1. “ENHANCING MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF SENIOR MANAGERS OF NMHSs”
Sixteenth Session of Regional Association II (Asia)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
12 to 16 February 2017
“ENHANCING MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF SENIOR MANAGERS OF NMHSs”
Yinka Adebayo
Director
Education and Training Office
Development and Regional Activities Department

2. Introduction Management in a general content – a definition
Management in an organizational setting
What should be the target of a successful manager?
There is the general misconception that management is limited to those at the top of an institution or entity
Management is an important issue for NMHSs
It is always good for us to remind ourselves of the meaning of the word “management”
Management is an art of conducting or directing affairs.
There is the general misconception that management is limited to those at the top of an institution or entity. We should remind ourselves that management cuts across an institution, in responsibility and delivery
Key determining factors when it comes to the success of a manager are measured through the performances of its resource base, visibility, stability of the institution, output, development or growth and impact on the society as it is attained through its set goals
Management is indeed germane to the attainment of organizations efficiency, financial prudency, staff motivation and in all accomplishment of the goals set through the mandate of the organization
It is important to make it clear that management should not be seen as a concern of those institutions aiming at profit or in the realm of competitions.
It is an issue for NMHSs, more so nowadays. Why?

3. Management has to be seen in the context of the functions of NMHSs
Protection of life and property
Safeguarding of the environment
Promotion of long-term observation and collection of meteorological, hydrological, climatological and environmental data
Promotion of endogenous capacity
Meeting national and international commitments
These functions are set in the framework of the need to ensure contributions of NMHSs to sustainable development, the reduction in loss of life and property
These functions are set in the framework of the need to ensure contributions of NMHSs to sustainable development, the reduction in loss of life and property,
In recognition of the importance of an integrated international system
Always reiterate the vital importance of the mission of NMHSs, on the basis of which we focus on the main thrust of key task ahead of a successful manager

4. Needs that define the tasks before NMHSs Managers
Ensure an assemblage of critical mass of human resources
Provision and maintenance of adequate infrastructure for observation and data exchange
Changing political and socio-economic situations
Existing partners and competitors at national and international levels
Availability of suitable experts and their continuous education is paramount,
National policy and legislative backing institutional measures form critical part of considerations for successful management
Meeting the need of clients
Every entity has its own specific needs and challenges. For NMHSs, these are the areas in which managers need to concentrate
Adequacy of human resources, infrastructure, changing political and socio-economic environments, partnerships and competition
Availability of suitable experts and their continuous education is paramount,
National policy and legislative backing institutional measures form critical part of considerations for successful management
Effective outreach to direct clients and the public at large on a continuous basis

5. Pillars of management chores
Planning – basic recurrent , milestones for performance, future plans
Staff management – workforce analysis and planning, performance monitoring
Financial management and resources mobilization – capital vote and budget, investment campaign, cost recovery
Managing the interest of stakeholders
These pillars can be identified in different forms. However, the issues noted here are the essential elements that managers of NMHSs need to go by
These pillars can be identified in different forms. But at the end of the day, the issues noted here are the essential elements that managers of NMHSs need to go by
Having identified these elements, let us now proceed to take a cursory look at the challenges facing managers of NMHSs

6. Region II (Staff situation by job categories & comparison to global average)

7. Region II (Experts expected to be trained in 2017)

8. Highlight of Challenges facing managers of NMHSs
Inadequacy of staff --- number
Inadequacy of staff --- competencies
Inadequacy of staff -- training facility and cost
Inadequacy of staff -- management skills
Inadequacy of infrastructure -- basic equipment
Inadequacy of infrastructure -- maintenance
Inadequacy of institutional measures -- legal
Inadequacy of interaction with clients -- needs
Inadequacy of partnership -- public and private
Changing socio-economic and environmental challenges and capacity to be amenable to these changes-- climate change, pollution, urbanization, fiscal crisis, energy security, natural disasters, what have you

9. Recommendations
Soul searching in terms of what we really ned to do as managers of NMHSs.
Maintain a critical mass of competent staff
Irrespective of status and level of grasp, it is important to ensure there is continuous training.
There is a challenge of ensuring there is appropriate training facility and resources to accomplish the required training
Promote cooperation in exchange of documented good practices
NMHS managers should not operate isolation from the complex web of national institutions who are working towards common national aspiration of ensuring protection of life and property, attaining socio-economic development, environmental protection, etc.

10. Thank you
Merci