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Institutional - Functional frame |
Institutional Systems..........
Board of
Trustees:
Governs WASSAN and the
day-to-day activities are the responsibility of the Secretary with
the support of Administrative and Accounts Officer. Associate
Secretary performs the functions of the Secretary, in the absence
of the Secretary. The activities are divided amongst the various
fields of actions. However, there are three clearly defined teams
with a Director heading each team. Various committees have been
formed to take care of administrative and functional areas of the
institution.
Core
Team:
FOA Team Leaders, Project Leaders (for which Project Review
Committee is formed), Advisor and Representative of the
Secretariat are the members of the team. The Core team discusses
various programs and activities and decides priorities. It also
explores new options and opportunities of work.
HR
Committee:
This Committee is
responsible for the recruitment of new staff, HR management and
capacity building issues.
Project
Review Committees:
It are formed to institutionalise the process of sharing, giving
new inputs and review (including task completion). These
Committees are formed for all projects with significant budgets
and time periods. One core team representative, two from concerned
fields of action and one outside member will be the Members in a
Project Review Committee.
Finance
Committee:
It advises the
Managing Trustee and the Board of Trustees on financial matters of
the organisation. It is headed by a Trustee and also has an
external representative along with the staff representatives.
Monthly
Planning Meeting:
All staff members meet for an entire day, normally on 5th of every
month to review and plan the activities. This is preceded by team
meetings.
Purchases
Committee:
This Committee is formed to take decisions regarding purchase of
capital assets and consumables.
Cleanliness
Committee:
This team looks after the general cleanliness of the office
premises and its upkeep/ maintenance.
WASSAN
Sahacharulu:
This is an informal savings group of WASSAN staff members
functioning like a Self-Help Group.
Gender
Complaints Committee:
As per the judgment of
the Supreme Court a Gender Complaints Committee has been formed to
tackle issues of sexual harassment of women employees. This
Committee has two women staff members and one external member.
Staff
Retreat:
The Self Evaluation
exercise identified the need for the team to get better acquainted
with each other personally and to reflect on activities undertaken
by various teams. With this objective two Staff Retreats were
organized – one in 2003 and the other in 2004.
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