About Administration
ROLE OF THE UNIT
The Unit facilitates the work of Projects and other units by providing support and general administrative services.
Specifically it ensures:
A safe and congenial atmosphere is created for work
The right caliber of staff is employed, appropriate measures taken to instill discipline and the right number of staff retained
Logistics, transport, Catering services etc are provided on time
Maintenance works on estates, etc. are carried out to ensure the security of lives and the Centre’s property.
SECTIONS OF THE UNIT:
- Main administration
- Transport services Section
- Hospitality Services Section
- Estates Management Section
- Procurement
- Stores
. MAIN ADMINISTRATION
The Unit has highly professional and self-motivated staff to provide all aspects of administrative support services to the Projects and other units.
It has the following personnel
| JOB CATEGORY/TITLE | Establishment | No at Post |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 1 | 1 |
| Administrator | 1 | 1 |
| Deputy Administrators(Estates & Procurement) | 2 | 2 |
| Stores | 2 | 2 |
| Transport | 11 | 11 |
| Catering/Hospitality | 5 | 4 |
| Security | 9 | 9 |
| Cleaners | 11 | 11 |
| TOTALS | 42 | 41 |
Other details about the staff can be obtained on the Centre’s website.
All administrative duties including the selection and recruitment of staff, other employee processes, HR activities, the coordination of the activities of the other sections are carried out in the main administration.
TRANSPORT
- The Centre has a fleet of seven (7) vehicles & (40) motorcycles which are deployed daily for routine field work as well as for the pick-up of visitors/Guests on request.
- All vehicles and motorcycles except those under warranty are serviced/repaired in the Centre’s workshop sited within the premises. Two highly trained mechanics are available to work on the fleet.
- We have well trained, highly professional and knowledgeable drivers who make the visitors/Guests feel at ease whilst driving them to different locations of the Community. The Centre’s Visitors’ Brochure can be accessed on the website for more details about flight schedules to and from Tamale/Accra.
