The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017. Data on employees recruited since the establishment of the Department , at the grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical officer are set out for each year from 2017, in the tables below.
Table A, employee numbers in each grade at year end in December 2017:
Grade
|
Total Number of Employees
|
Full Time
|
Part Time
|
Principal Officer
|
10
|
10
|
|
Assistant Principal
|
20
|
16
|
4
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
29
|
28
|
1
|
Administrative Officer
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
27
|
26
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
49
|
46
|
3
|
Service Officer
|
0
|
|
|
Technical grade
|
6
|
6
|
|
Ministers Adviser
|
1
|
1
|
|
Minister drivers
|
2
|
2
|
|
Table B - employee numbers in each grade at year end, December 2018:
Grade
|
Total Number of Employees
|
Full Time
|
Part Time
|
Principal Officer
|
11
|
11
|
|
Assistant Principal
|
30
|
`25
|
5
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
33
|
30
|
3
|
Administrative Officer
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
43
|
38
|
5
|
Clerical Officer
|
50
|
50
|
|
Service Officer
|
1
|
1
|
|
Technical grade
|
6
|
6
|
|
Ministers Adviser
|
2
|
2
|
|
Minister drivers
|
2
|
2
|
|
Table C - employee numbers in each grade as at 31st December 2019:
Grade
|
Total Number of Employees
|
Full Time
|
Part Time
|
Principal Officer
|
11
|
11
|
|
Assistant Principal
|
29
|
25
|
4
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
38
|
34
|
4
|
Administrative Officer
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
41
|
37
|
4
|
Clerical Officer
|
47
|
43
|
4
|
Service Officer
|
1
|
1
|
|
Technical grade
|
8
|
8
|
|
Ministers Adviser
|
2
|
2
|
|
Minister drivers
|
4
|
4
|
|
Table D - Employee numbers in each grade as of 4th November 2020:
Grade
|
Total Number of Employees
|
Full Time
|
Part Time
|
Principal Officer
|
12
|
12
|
|
Assistant Principal
|
26
|
22
|
4
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
38
|
35
|
3
|
Administrative Officer
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
42
|
38
|
4
|
Clerical Officer
|
52
|
48
|
4
|
Service Officer
|
1
|
1
|
|
Technical grade
|
12
|
12
|
|
Ministers Adviser
|
1
|
1
|
|
Minister drivers
|
2
|
2
|
|
The budget allocated each year for staffing requirements is as follows:
Years
|
Budget
|
2017 (July-Dec)
|
3.32 million
|
2018
|
8.26 million
|
2019
|
9.16 million
|
2020 (to date)
|
7.85 million (at end of Oct)
|