Leadership at Our College

The Chief Executive Director (CED) serves as the principal administrative and academic officer of the College, providing strategic leadership and ensuring the highest standards in all our endeavors. The CED position is equivalent to a University Vice President. The CED serves a four-year term, renewable once.

Roles and Responsibilities of the CED

The CED holds broad responsibilities for the overall success and operations of the College and its various units. These duties include, but are not limited to:

• Overall Accountability: The CED is accountable for all aspects of health services, teaching-learning, research, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, innovation, community engagement, administration, and other related issues within the College.
• Executive Leadership: Nominates corporate directors for approval by the College Governing Board and appoints all other position holders. Together with these leaders, the CED forms the executive management team of the College.
• Organizational Structure: Ensures a streamlined management structure with clear delegation of authority, responsibilities, and accountability, empowering directors, deans, and heads to focus on strategic and transformative initiatives.
• Empowering Units: Guarantees that all health facilities, institutes, centers, faculties, directorates, schools, departments, and special offices (such as Leadership Development Program (LDP), Continuous Professional Development (CPD), ethics and anti-corruption, legal services, internal audit, gender, HIV/AIDS, special needs, collaboration and partnership, business enterprises, and private clinics) are empowered to deliver high-quality health/medical services, education, problem-solving research, and need-based community engagement in a transparent, accountable, and results-oriented manner.
• Championship: Chairs both the Executive Management team and the Managing Council of the College.
• College Senate Mandate: Chairs the College Senate Mandate (CSM), which includes key leaders and representatives from across the College.
• Governance and Oversight: Is a member and secretary of the College Governing Board, and is responsible for the formulation, coordination, direction, design, structuring, governance, monitoring, supervision, and evaluation of all College units.
• Policy and Directives: Initiates the revision of college autonomy directives for College Governing Board approval and ensures the execution of decisions from the College Board, University Senate, College Senate Mandate, and relevant ministries.
• Operational Support: Forms various units or offices within the secretariat to assist in fulfilling obligations, subject to approval by the College Board and/or executive management.
• Quality Assurance: Establishes mechanisms to measure and continuously improve the quality of health/medical care, education, research, and community engagement.
• Regulatory Compliance: Oversees compliance with all relevant government regulations.
• Official Representation: Serves as the chief spokesperson for the College, engaging with various audiences and national/international stakeholders.
• Committee Oversight: Ensures the formation and proper function of relevant standing and ad-hoc committees within the College.
• Professional Development: Stays current with emerging issues and technologies, ensuring staff and stakeholders are updated through training and resource access.
• Performance Reporting: Submits regular performance reports to the College Board, University, Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE), and other relevant bodies.
• Staffing Decisions: Approves/recommends the appointment of managers and leaders, and is responsible for hiring, transfer, and termination of staff based on civil service regulations.
• Academic Awards: Initiates recommendations for conferring degrees, diplomas, certificates, medals, and prizes for University Senate approval.
• Academic Standards: Initiates the formulation of criteria for student admission, academic standards, programmatic and service fees, and resolution of disciplinary and graduation-related issues.
• Reform Initiatives: Submits proposals for various reforms and initiatives to the College Board for approval.
• Committee Appointments: Appoints committees, including individuals not part of the CSM/HSMT, to carry out functions or exercise powers.
• Affiliation Approval: Examines and approves affiliations of training health institutions and healthcare facilities.
• Policy Adherence: Ensures workflow aligns with University Senate Legislation, College Directives, Federal Hospital Management Guidelines, and other relevant legislations.
• Additional Duties: Undertakes other activities assigned by the College Board and the University President.

Contact: 

Dr.Bekalu Wubshet, Chief Executive Director, College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Mobile: +251 91 344 8284

Email: bekalu23@gmail.com