The departments at the National Office assist the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India to fulfill its role and functions, particularly in the context of the current global Plan. The National Spiritual Assembly needs effective channels for the flow of guidance, decisions, encouragement, human resources, literature, information, etc to the Institutions, believers and the community. To this end, the National Assembly has in place an appropriate structure of departments. We share with you in brief about the various departments operating from the National Office. Although each department serves a particular function or responsibility on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly, they all serve the needs of that same single Institution.
It follows that all staff operate as a team, each within their own distinct spheres but conscious of their overall interconnectedness and their single objective of serving the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India.
Click on the relevant Department for more information.| Department of the Secretariat | The Department of the Secretariat serves to promote executive assistance to the National Secretary and it is with this understanding that the Secretary oversees and directs the work of this department. It consists of three Offices: The Office of Communication and Records, the Office of Personnel, and the Office of Facilities. Although the functions of the three offices fall within the Department of the Secretariat, the scope of their work and responsibilities extend in some areas to the operations of the whole Bahá'í House. Personnel matters for any department, for instance, are all facilitated by the Office of Personnel, while issues related to office space for all staff are handled by the Office of Facilities. Click here to know for eligibility. |
| Department of Treasury | The Department of Treasury handles day to day financial affairs of the National Assembly and its agencies while keeping and managing its accounts in accordance with the provisions of the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 of the Government of India, and as per the policy of the National Spiritual Assembly. The Department consists of two Offices: Accounts Office and the Office of Fund Development. The Accounts Office is responsible for the proper day-to-day management of funds. The Office of Fund Development is responsible to prepare encouraging materials for the education of the community and institutions related to funds and to generate various reports for the Fund Development officers and the National Treasurer as required from time to time. |
| Office of Public Affairs |
The Focus of the Office of Public Affairs of the National Spiritual Assembly is on building relations with government, civil society groups and the media. It has a coordinating team of three at the National level and a programme officer. The Office has helped in building capacity in a larger team of individuals who are assisting with activities of public affairs in different cities of India either by their membership in taskforces or as individual Bahá'í . The Office draws on the expertise and resources of prominent Bahá'í in India to assist with various aspects of its work at influencing thought and providing impetus to the process of the Lesser Peace. The Office carries forward a number of lines of action under four broad areas of activity namely :
The official email address of the Office is dea@ibnc.in Click here to know more about the need for volunteers and staff to serve at the Office of Public Affairs located at both National Office as well as the Information Centre of the Bahá'í House of Worship. |
| Department of the Comptroller | The Department of the Comptroller was established towards the end of 2004. Its main concern is with budgeting, auditing, and the economical functioning of the offices, Departments, agencies of the National Assembly, State/Regional Bahá'í Councils, etc. The Department of the Comptroller also monitors the above budgets and compares expenses with the approved budget, makes inquiries and seeks clarification regarding over expenditure, collaborates with offices, departments, agencies, and councils, with the objective of reducing expenses and reports variances in summary form to the National Spiritual Assembly. It also conducts internal audit every quarter for all accounts. Click here to know for eligibility. |
| Department of Statistics | The Department of Statistics facilitates the collection, maintenance and analysis of accurate and reliable statistical information at the national, state, and cluster levels. Its focus is on the implementation of sharing of data for the Statistical Report Program in collaboration with institutions and agencies at the cluster, state and national levels. The department establishes a close working relationship with all the State Statistics Officers in India and fosters the development of the capacity of Cluster Development Facilitators to collect, maintain and analyze statistical data through the Statistical Report Program and Cluster Growth Profiles. It also arranges formal training programs for the State Statistics Officers and Cluster Development Facilitators training exercises and provides technical assistance to those State Bahá'í Councils implementing the Statistical Report Program whenever needed. |
