Strategic and Agile

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Human capital consulting · Ghana & Africa

The workforce infrastructure your growth strategy requires

We partner with business leaders to build, deploy and govern workforce capability in environments where execution, compliance and delivery outcomes matter.

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Years of HR excellence

Across Ghana and Africa

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Successful partnerships

Client retention rate

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Industries served

From AI to construction

Why it matters

Where workforce risk becomes business risk

Left unaddressed, people and workforce challenges slow growth, increase cost, and undermine delivery. These are the three risks we are built to manage.

01

Attracting & retaining critical talent

Competition for skilled talent is intense. Retention becomes a material risk when roles, progression, and rewards are not clearly defined or aligned to business priorities.

02

Regulatory compliance & employment risk

Employment law is complex and constantly evolving. Non-compliance creates financial exposure, reputational risk, and operational disruption that derails delivery.

03

Leadership alignment & organisational culture

Misaligned leadership teams and unresolved tension undermine decision-making, create delivery risk, and damage the culture you are trying to build at scale.

What we do

Workforce capability, built for scale.

For leaders who need HR that operates at the pace of their business. We translate people strategy into delivery.

Strategic HR Advisory

Workforce advisory aligned directly to business priorities, connecting people strategy to delivery, governance, and sustainable growth.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

Attract high-calibre professionals who align with your vision and culture, saving time and strengthening your workforce at every level.

HR Outsourcing & Embedded Support

Flexible HR support from experienced professionals handling administration, compliance, and employee relations on your behalf.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Employment law, regulatory alignment, HR auditing, and policy development: ensuring your people practices meet the highest standards.

Expatriate Mobility & Immigration

Compliant, seamless immigration and global mobility support for cross-border talent across Ghana, Africa and beyond.

Organisational Design & Structure

Build agile structures that clarify roles, eliminate duplication, and support effective growth and decision-making at scale.

What we do

Workforce capability, built for scale.

For leaders who need HR that operates at the pace of their business. We translate people strategy into delivery.

Strategic HR Advisory

Workforce advisory aligned directly to business priorities, connecting people strategy to delivery, governance, and sustainable growth.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

Attract high-calibre professionals who align with your vision and culture, saving time and strengthening your workforce at every level.

HR Outsourcing & Embedded Support

Flexible HR support from experienced professionals handling administration, compliance, and employee relations on your behalf.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Employment law, regulatory alignment, HR auditing, and policy development: ensuring your people practices meet the highest standards.

Expatriate Mobility & Immigration

Compliant, seamless immigration and global mobility support for cross-border talent across Ghana, Africa and beyond.

Organisational Design & Structure

Build agile structures that clarify roles, eliminate duplication, and support effective growth and decision-making at scale.

The foundation of everything we do

People

Systems

Structure

Leadership

The team behind your outcomes

Our Board brings together deep expertise across strategy, economics, law, and international HR. This governance structure ensures every engagement is backed by the highest standard of oversight, accountability, and professional judgement.

Shamim Nsubuga

Executive Director & Founder

Executive Director

Shamim Nsubuga

Executive Director & Founder

Strategic human capital leader and global HR advisor with over a decade of experience transforming people strategy into measurable business results. Specialises in leadership development, organisational transformation, and modern HR systems. She advises senior executives and boards on culture, talent, and workforce strategy.

Prof. Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako

Executive Director

Prof. Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Ghana

PhD & MSc in Economics/Financial Economics, University of Nottingham. BA (First Class), University of Ghana. Former lecturer at Durham Business School. Advisory work for IFC and the Mastercard Foundation. Expertise in fiscal policy, financial inclusion, MSME development, and corporate governance.

Ekow Bartels-Kodwo

Non-Executive Director

Ekow Bartels-Kodwo

Lawyer & Business Strategist

Member of the Ghana Bar. Expertise in corporate, commercial, and technology law. Advises startups, SMEs, and multinationals on corporate governance, M&A, regulatory compliance, and cross-border expansion across Africa. Work sits at the intersection of law, venture capital, and emerging technologies.

