Table. 1 Total Number of Employees by Gender Female Male Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time Executive Secretary 1 0 0 0 Programmes 11 0 6 0 Administration 10 0 12 0 Projects 0 5 0 6 Interns 0 3 0 3 Total 22 8 18 9 5.3.1 Turnover The Commission recorded a turnover rate of 2.4% during 2016 compared to 19% in 2015. The reduction in the rate was attributable to the following; • Timely remittance of salaries on the prescribed dates. • Alignment of salaries to comparable grades in the public sector. • Commencement of benefit schemes for members of staff. 5.3.2. Farewell to Project Staff Before the Commission recruited its secretariat in 2014, there were two members of project staff seconded from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). Mr Robert Kirenga, Senior Advisor to the Commission from the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) from 2013 offered advice on its various projects. He left the Commission at the end of 2016 following the end of project of the DIHR. From the UNDP, the Commission was privileged to work with Mrs Noria MashumbaZacharius from 2014 to 2016. The Commission wishes to express its profound gratitude to the two institutions and the hard work of the two individuals seconded as project staff. 5.3.3. Appointments Commissioner Petunia Chiriseri was appointed as the 9th and last Commissioner on the 7th of July 2016. 5.3.4. Recruitment of Staff The Commission received Treasury concurrence to recruit the Executive Secretary during the year. The selection process for the Executive Secretary was finalised and Mrs Makanatsa Makonese, (Formerly CEO of the SADC Lawyers Association) was scheduled to commence work at the Commission on 03 January 2017.The Commission also recruited twelve (12) Project Staff to help augment employee numbers as the recruitment freeze from Treasury is still in place. As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Commission recruited six (6) interns from local universities to assist with their work related learning programmes. 5.3.5. Organisation Development The Commission undertook an organisation development exercise with work on a new organizational structure. The final process Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 13