Meet Our Administrative and Business Development Corporate Director (ABCD)

The Administrative and Business Development Corporate Director (ABCD) is a key leader responsible for the strategic administrative and business functions of our institution. Nominated by the Chief Executive Director (CED) and appointed by the College Board, the ABCD is a highly qualified individual, screened from among college staff or other institutions, holding an Assistant Professor qualification or above, and with a PhD or equivalent degree. This director serves for a term of three years with the possibility of reappointment for another term. The ABCD is directly accountable to the CED and plays a crucial role in the executive management team.

Core Responsibilities and Expertise

The ABCD ensures the seamless operation of our administrative and business development efforts, contributing to the overall success of our health services, education, research, and community engagement. Their key duties include:

• Executive Leadership: Forming an integral part of the executive management team alongside the CED, Head of the CED office, other Corporate Directors, and essential college units.
• Organizational Structuring: Ensuring the assignment of dedicated units and staff for academic activities (college) and clinical services (teaching hospital). This includes oversight of Human Resources Management (HRM), finance, procurement, general services, maintenance and facility management, diet & nutrition, laundry, material and logistics, property administration, security, transport, student services (including student clinics), and campus beautification.
• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Actively interacting with the Health Sciences Education and Services Corporate Director (HESCD), Research and Community Service Corporate Director (RCSCD), Training, Research, and Development Corporate Director (TRDCCD), Medical Service Quality, Innovation, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration Director (MSEQIICD), Deputy Corporate Directors, Managing Directors, Head of the CED office, and CED advisors to facilitate all health services, health education, research, and community engagements.
• Human Resources Management: Ensuring the development and implementation of the human resource development manual upon approval, overseeing workforce recruitment and retention, protecting staff health and well-being, and creating staff development opportunities. This includes ensuring proper execution of employment, transfers, promotions, and handling grievances according to Civil Service Laws.
• Financial Oversight and Budgeting: In collaboration with other corporate directors and the Head of the CED office, preparing the annual combined budget for the college and its units across health services, teaching, research, and community service activities for approval. This also involves providing financial oversight, advising the CED on income generation and expense minimization, and ensuring proper execution of fee waiver mechanisms and reimbursements. The ABCD administers the budget and ensures expedited financial, purchase, and procurement services.
• Compliance and Quality Improvement: Overseeing strict compliance with relevant government regulations, including safety, employment, finance, and audit regulations. Establishing mechanisms to measure and continually improve the quality of all support functions.
• Asset and Infrastructure Management: Establishing and meeting goals for the provision, maintenance, and improvement of college buildings and all physical assets, including medical equipment, vehicles, environmental safety, and greening initiatives. The ABCD also oversees the administration and equitable distribution of residential houses.
• Resource Provision: Ensuring that all necessary resources are available for the delivery of quality health services, education, research, and community engagement outputs. This also includes facilitating the mobilization, generation, diversification, and intelligent use of limited resources.
• Technology Integration: Facilitating the use of information technology for day-to-day operations, ensuring accurate and safe recording, storage, and retrieval of clinical/hospital, community, and other data.
• Committee Participation and Development: Participating in key college standing committees, such as the Library and ICT Development Committee (LICTDC) and the Students’ Affairs Committee. In collaboration with other corporate directors and the Head of CED office, establishing various committees or working groups to facilitate healthcare, teaching-learning, research, and community service objectives.
• Performance and Development: Ensuring that all posts and vacancies are filled competitively based on merit, and that job security, tenure, and incentives are provided and linked to job performance to drive operational changes. In collaboration with other responsible offices, making ongoing assessments and ensuring that management and leadership capacity-building training is available to address evolving roles and patterns in healthcare, teaching-learning, research, entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership management-governance (LMG) excellence, and community engagement service.
• Awards and Recognition: Ensuring the implementation of all administrative and business-development related award directives, and initiating revisions or developing new ones when necessary.
• Legal Adherence: Utilizing College Directives, University Legislations, Federal Hospital Management Guidelines, proclamations, regulations, directives, legislations, and bylaws for all workflows.

Contact: 

Kassahun Bogale, Chief Administrative and Business Development Corporate Director

Mobile: +251 91 329 0505

Email: kasishcooool@gmail.com