Structure and Organization
The Council
The Statutory Governing Council is made up of a chairman and 21 members. They /these include representatives of selected Ministries (Food and Agriculture, Health, Trade and Industries, Environment, Education, Science and Technology), the Universities various production and commercial association (Mines, Industry, Commerce, Engineers), Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Development Planning Commission, CSIR Directors, Senior Staff of CSIR, among others.
The CSIR Acts requires that 40 percent of the membership of the council be drawn from the private sector. The Council is answerable to the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST). The Executive Head of the CSIR is Prof. Paul Bosu, The Director-General is assisted by the Deputy Director-General responsible for Research and Development (R&D), and four (4) Corporate Directors, namely:
Mrs. Genevieve Yankey, Director of Administration and Secretary to Council, Dr. William Sarfo, Director of Finance, Mrs. Naomi Owusu Appiah, Director of Commercialization and Mrs. Josephine Geraldo, Director of Internal Audit.
Structural Overview of our corporate Directors
prof. paul bosu
Prof. Marian D. Quain
mrs. genevieve yankey
Dr. william sarfo
mrs. noami 0wosu
mrs. josephine geraldo
Bernardine Amoakwah-Kankam, esq.
Dr. e.d.0. ansah, ARI
dr. d. asenso-gyambibi, BRRI
prof. m. asante, CRI
prof, c. tortoe, FRI
prof. k.a. oduro, FORIG
dr. f.a. agyenim, IIR
dr. p. a. danquah, INSTI
dr. i. danso, OPRI
dr. d.a. kotey, PGRRI
dr. f. kusi, SARI
dr. c. tay, SRI
dr. w. quayeSTEPRI
prof. m. osei-atweneboana, WRI
dr. d. asenso-gyambibi, BRRI
prof. m. asante, CRI
prof, c. tortoe, FRI
prof. k.a. oduro, FORIG
dr. f.a. agyenim, IIR
dr. p. a. danquah, INSTI
dr. i. danso, OPRI
dr. d.a. kotey, PGRRI
dr. f. kusi, SARI
dr. c. tay, SRI
dr. w. quayeSTEPRI
prof. m. osei-atweneboana, WRI
DIRECTOR GENERAL
The D-G is the Chief Executive Officer
Functions of the Director-General include: Policy issues, Co-ordination, Monitoring & evaluation, External relations, including technical aid schemes and technical agreements, Lobbying and advocacy, CSIR relations
DIRECTOR GENERAL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL
The DD-G
The Deputy Director General is responsible for overseeing the development and execution and execution of the research and development activities of the thirteen (13) institutes of the CSIR, as well as the Council's programmes and projects; assists the Director General in setting the research priorities of the Council in line with Government policy and acts for the Director General in his/her absence.
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
The DOA
The Director of Administration is responsible to the Director General for oversight of the day-to-day administration of the Head Office, including the authorization of administrative expenditure/remuneration management. Council matters, including secretaryship to the Council. Human resource management of the CSIR. Communication of policies to the Institutes, and monitoring policy implementation
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
The DOF
The Director of Finance is to advise the Director-General on all matters relating to Finance and Accounting; to advise the Directors of the Institutes of the Council on Financial and Accounting matters; advise on the preparation and submission of Annual, Personnel Emolument, Administrative Service and Development Estimate of the Institutes of the Council; and Preparations of Annual Consolidated Accounts and Balance Sheet of the Council after all the Accounts of the Institutes have been audited by their external Auditors.
DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIALIZATION
The DOC
The Director of Commercialization is to advise the Director-General on all issues relating to commercialization; to oversee all operations of Commercialization and Information Divisions of the institutes (CIDs) in terms of strategy development and implementation; oversee marketing orientation and training programmes; supervise the activities of Marketing Officers / Public Relations Officers; provision of pricing and costing information; advertising and promotion; marketing research and information; corporate image building and S&T popularization.
DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIALIZATION
DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT
The DIA
The Director of Audit is to establish policies for auditing activity and direct / technical and administrative functions. Develop and execute comprehensive audit programmes to evaluate internal controls over all of the Institute’s activities; Co-ordinate audit planning and other internal audit activities, and liaises with Council’s external auditors.
LEGAL OFFICER
The Legal Office
The legal Officer is responsible to the Director-General for all legal and quasi-legal matters relating to the rights and obligations of the Council; advise the Directors of the Council on all legal and quasi-legal matters in respect of rights, obligation and on matters relating to labour disputes and discipline; Revising existing rules and regulation; drafting contracts; writing of legal opinion for the Director-General and Directors of various Institute; advising on patent laws; handling court cases on behalf of the Council before the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice; and Liaising with the Council’s external Solicitors.
LEGAL OFFICER
CSIR RESEARCH INSTITUTES
13 Research Institutes
The CSIR currently operates under the CSIR Act 521 of 1996. It consists of a Head Office and Thirteen (13) Research Institutes spread nationwide. Each institute has a specific mandate to generate and apply innovative technologies, which efficiently and effectively exploit science and technology in its Research and Development (R&D) activities, which cover the broad areas of Agriculture, Industry, Agro-processing, Fisheries, Forestry, Water Resources, Building and Road Construction, Environment, Health, Natural and Social Sciences. The Head Office coordinates the research and development activities of all CSIR Institutes. The Head Office of the CSIR is located at the Airport Residential Area, Accra, off the Agostino Neto Road, Council close (opposite the Chinese Embassy). The thirteen (13) CSIR Research Institutes are headed by Directors and semi-autonomous Management Boards. The Institutes are:
Animal Research Institute, Accra
Building and Road Research Institute, Kumasi
Crops Research Institute, Kumasi
Food Research Institute, Accra
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Kumasi
Institute of Industrial Research, Accra
Institute for Scientific and Technological Information, Accra
Oil Palm Research Institute, Kusi- Kade
Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, Bunso
Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Nyankpala, Tamale
Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Accra
Soil Research Institute, Kwadaso, Kumasi
Water Research Institute, Accra
