Management Profile

Mr. Morie Lengor Esq. 

Minister - +23278442478

Mr. Lengor is the Political Head and current Minister of the Internal Affairs. He is a graduate from Fourah Bay College University of Sierra Leone in Bachelor of Arts with Honours and LLB Honours and also a graduate of the Sierra Leone Law School. Was called to the Utter Bar in October 2002. He is a qualified Legal Practitioner. He served in the Sierra Leone Police Force for thirty-eight years and retired honorably from the Service in 2018. He was awarded the Baton of Honour as the Best Recruit in the Police in 1980 and has a National Award as a Member of the Rokel (MOR) for Diligence and Meritorious Service. He did many professional Courses during his service in the Force. Before his appointment as Minister, he was the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). 

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Mr. Alfred Lahai

Permanent Secretary -  +23276370688

§ Administrative Head of the Ministry.

§ Handles all correspondences coming into and out of the Ministry.

§ Vote controller; in charge of all Finances of the Ministry.

§ Handles Policy formulation issues of the Ministry.  

§ Principal Adviser to the Minister and Deputy Minister.

§ Oversees, supervises and directs the operations of the Ministry on a daily basis.

§ Directs and monitors the activities of all staff members.

§ Intervenes in dispute resolution amongst staff members.

§ Assigns responsibilities to other staff members as and when necessary.

§ The contact lead between the Ministry and other Ministries, Department and agencies

§ Draft cabinet memorandum and work on cabinet conclusions

§ Coordinate leadership or inter-Agency meetings and senior management meetings.

Mrs. Catherine H. Kekura

Deputy Secretary - +23276630051

§ Support the Permanent Secretary in the day to day running of the Ministry.

§ To attend meetings on behalf of the Ministry.

§ To support the Permanent Secretary and the Political Heads in the implementation of policies for the Ministry.

§ `To Support in the coordination of Inter-Agencies Meetings and collaboration between the agencies as and where necessary.

§ To server as secretary for the Leadership meetings in every month. suppurated  

§ To supervise the preparation of Manpower Plan every year.

§ To write concurrences for the Agencies as per request to the Hon. Minister of Internal Affairs.

To respond to memos coming from other MDAs as instructed by the Permanent Secretary.

§ Chaired meetings organized by organized by Ministry in the absence of the Permanent Secretary.

Mr. Mohamed G. Yoki Esq. 

Director, Policy and Coordination - +23276276527

· Develop guidelines and procedures for the effective development of policies and appropriate legislation for the Ministry and agencies under it.  

· Direct, manage and supervise the setting up of a robust monitoring and Evaluation framework and targets to ensure performance for the Ministry and agencies under its supervision

· Supervise policy and programme implementation activities to ensure that legislations, rules and regulations relating to the Ministry and its agencies are observed.

· Advise the policy and programme coordination personnel on the conceptualization, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in the Ministry and agencies under it.

Provides input for the designing and structuring of training programmes for the development of policy and programme coordination personnel.

Mr. Umar Mamah Timbo

Assistant Director, Policy and Coordination

· To assist Develop guidelines and procedures for the effective development of policies and appropriate legislation for the Ministry and agencies under it.  

· To assist Direct, manage and supervise the setting up of a robust monitoring and Evaluation framework and targets to ensure performance for the Ministry and agencies under its supervision

· To assist Supervise policy and programme implementation activities to ensure that legislations, rules and regulations relating to the Ministry and its agencies are observed.

· To assist Advise the policy and programme coordination personnel on the conceptualization, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in the Ministry and agencies under it.

To assist Provides input for the designing and structuring of training programmes for the development of policy and programme coordination personnel.

Mr. Amadu Mannah

Senior Technical Adviser

· Strategic Technical Guidance and Leadership

· Supporting the Directorate of Policy and Coordination to provide policy advice to the Ministry and its agencies and other development partners

· Resource Mobilization to support implement of projects/programmes

· Achievement of results of the Ministry’s performance targets. 

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Turay

Director Police Affairs

· Supervise staff of the directorate.

· Principal liaison between the Ministry and Sierra Leone Police in the formulation of policies and programs.

· Receive and facilitate the investigation of internal misconduct of senior police officer for the attention of the Minister and Police Council.  

· Assist the Minister and Senior Management team to develop affective workflow and feedback systems between the Ministry and SLP.

· Advice the Minister on all professional matters for the Sierra Leone Police.

· Coordinate Meetings between the Inspector General of Police and the Minister.

· Monitor and coordinate issues relating to recruitment, training, promotion and posting of senior Police officers.

· Liaise with Regional Commanders, Head of CID to share weekly updates on major incidents, high profile investigations and major operations undertaken by SLP.

Perform other duties as may be required by the permanent secretary Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Mrs. Fatmata I. Tarawally

Human Resource Officer - +23278419028

· Coordinate in the preparation of the manpower plan and administration of the annual leave plan.

· Develop draft job description in consultation with heads of Directorates/Departments/Units/Divisions.

· Coordinate the identification of training needs and assist with the implementation of training programmes to equip staff.

