The Administration Department carries out the administrative function under the newly created office of the Chief Operations Officer. The Department is currently headed by the Registrar Administration Mr. Peter Mwai Muturi. It is the backbone of the University and acts as the link between the management and the employees.The Office of the Registrar Administration embraces high levels of workplace productivity and efficiency and conformity to various laws and policies guiding management of the University.
The Department acts as the secretariat to various University Organs including The University Council and University Management Board. It advices Management in line with prevailing laws, regulations and policies and ensures the same are followed by other staff and develops policies, procedures and operations to ensure smooth running of the University.
Main functions of the department is to manage General Administration and Industrial Relations; develop policies and procedures in conformity with the conformity with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Universities Act, the charter and any other written laws in Kenya; management of the University records for continuity of service delivery.
The Department comprises of the following sections:
- General Administration
- Records management
- Caretaker
- Committee Clerk
ACHIEVEMENTS 2020
1. Development of Human Resource Manual
2. Completion of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 2017-2020
3. Implementation of Records Management Retention and Disposal Schedule
4. Held online professorial interviews
5. Held online staff and student Disciplinary cases
STRATEGIC ISSUES 2021
1. Human Resource Capacity Building
2. Succession planning
3. Resource allocation
4. Performance assessment and accountability
5. Knowledge management
6. Vetting of staff in records management
7. Sensitization of staff on labour laws
8. Corporate Social Responsibility
9. Review on human resource policy and records management policy
10. Biometric system to access the university information and buildings
11. Digitization of university vital records
12. Procurement of modern storage cabinets in the university archives and registries
13. Leveraging on information and communication technologies (ICT)
14. Provision of conducive work environment to enhance effective delivery of service
15. Development of modern registries and archives
16. Linkages between policy planning and budgeting
PROJECTIONS
- Recreation of outreach services to enhance community service
- Digitization of vital university records and archives to enhance security of records, archives and documents
- Development of biometric system in the records storage buildings to control access of records and documents.
- Promotion of stagnated personnel to create smooth job transition.