Introduction:

Ilala Municipal Council is one of the three Municipal Councils in the City of Dar es salaam. The other two are Kinondoni and Temeke.

Administratively there are 3 Divisions which are subdivided into 22 Wards which are in turn also subdivided into 65 mitaas (for the urban Wards) as well as 9 Villages which geographically are divided into 37 “Vitongojis” hamlets.

The diagram below show vividly the numbers of what has been stated above:

Council Headquarters:

Currently the Council has a structure of 9 departments to suit our needs which perform and deliver services to our residents.
These departments are as follows:-

1.Personnel and Administration
2. Finance
3. Planning and Co-ordination
4. Rural Development
5. Works
6. Education
7. Health
8. Waste Management
9. Trade and Informal sector

Personnel and Administration being one of the Council departments has two main sections for streamlining its roles and functions. These two sections are:-
(i) Personnel, Manpower Planning and Training:
One Senior Manpower Management Officer Supervises and Co-ordinates all personnel matters of these sectional functions.
(ii) Administration:

This section deals with matters related to general administration & management, Office services, Committee Secretariat, Transport management and Council reform affairs.
In addition to the two sections, the Municipal Director’s Office is also in this Department which has the following units for implementing specified functions namely:-
- Legal and Security Services
- Internal Audit
- Public Relations
- Protocol and Ceremonies

(i)To perform advisory services to other Departments on both personnel and administrative issues.
(ii) Annual personal emoluments budget.
(iii) To enforce discipline at places of work as well as interpretation of Local Government acts, rules and regulations pertained to Local Government employees.
(iv) To co-ordinate manpower development needs and training
(v) To ensure that statutory meetings take place at Municipal level and other lower level organs so as to enhance democracy.
(vi) Human resource annual performance assessment