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The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders

 

Organization

 

Institute's Administration

The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders  is a non profit making organization and is governed by an Executive Council of 19 members. This Executive body is made up of a President, 1st  and 2nd Vice Presidents, an Honorary Secretary, a Treasurer and fourteen council members which include the chairman and a representative of each of the five district committees. The Council is the body appointed by the Members to run the  Institute and is responsible for policy formulation.

A board of Trustees made up of the 4 past presidents of the Institute and 5 prominent persons in the country act in an advisory capacity to the Council, acting as a higher advisory appeal body.

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General Secretariat

GIFF has a National Secretariat that implements policies of the Council and carries out the day-to-day administrative functions of the Institute. It is headed by an Executive Secretary assisted by 3 other managers , District Administration Manager (DAM), Financial Manager, and The Education and Training Manager, who head each of the three operating departments of the Institute.

Each of the 5 Districts has a secretariat that carries out the day-to-day district administrative activities and is headed by a district administration officer. The District Administration Manager, operating from the National Headquarters is responsible for management of all the districts