This department is responsible for the administrative, logistical, legal, marketing, monitoring and
evaluation duties in the directorate for efficient day-to-day functioning.
The head of this unit reports directly to the director. Units and functions in this department include
the below listed.
Legal
A legal unit is essential in ensuring that the directorate discharges its affairs in line with the
University policies and overseeing all legal aspects of its operations and interactions with
external vendors and contractors. This often is accomplished by adopting well-defined rules
and regulations.
The legal department provides legal consultation and advice as well as reviewing the rules,
contracts and agreements generated by other departments. Duties of the legal department may include drafting resolutions, letters, memos and participating in balanced administrative
decision-making and expressing its legal opinion on issues that are referred to it.
Marketing
It is the marketing unit’s responsibility to create, communicate, deliver, and exchange products
and services developed by the directorate or any one of its vendors or partners to the
university community, external clients, partners, and society at large.
The leadership of this unit would have a deep understanding of the products and services
rendered by the directorate and suitable, cost-effective methods of distribution and
promotion.
Administration
This unit has the responsibility of ensuring that the administrative day to day activities within
the directorate is run efficiently by providing structure to other employees throughout the
organization. Its duties may include, but are not limited to, welcoming and directing visitors;
coordinating meetings and appointments; and performing clerical tasks, like answering phones
and responding to emails.
Monitoring & Evaluation
To ensure that the directorate meets its goals and objectives, the monitoring and evaluation
unit is responsible for the periodic review of all processes, partnerships, products, and services
that the directorate is directly or indirectly engaged in.
They are also to review 3rd party software deployments within the university and ensuring that
such deployment does not constitute loss of any form to the university.