ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Board of Director (BoD)
The members Board of Directors (BoD) were invited from national institutions, NGOs and private sector representatives. There are five members of the BoD whose roles are to provide guidance on the Vision, Mission, the overall Goal and involved in fund raising of CHO. BoD consisted with Chair person, Treasurer, Assembly and a Permanent Secretary. The full quorum decided on critical amendment of existing structures, organizational management, operational strategy and institutional policy.
BoD meets once annually or semester for reviewing the organization’s operation, achievement and strategic planning. BoD also assigns for close monitoring task related i.e. finance, personnel, resource generation, policies and program management. BoD has the overall rights to oversee CHO’s management include be in command of Executive Director, and has the power to hire and fire the executive director, if his/her quality does not meet the set standard of the organization. BoD terms for two years in each position, and in which it is freely elected from the quorum to hold individual position of the BoD.
BoD Responsible:
Roles and Responsibilities
The organization shall be governed and advised by a Board of Directors. This is the highest decision-making body of the Organization but it shall always act in compliance with the laws of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the articles of this constitution.
The role of the Board is primarily one of governance and advised. The Board shall have a responsibility to help to clarify and uphold the vision, mission and goals of the organization and shall guide the organization toward its stated objectives. In conjunction with the Members the organization, the Board shall, periodically organization to the needs of constituents and the external environment.
On behalf of all stakeholders, including both funding partners and village constituents, the Board shall be responsible for ensuring the organization’s transparency, honesty and efficiency in the use of resources in relation to its Mission and to provide support to do this. The Board shall make efforts to ensure that the organization is a dynamic, innovative and credible non government organization working in the best interests of the poor in rural communities.
The Board shall review and approve such documents as strategic plan, program proposals, annual work plans and budgets, audit reports, funding applications and policies that shall be prepared by the Members of the organization.
The Board shall be required to approve all major changes to the location, nature or size of the program, and shall be kept informed of less significant changes made and implemented within the program.
The Board shall be responsible for assisting the organization to establish and strengthen relationships with potential funding partners, government departments, the NGO community and other groups with a legitimate interest in the organization. However, Board members may not act as representatives of the organization except if when specifically delegation such authority to them.
The Board shall provide advice and guidance on resolving major problems affecting the operations of the organization, if and when requested by the Management Committee. Such advice shall not be binding except in situations where the very credibility of the organization is at stake. In such a case where the Management Committee and the organization do not recognize the severity of the situation or take appropriate action the Board has the authority to instruct the Management Committee and organization to work toward resolution and the advice of the Board would be binding.
The Board shall be responsible for ratifying the appointment of members of the Management Committee, as provisionally elected by the members and, after due consultation with the Members, has responsibility to remove members from the Management Committee.
Management Committee (M.C):
M.C is a collective management structured. It is formed with the purpose to support projects/programs implementation of CHO. This unit’s role is in translating the policies of CHO and its operational strategy. M.C is also being in-charge for over-all planning, implementation and evaluation of programs and recommending policies, through the Executive Director, to the Board of Directors. Its structure is composed of the Executive Director (chair person), Program/Project Managers (permanent members), and Filed Staff Representatives who is also routinely a representation of all regular staff from field level.
Executive Director (E.D):
Executive Director (E.D) is in-charge for a day-to-day supervision and management of the organization. Provide guidance to all project/program managers and chairs the management committee. Ensures the projects are legally recognized by the Government; Be a signatory on agreement, contract, MoU and Term of Reference for CHO; Be a mediator toward violation, grievance and legal standing for CHO and deal with relevant authorities, institutions, NGOs, IOs, Donors, Stakeholders for the achievement of all CHO projects.
Group of Advisor (G.A) :
G.A is a collective from outsider as volunteer, National Institute member, and foreigner. It is formed with the purposes to support projects/programs implementation of CHO. This unit’s roles is in responsible to CHO such give consultations, fund raising, develop proposal, coordination, website development and other duties which was requested to do by (BoD) and (E.D).
