a HR Manager role, provided that the post holder exceeds performance goals over a sustained period. 

Required Skills or Experience

• You will have a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a HR role and a professional HR qualification.


• You will have experience in coordinating recruitments, policies and disciplinary and grievance processes.


• You will also have extensive knowledge of Ghana employment knowledge.


• You will be able to manage a varied workload and set up new HR processes.