MEET THE STAFF SERIES

All Staff Must Understand Their Job Description to Live up the Company's Expectations - Safyanu Sani

CCD: Tell us briefly about yourself?

SS: I am Sufiyanu Sani Haruna, I was born on 27th of March, 1983. I am a native of Bayawa town, in Augie Local Government of Kebbi State. I graduated from Usmanu Danfodiyo Sokoto with BA(Ed) Islamic Studies in the year 2008. I have eleven years teaching experience as a classroom teacher and three years lecturing at Adamu Augie College of Education Argungu.

CCD: When did you join the service of Kaduna Electric?

SS: I joined Kaduna Electric on 8th September, 2015 as HR Officer of the then Kebbi Regional Office. I am currently the acting HR Manager, Kebbi North Area Office.

CCD: What are your responsibilities as OD&D Officer?

SS: My responsibilities as OD&D Officer are to ensure effective implementation of all Human Resource policies and employee management within my area of jurisdiction.

However, the OD&D Officer is also responsible for ensuring full implementation of staff attendance management system, he or she is also to ensure adherence of proper discipline by all employees, ensuring proper implementation of disciplinary procedure and most importantly, forwarding of accurate inputs pertaining absenteeism and separations for timely processing of payroll.

CCD: One of your responsibility is managing staff, how challenging is that?

SS: The responsibility of managing staff is indeed, a very challenging task. It is multitasking, yet the horns cannot be too heavy for the head of a cow that must bear them.

Human being is an unpredictable animal to manage, one has to be on top of his task, must be brave, fair to all and as well as employing good human approach.

For an organization to achieve the set goals, certainly employee’s needs guidance, supervision, motivation, rewards and punishments, when all these are put in place together, the challenges will certainly reduce and make the job easier and goals achieved.

CCD: Any appeal or suggestion to the Staff and the Management?

SS: My appeal to the staff is to study the condition of service very well, know their job description as well as to know what is expected of them by the Company and vice-versa.

Conclusively, all members of staff should adhere to the Company’s core values which are (TIES) Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence and Sustainability.