General Administration

The General Administration wing of the Institute is headed by the Administration Manager and is charged with the responsibility of providing administrative support to all the Centres, Programmes and  Sections so that they could effectively and efficiently undertake research and development (R&D) activities.

General Administration five (5) sections whose responsibilities are as follows:

1.    Human Resource Management

This Section is responsible for human resource functions which include recruitment of staff, staff training and development, staff performance management, staff welfare, staff discipline, employee benefits and many other issues relating to the foregoing

2.    Transport

This section is responsible for effective and efficient utilization of institutional motor vehicles to ensure that there is always a pool of well maintained and serviced motor vehicles for R&D and other activities of the institute.

3.    Purchasing

This Section is responsible for ensuring that R&D consumables and equipment /services are procured timely and at competitive prices from well established suppliers.

4.    Security

The Section is responsible for ensuring that the institutional assets are safeguarded from loss or theft at all times. Their mandate extends to ensuring that members of staff are also safeguarded.

5.    Real Estate and Maintenance

The Section is responsible for ensuring that the institutional buildings (houses, offices, laboratories) are well maintained at times. The Section also maintains grounds at the various NISIR locations

Accounts Department

The Accounts Department of the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR) is a support department. It offers support services to Research Departments to enable the Institution smoothly conduct and promote scientific, technological and industrial research in Zambia.

The services offered by the  Accounts Department to  NISIR are:

a.    Financial Management.

b.    Asset Management.

c.    Ensure financial policies and accounting procedures are adhered to.

d.    Advise on Investments.