Directorate General of Personnel Affairs
Forewords
One of the elements of development and progress is human capital. If this capital is utilized effectively in the production and delivery of services, the trajectory of growth, development, and progress will be upward, and it can play a significant role in future achievements.
The Directorate General of Personnel Affairs is tasked with recruiting, motivating, promoting, and enhancing the capacity of human capital. Accordingly, DAB has consistently endeavored to employ personnel who are well-equipped with modern knowledge, formal education, professional training, and specialized skills, aiming to transform the DAB into a highly efficient, effective, and exemplary institution.
The Directorate, which has operated under the names General Administration, Cadre and Personnel Department, and General Management Office since its establishment within Da Afghanistan Bank, is responsible for managing human resources from the initial phase of organizational structure development and staffing through performance appraisal, training, development, and enhancement of staff competencies. The directorate also handles matters related to employee records, personnel affairs, retirement, and the payment of pensions to retirees.
Legal Basis for Operation
The powers granted under the DAB Law to the Supreme Council and the Executive Board, along with their approvals—including individual approvals, policies, regulations, rules, principles, notices, guidelines, procedures, and decrees—together with draft provisions of the Council of Ministers and other relevant laws and regulations, constitute the legal basis for the operations and performance of this directorate.
Objective
To provide high-quality and quantity services to attract, recruit, maintain, encourage, and promote eligible and qualified individuals, taking into account a supportive, safe, and suitable working environment, and to exercise human values in practices and mutual relations to attain DAB’s strategic goals.
Duties
The Directorate General of Personnel Affairs of DAB is responsible for managing, leading, and supervising the bank’s human capital, both at the head office and provincial branches. The duties and responsibilities of the directorate will shortly be described below:
- Preparing, developing, and modifying policies, regulations, manuals, procedures, guidelines, and working processes of the personnel affairs and disseminating and making these documents available to other DAB’s directorates and sections.
- Applying administrative reforms; developing and regulating structural reforms; planning for human resources; analyzing duties; preparing job descriptions for entire positions, recruiting eligible and suitable individuals, orienting newly-recruited staff, organizing staff records and staff personal issues, distributing ID cards, and recording attendance sheets.
- Executing operational and administrative matters related to personnel cases and employee relations, including resignation, transfer, promotion, downgrade, termination, acting appointments, disciplinary actions, absenteeism, secondment, assistance, temporary suspension, leave with pay and benefits, and employee pension.
- Organizing and conducting training needs assessment, holding training programs, seminars, workshops, meetings, and conferences in-house and abroad, providing higher or semi-higher educational programs, internship programs, and learning materials.
- Managing matters related to salaries, benefits, and bonuses; annual performance appraisal and various surveys, including employee satisfaction survey, and recognizing skilled and competent staff with management, leadership, and growing abilities and capacities.
- Following up and processing disciplinary and remedial measures, as well as following up and processing staff grievances.
- Managing and ensuring bank services, a sound work environment, the health and safety of employees, and developing incentives, entertainment, and recreational programs for staff.
- Arranging, developing, and overseeing official duties and procedures of directorates and sections in coordination and cooperation with the concerned directorates.
- Analyzing, assessing, and providing responses on matters related to the Directorate General of Personnel Affairs to out-of-bank entities.
Structure
The Directorate General of Personnel Affairs comprises 35 staff and 5 personnel operating across the following units:
- Directorate General of Personnel Affairs
- Deputy Directorate for Planning and Policy Development
- Deputy Directorate for Staff Training and Development
- Admin and Operations Deputy Directorate
- Compensation and Benefits Section
- Planning and Policy Development Section
- Employee Relations Section
- Internal and Overseas Training Section
- Recruitment Section
- Employee Management and Information Section
- Retirement Section