Office of the Deputy Scientific Director for Administrative Affairs

The Office of the Deputy Scientific Director for Administrative Affairs is entrusted with a broad range of responsibilities to ensure the institute's effective and efficient operation. This office plays a vital role in overseeing financial, administrative, and human resource management in close collaboration with the scientific director. 

The key responsibilities of this office include:

 -  Institutional Standards and Compliance: Leading the development and implementation of institutional standards, ensuring that all academic and administrative operations align with legal requirements.

-  Organizational and Operational Management: Overseeing the institute’s organizational structures, processes, internal controls, and auditing mechanisms to ensure operational efficiency, transparency, and accountability.

-  Human Resource Management: Developing and implementing human resource policies that comply with legal standards. Planning and managing the personnel budget and overseeing the recruitment, management, and dismissal of staff.

-  Financial Planning and Oversight: Responsible for overall budget planning, financial steering, and expenditure policy. Ensuring the institute's financial liquidity and proper allocation of resources to support institutional objectives.

-  Budget Preparation and Implementation: Preparing institutional plans and budgets, ensuring their implementation in alignment with the strategic goals of the institute.

-  Property and Procurement Management: Managing the institute’s assets and ensuring that all procurement activities.

-  Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with relevant laws, including the Higher Education Proclamation, regulations, and institutional policies, safeguarding the institute’s legal standing.

-  Documentation and Reporting: Maintaining accurate and accessible documentation of all institutional operations and transactions.

-  Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Developing and overseeing the implementation of the institute's ICT strategy, ensuring that technology enhances operational efficiency and academic performance.

-  Facilities Management: Overseeing building construction, facility planning, maintenance, and management of the institute’s physical infrastructure, ensuring a safe and conducive learning environment.

-  Capacity Building: Leading initiatives aimed at enhancing the skills and capabilities of both staff and students, contributing to the institution’s long-term growth. 

-  Student Services: Supporting the overall well-being, development, and success of students.

-  General Operational Support: Managing the day-to-day operational functions that support the institute’s infrastructure, including administrative and logistical activities.

In addition to these key responsibilities, this office ensures that all operational activities align with the institute’s broader goals, legal obligations, and financial sustainability in collaboration with other departments.

Contact person:   

   Abebaw Bizuneh Alemu (Ph.D)

   Deputy Scientific Director for Administrative Affairs

   Mobile phone: +251918562270  

   P.O. Box: 1037

                                   Email:  abebaw08@gmail.com / abebaw.bizuneh@bdu.edu.et

                                   EiTEX, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.