Aklilu Amensisa
Head, Ethics and anti-corruption office
Office of Rehoboth college ethics and anti-corruption is established based on the instruction of FDRE Education and Training Authority with the letter written on April 4, 2022, Ref.No.01/77/1162/14.
Brief description of the office and focus areas:
The office recognizes and commits itself toward the pursuit of the vision, mission and value of the college. In light of this, the following are the main and/or focus areas of the office so as to ensure ethics and good governance in the college;
Conduct continuous awareness creation activities on college ethics and good governance issues; through different ways
Ensure the overall system and sub-systems of the college are well established transparent and serving the purpose;
Engage all the college community in the fight against violation of ethics and corruption;
Build a college environment free of all kinds of malpractices;
Carry out scientific investigations of the corruption symptoms and rent seeking tendencies in all campuses of the college.
Take corrective measures on committed corruption and/or unethical behaviors based on evidence.
Responsibilities / Services:
- Raise the awareness of college community on anti- corruption polices, anti- corruption laws, regulations and directives, good conduct and harmful effects of corruption
- Follow up the observance of anti –corruption policies, anti –corruption laws and rules and procedures of Rehoboth medical college and advise the General manager/dean on their implementation;
- In cooperation with the appropriate department prepare and cause the adoption of code of conduct of college community of and follow –up its implementation;
- Initiate and submit research proposals to the General manager/dean and conduct research on ways of correcting working methods vulnerable to corruption and impropriety on its own or with the cooperation of others and submit recommendations to the General manager/dean and upon approval, follow-up its implementation;
- In cooperation with the appropriate departments advise the General manager/dean on ways of improving the governance and service delivery of the college with a view to making them responsive to the demands of the clients; see to it that there is no partiality in service delivers, and report to the General manager/dean on any findings of such partiality;
- Record and report to the commission and make the General manager/dean know the same immediately, any incident of corruption it has observed or brought to its attention, and follow up the status of the case;
- On ways of prompting ethics, strengthening sense of duty and the protection of employees from reprisal measures so as to encourage disclosure of corruption, and follow –up the implementation of same;
- Receive and verify reports on ethical violations in accordance with the rules and directives of the college and submit to the General manager/dean for recommendation on further investigation and measures to be taken, and follow –up the implementation of same;
- Where it believes that the ethical violation is serious or it is found to be serious after investigation, report to the commission immediately and make the General manager/dean know the same;
- Where it believes that rules and procedures are violated with respect to recruitment, promotion, transfer or training of employees, procurement of goods or services or the execution of other contracts, it shall report to the General manager/dean with its recommendation on the rectification of the irregularities, and follow up the implementation of same;
- Follow up measures taken based on its finding or that of auditors as well as the reports of disciplinary and grievance committees and decisions based thereon, and report the same to the General manager/dean with copies to the commission;
- Maintain list and detail information of the; combating corruption and impropriety, make the General manager/dean know about the circumstance and submit the same to the commission when requested;
- Coordinate activities regarding the promotion of ethics and combating corruption and impropriety in the college;
- PrepareandsubmittotheGeneralmanager/deanandthecommission,annualplanprogram budget for its activities, and implement the same upon approval;
- Prepare and submit to the General manager/dean, with copy to the commission, quarterly and annual performance reports including problems encountered and measures taken to overcome them.
- Carry out other duties related to ethical issues specifically given to it in accordance with the relevant laws.
