The department coordinates and services other departments of the Ministry. Divisions and Units under the department are: These are Administration, Accounts, Store, Transport, Registry, and Internal Audit.

The functions of the department:

• Coordination of the activities of other departments thereby, serving as the coordinating unit of the Ministry through the office of the Permanent Secretary
• Conducting promotion, appointment and conversion for both senior and junior staff;
• Handling discipline and welfare of members of staff
• Serves as secretariat to management and other forms of meetings
• Preparation and processing fund releases, contract matters and staff, salaries and allowances, settlement of bills and compilation/reconciliation of accounting records
• Coordinating Budget preparation and implementation;
• General procurement matters;
• Management of Ministry’s physical assets such as; motor vehicles, furniture, buildings etc.
• Initiating memos and letters to other MDAs and responding to memos/letters/requests from other MDAs