Policy, Personnel Management and Finance Department

Responsibilities/Schedule

• Define and disseminate NAHCON’s Manpower Resourcing Policies and procedures, create strategic recruitment and selection plan.
• Design documents and implement NAHCON’s Performance Management System and oversee the design and development of NAHCON’s Compensation Strategy and Programmes.
• Create NAHCON’s Strategic Training and Organizational Development Plans and procedures to meet the Personnel Professional and organizational needs of NAHCON’s employees.
• Define, document policies, and regularly update NAHCON’s career and succession polices, plans and procedures.
• Recommend and maintain organizational structure and staffing levels to accomplish NAHCON’s goals and objectives as well as oversee, redesign of job description as the need arises

Bilqis Awah Umar

Head, Appointment Promotion and Discipline

Bilqis Awah Umar hailed from Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State and was born on the 7^th of February, 1974. She obtained her First School Leaving Certificate from St. Andrew Primary School Lafia Okene, Kogi State in 1984 and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Certificate from Government Girls’ College Maiduguri, Borno State in 1991.

The officer proceeded to Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja from where she acquired a Certificate Course/Diploma in Public Administration in 1994/1996, and then obtained her BSc Sociology from University of Abuja in 2009. She   was exempted from the National Youth Service Corps assignment on the ground of age.

The officer is a certified membership Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) Nigeria with effect from 27^th October, 2021.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Mrs. Bilqis A. Umar was first appointed into the service of Public Complaints Commission as Senior Personnel Assistant/SGL 07 with effect from 1^st September, 1997 and was confirmed on the same Grade Level with effect from 1^st January, 1998. She was promoted to the post of:

• Higher Executive Officer/SGL 08 with effect from 1^st January 2001;
• Senior Executive Officer/SGL 09 with effect from 1^st January, 2004;
• The Officer rose to the post of Principal Executive Officer/SGL 10 with effect from 1^st January 2007;
• Had a Conversion/Promotion to the rank of Principal Administrative Officer SGL 12 with effect from 1^st July, 2011;
• Assistant Chief Administrative Officer/SGL 13 with effect from 1^st January, 2014; and
• Chief Administrative Officer/SGL 14 with effect from 1^st January, 2017.

The Officer was accepted on transfer of service from Public Complaints Commission to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) as Chief Administrative Officer/SGL 14 in 2018 and rise to the rank of Assistant Director/SGL 15 with effect from 1^st January 2020.

Head, Finance & Accounts (F&A)

Functions of the Division:

• In charge of receipts of all on-shore and off-shore Hajj account revenue,
• Receipt of payments by pilgrims and tour operators, transfer and payment to the appropriate Saudi Authorities on their behalf;
• Preparation of vouchers and payments;
• Preparation budget of the whole Commission;
• Receives any income accruing to the Commission;
• Makes all appropriate payments to Staff and other beneficiaries;
• Interfaces with the Offices of the Auditor General and Accountant General, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Finance.

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