Christopher Tallam -Administrator, ODeL

Education Background
• Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and Public Administration) University of Nairobi
• MBA (Corporate Management) KCA University- Currently pursuing

Courses and Workshops Attended
• Job analysis- PWC and SRC
• Customer care training- Associate Consulting Africa ltd
• Implementation of information security management system (ISMS) ISO 27001: 2013 (ISMS)-Bora soft ltd
• Records management training-Machakos University
• Training of process owners on Implementation of information security management system ISO 27001: 2013 (ISMS)- GOODIT International ltd
• Risk Management- Sentinel Africa
• Moodle Course for instructors- Kenya Education Network (Kenet)
• Cyber security awareness course- Kenya Education Network (Kenet)

Duties and Responsibilities
• Participate in continuous management of the Department’s events calendar for proper planning, coordination and organization in execution of activities.
• Offer regular correspondences to internally and externally raised enquiries to facilitate information flow and maintenance of relations.
• Participate in regular preparation activities for departmental meetings such as dissemination of notices, agenda and planning of venues so as to ensure smooth running of meetings.
• Participate in taking minutes for regular departmental meetings and various committees for proper recording of deliberations used in decision making.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the Director-ODEL.
• Participate in drafting Board papers.
• Ensure security of office furniture and materials.
• Perform regularly assigned liaison roles with other departments and sections within the university so as to foster synergy of efforts in performing shared responsibilities.
• Receive, engage and offer direction to office visitors on a regular basis so as to ensure good external relations and collaboration in execution of various activities.
• Participate in the periodic procurement planning for the department’s office so as to guide in requisition of necessary office inventory.
• Participate in making logistics plans for occasional roles performed by various staff outside the duty station.
• Participate in departmental budget making process.

E-mail: chris.tallam@mksu.ac.ke