Organisational Structure
The ministries of education are responsible for policy development, management and co-ordination in The Gambia, guiding the development of the education sector and reinforcing management capacities to cope with the decentralisation process.
The Minister is responsible for leadership in the sector and policy oversight. The Permanent Secretary is the chief executive and adviser to the Minister, providing oversight for the activities of the sector. There are two Deputy Permanent Secretaries: one assisting with administrative and financial management, the other with co-ordination of policy, programmes and project implementation.
Two management committees support effective co-ordination: the Senior Management Team (SMT), and the Co-ordinating Committee Meeting (CCM) — made up of Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Directors, Principal Education Officers, and relevant stakeholders, meeting bi-monthly by rotation across the six regions.
The Leadership
- Dr. Habibatou Drammeh — Hon. Minister
- Mr. Louis Moses Mendy — Permanent Secretary
- Mr. Adama Jimba Jobe — Deputy Permanent Secretary for Programs
- Ms. Ramatoulie Sarr — Deputy Permanent Secretary for Finance
- Mr. Ousman Bah — Deputy Permanent Secretary for Admin
- Ms. Roheyatou Kah — Deputy Permanent Secretary for Policy
Directors
- Ms. Sohna Foon Chore — Director of Planning, Policy Analysis, Research & Budgeting (PPARBD)
- Mr. Lamin Juwara — Director of Human Resources
- Ms. Fatou Jallow — Director of Services
- Ms. Fatou Dally Bittaye — Director of Standard Quality Assurance (SQAD)
- Mr. Andrew Gomez — Director of Performance Management & Evaluation
- Ms. Fatou Cham — Director of Science & Technology
- Ms. Anna Nancy — Director of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education (ECIED)
- Mr. Momodou Jeng — Director of Curriculum Research, Evaluation & Development (CREDD)
- Ms. Tida Jatta — Director of In-Service Training & Lifelong Learning (DITaLL)
- Lamin Jawneh — Director of Finance
- Mr. Karamba Sonko — Director of Adult Non-Formal Education
Regional Education Directors
- Mr. Bakary Ceesay — Region 1
- Mr. Musa Bah — Region 2 West
- Mr. Ebrima Saidy — Region 2 East
- Mr. Kebba L. Jobe — Region 3
- Mr. Momodou Jallow — Region 4
- Mr. Saloum Kinteh — Region 5 North
- Mr. Lamin Dibba — Region 5 South
- Mr. Alhagie Jallow — Region 6
[Note: the source archive’s per-directorate description text was templated with a repeated/duplicated paragraph across most directorates, likely a bug on the live site. Names and titles above are accurate and deduplicated; unique descriptive text for each directorate’s specific mandate should be re-written fresh rather than copied from the source.]