Nienke Maris

Non-Executive Director

Nienke Maris

International HR & Development Professional

International HR and development professional with experience supporting NGOs and international organisations across diverse, complex contexts. Board roles across Africa and Europe. Focused on strengthening organisational capacity, compliance, and effective people management in intercultural and remote environments.

How we engage

A structured path from conversation to delivery

Initial discovery conversation

A free, no-obligation discussion to understand your priorities, operating context, and people risks. There is no sales pitch. Just a direct conversation about what matters.

Define & align the engagement plan

We translate the discovery conversation into a clearly defined plan, agreeing scope, outcomes, commercial terms, and decision-making structure upfront. No ambiguity.

Execute and embed the solution

A dedicated consultant works closely with your leadership team to implement the solution, adapt as needs evolve, and ensure accountability and delivery.

Initial discovery conversation

A free, no-obligation discussion to understand your priorities, operating context, and people risks. There is no sales pitch. Just a direct conversation about what matters.

Define & align the engagement plan

We translate the discovery conversation into a clearly defined plan, agreeing scope, outcomes, commercial terms, and decision-making structure upfront. No ambiguity.

Execute and embed the solution

A dedicated consultant works closely with your leadership team to implement the solution, adapt as needs evolve, and ensure accountability and delivery.

Guided assessment

Identify the right level of support for your business

Most scaling businesses encounter one or two workforce constraints at a time. This short exercise (10 questions, around 2 minutes) helps you identify where your biggest people risks sit and which of our services would be most relevant to your situation.

At the end, we will provide a tailored recommendation and invite you to start a conversation with a consultant.

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Client perspectives

What leaders say about working with us

Engineering & Technical Services

“Strategic & Agile brought structure and clarity during a period of scale and delivery pressure. Their embedded approach and execution discipline earned leadership’s trust.”

Kwame Mensah

Operations Director

Logistics & Transport

“Our assigned Lead Consultant challenged assumptions constructively and aligned leadership around practical, commercially sound decisions.”

Nana Owusu-Ansah

Group COO

Manufacturing

“Paul and the Strategic & Agile team stabilised our
workforce and reduced operational risk during a
period of significant growth.”

Josephine Aboagye

Senior Operations Lead

Multinational Services

“Strategic & Agile helped us enter the Ghanaian market with confidence, balancing local employment realities with multinational standards.”

Daniel Okoro

Country Operations Lead

Artificial Intelligence

“They brought discipline to organisational design
and early leadership alignment, ensuring we scaled
with control, clear accountability, and audit-ready
decisions.”

Hannah Collins

Chief People Officer

Construction & Infrastructure

“Strategic and Agile brought order to our workforce planning across multiple sites, reducing churn and improving day-to-day operational control.”

Michael Bennett

Project Director

Thinking

Insights for leaders

April 27, 2026

Why Your HR Operating Model May Have Been Outgrown

There is a pattern that surfaces repeatedly in mature organisations across Africa: HR is well-resourced, the people strategy is documented, and the team is genuinely capable.

April 27, 2026

People Risk Is the Biggest Business Risk

A critical person becomes overloaded. A key hire takes three months longer than the business can absorb. A team starts missing handovers. Decisions slow down because ownership is genuinely unclear. Standards slip in ways that seem minor until they are not.

April 27, 2026

Why Execution Slows as You Scale and What to Fix First

Most leadership teams diagnose execution slowdown as a people problem. The team has grown too fast. Capability has not kept pace with ambition. Culture has diluted. Motivation has drifted.

Get in touch

Start with a conversation

Share your details and a consultant will follow up to discuss your priorities. There is no obligation. A direct conversation about what you need.

Phone

+233 (0) 59 605 1936

Office

Airport Residential Area, Accra – Ghana