Corporate Service Department 

Objectives of the Department:

To coordinate the internal planning function, reporting system and business analysis, strengthens the Ministry and its agencies’ capacity to execute strategic plans and to achieve significant progress against set targets. Further supervises HR policies implementation as well as manages the compliance with PFM systems within the Ministry.

 Directorate and Unit/office under Department:

• Finance Directorate General
• Human Resources and Administration Unit
• Corporate Planning Office
• Corporate Risk-based Management
• Procurement office

Functions of the Department:

• Coordinating the planning function for the Ministry
• Developing the directorate’s strategic and annual plans and ensuring that Ministry’s strategic plan is updated.
• Responsible for consolidating the plans into a single MINECOFIN plan which can be translated into a budget.
• Supervising the efficiency of procurement of goods, services and works for the ministry while ensuring compliance with the national procurement guidelines and procedures.
• Ensuring the preparation of annual procurement plans for the ministry and ensuring its implementation in a timely and efficient manner.
• Coordinating all the reporting requirements both internally and externally.
• Manage compliance with PFM systems within the ministry
• Prepare the annual and medium term budget & exercise control over the execution of the budget in conformity with the Organic law on state finances.
• Preparation of Ministry’s Financial reports as required by the Organic law
• Ensure proper management of Human, material and financial resources of the Ministry.
• Developing and coordinating the annual staff development plan in support of the Ministry’s staff development policy.
• Managing staff, material and financial resources of the Directorate.
• Instilling the risk-based culture across the ministry’s operations.