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The
Director General of SEAMIC is the Chief Executive
of the Centre who leads the overall day to day
activities of the Centre. The Director General
is selected through a process lead by Executive
Secretary of UNECA, from candidates applied for
the post through their governments. The post of
the Director General is widely advertised in the
eastern and southern African sub-region, when it falls vacant. The Governing
Council approves the selected candidate for the
post by the Executive Secretary of the UNECA.
The Director General serves for a maximum period
of two terms of four years each. |
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The
Current Director General, Mr. Ketema Tadesse was
appointed in May 2006 by the 27th Meeting of the
Governing Council of SEAMIC. Mr. Ketema is a Geologist
from Ethiopia, and he was the Director General
of the Geological Survey of Ethiopia since 1992.
Mr. Ketema has also served as the Cheirman of
the Board of Directors of SEAMIC from 1998. |
The
Director General of SEAMIC is assisted by a Management
Team, comprising of the heads of Sections of the
Centre for all management decisions and review
of all the Centre's activities. The Director General
also chairs the Human Resources Committee. |
Operational Framework
Apart from the directorate
and support staff, the Centre comprises of two technical
departments namely: Geo-Information Department and Laboratory
Services Department.
The following Units also provide
support and technical services under direct supervision
of the Director General:
- Administration and Finance Section
- Quality Management Team
- Planning, Marketing and Business Development Unit
- Human Resources Committee
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