An Executive Secretariat
It comprises of six units as follows:
1.Office of the Executive Secretary
2.Research and Documentation Center on Genocide
3.Memory and Prevention of Genocide
4.Genocide Survivors Advocacy Unit
5.Planning and Monitoring
6.Finance and Administration
The Commission's Executive Secretariat is headed by an Executive Secretary. The Executive Secretary is appointed by a Prime Minister’s Order.
The Executive Secretary has the following responsibilities:
1° to implement the decisions taken by the Commissioners’ Council;
2° to ensure the daily running of the Commission and to coordinate all its activities; 3° to prepare and submit to the Commissioners’ Council the draft annual budget for the commission;
4° to prepare and submit to the Commissioners’ Council the Commission’s planning and plan of action;
5° to prepare and submit to the Commissioners’ Council the Commission’s draft internal rules and regulations;
6° to prepare and submit to the Commissioners’ Council the Commission’s annual financial report;
7° to prepare and monitor the staff training plan and evaluation;
8° to coordinate all research programs conducted by the Commission;
9° to collaborate with other relevant public institutions with regard to fund mobilization and development of good relations with the commission;
10°to perform any other duty as may be required by the Commissioners’ Council.