Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Bilingual)

About the role

Traness is expanding its energy solutions across Francophone West Africa and seeks a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to lead recruitment and HR operations for Burkina Faso and future markets. The role combines strategic HR partnership with hands‑on talent acquisition and compliance responsibilities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment for sales, business development, operations, technical service, finance, administration and management positions in Burkina Faso and other Francophone West African markets.
• Build and manage regional sourcing channels such as LinkedIn, local job boards, recruitment agencies, universities and professional networks.
• Conduct talent mapping, salary benchmarking and market analysis to support business expansion.
• Partner with country managers, business leaders and headquarters HR to define hiring plans and deliver recruitment targets.
• Manage candidate screening, interview coordination, offers, background checks and onboarding handover.
• Act as HR Business Partner for employee relations, probation follow‑up, performance communication, complaints and disciplinary cases.
• Ensure compliance with local labour laws, including contracts, probation periods, working hours, leave, social security, payroll tax, termination and employee file management.
• Prepare regular recruitment and HR operations reports in English, highlighting progress, headcount, risks and improvement suggestions.
• Coordinate with local lawyers, payroll vendors, recruitment agencies and government bodies as needed.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, Psychology or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of HR experience with strong recruitment expertise; regional or multi‑country HR support preferred.
• Solid knowledge of labour law, especially Burkina Faso, Guinea or other Francophone West African jurisdictions.
• Proven experience recruiting sales, business development, channel, operations, technical service, finance and management roles.

Required skills

• Strong sourcing capabilities, including headhunting, talent mapping, salary benchmarking and candidate engagement.
• Good understanding of HR operations such as onboarding, employee file management, probation management, salary communication, performance tracking and employee relations.