Assist in payroll reconciliation by providing relevant data such as; absence, no pay leave, leave allowance, training, · suspensions etc.

· Coordinate individual performance appraisal system (IPAS).

Provide administrative support to facilitate staff activities.

Mr. James Masuba

Accountant

· Supervising and coordinating the preparation of draft annual estimates in accordance with a strategic and submitting them to the budget committee at the required dates.

· Ensuring that the authorized estimate of expenditure on votes under my control are not exceeded.

· Keeping watch on the expenditure of votes controlled by other officers and warn them if there is a danger of those votes being exceeded.

· Informing the Vote Controller and the budget Committee regularly of the expenditure incurred or likely to be incurred under each vote.

· Assist in preparing supplementary estimates for submission to the Budget Committee.

· Ensuring that no expenditure is incurred before it has been authorized.

· Establishing a proper system of accounting in accordance with these regulations.

· Supervising all officers entrusted with the receipt and expenditure of the MDA’s funds and taking precautions, by the maintenance of frequent checks, including supervise audits, against the occurrence of frauds, embezzlement of carelessness.

Supervising the expenditures and other disbursement of the · Ministry and ensuring that no payment is made without proper authority; and in case of any apparent extravagance calling the attention of the officer concerned and his or her supervisors.

Mr. Maligie Sidique

Senior ICT Officer - +23277344394

· Network troubleshooting.

· Computer repair/maintenance.

· Software installation.

· Provides technical and infrastructural support of the ICT environment.

· Work with existing supplier to establish latest software release in line with the management process

· Maintain information security through equipment data, ensuring disposals are dealt with in an appropriate manner to protect data loss.

· Maintain password to prevent unauthorized access users in all computers.

Provides helpdesk support for end users.

Mrs. Anita Bockarie  

Information Officer -   +23276200088

· To coordinate, promote, protect and popularize policies, programmes, activities and image of the Ministry through the publication of articles, newsletters and Press Conferences.

· To set target or define objectives for Public Relation operations.

To decide on the choice of media, equipment and timing for· operations

· To estimate PR working hours and other PR materials that needs to be costed.

· To report all official statements of the Minister\Deputy Minister, the Permanent Secretary or any other authority in relation to activities, meetings, or any other event between the Ministry and other institutions to media houses.

· To establish and maintain the good image of the Ministry and its policies, activities, programmes and projects.    

· To advise management on communication problems and recommend or proffer solutions.

· To inform the public about the Ministry’s policies, activities programmes and projects for maximum knowledge and understanding to be won.

Mrs. Bintu B.S Kamara

Assistant Secretary

§ Support the Deputy Secretary in the day to day running of the Ministry.

Mr. Ibrahim S. Jalloh

Records Officer

· Devising and implementing records management policies and systems to ensure that data is accurate, stored securely for the correct amount of time, accessible to the correct people and disposed of in line with legal requirements.

· Dealing with enquiries and requests for information, including queries from organizational leaders needing data to make large-scale decisions.

· Ensuring that financial, legal and administrative requirements and regulations are complied with:

· Classifying and indexing records

· Writing reports and publications

· Destroying or archiving data/records

· Training staff who need access or have responsibility for maintaining records

· Keeping up to date with legal requirements on data storage and protection.

· Advise on complex legal and regulatory issues, often involving judgements in areas such as the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national or regional legislation

· Preserve corporate memory and heritage

· Manage budgets and resources on Records Management

· Train and supervise records staff.

· Liaise with information governance teams to ensure the correct handling, safeguarding and delivery of information.

· Respond to information enquiries, giving appropriate access to information within required timescales.

· Manage the changeover from paper to electronic records management systems.

Mr. Stephan Kamano

Records Assistant

· To ensure proper and effective filing of all correspondents both in and out of the office

· To maintain proper and effective filing system

· To ensure all file and documentation in safe and properly kept

· To received incoming and outgoing correspondent 

· To manager and maintain of all files

Mr. Mohamed Boi Jalloh

Budget Officer

· Provide technical support and guidance to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Sierra Leone immigration Department on budget related issues

· Prepare and process quarterly requests thereby ensuring that funds are available for MDAs operations

· Monitor GoSL budget expenditures to ensure that MDAs stay within the approved allocated amount

· Prepare MTEF budget estimates for the Ministry of internal Affairs (MIA) and the Sierra Leone Immigration Department (SLID) in the third quarter of each fiscal year

· Provide support to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Immigration Department in the preparation of their Strategic Plans, Costing Template and Payroll Template to capture their Budget Estimates for both Recurrent and Capital Expenditure

· Review proposed budget submissions prepared by various Units/Divisions of MIA and SLID for accuracy, completeness and create a consolidated budget version for management approval

 

· Compare actual and budgeted results at the end of each reporting period and report significant variances on a quarterly, half yearly and annual basis

· Assist with the adjustment and creating of budget codes when requested by the accountant General’s Department

Carry out other activities as requested by the Director of Budget Bureau (MoF), the Permanent Secretary (MIA) and the Chief Immigration Officer (SLID)