Human Resource Management

Mandates

The mandates of the Department include:

• Handles all matters relating to Appointment, Promotion, and Discipline of all career members of staff.
• Management of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) Human Resource component.
• Keeping of records and documentation, and variation.
• Staff welfare.
• Training: local and international capacity building for members of staff.
• Management of sporting activities.
• Management of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
• Liaising with unions (staff association).
• Management of the Ministry’s Nominal Roll.

Functions of the Department

The functions of the Department revolve around the following:

• Processing of matters relating to appointment, promotion, discipline, manpower budget preparation and defence, IPPIS HR Module, records and documentation, Salary Variation Advice, Nominal Roll, and internal deployment of staff.
• Processing of staff welfare and training matters, including sporting activities, NHIS, labour unions (staff association), pension and retirement matters concerning all categories of staff, amongst others.

Structure

The Department has two Divisions and a unit, as follows:

• Appointment, Promotion and Discipline
• Staff Welfare and Training
• IPPIS