Management System»

The Chief Executive Officer - CEO

The CEO as the chief executive, provides overall organisational leadership to RRN for its organisational growth and institutional development toward its vision, mission and objectives. The CEO also has the general responsibility for operating the day-to-day management functions and provides overall supervision to all programmes and operations. The CEO ensures that RRN as a national development organisation has established its institutional niche within the macro arena of sustainable rural development in the country, with a particular focus on elimination of rural poverty, vulnerability and unjustified discriminations. The CEO works within the RRN’s constitution and statutes and within the scope of the overall policy framework envisaged by the General Assembly and defined by the ExCom. The CEO conforms that RRN operates in a decentralised and participatory manner with a set of efficient management systems, standards and procedures that demonstrate human dignity and growth, release human potentials, and develop and execute programmes to achieve the RRN’s organisational purposes.

Programme Management

Programme Management consists of Centre for Development Studies & Policy Advocacy, Programme Development Division, Monitoring and Evaluation Division and Finance and General Administration Division. It shall conduct its operations through divisions including two regional offices. The functions of divisions are as follows:

Each division periodically reviews its function including progress reports with CEO and CMC, if required. Based on outcomes of the meetings and periodic progress, each of them prepares and revise their periodic planning and operation methods.

Centre for Development Studies and Policy Advocacy (CDSPA)

The Centre for Development Studies and Policy Advocacy (CDSPA) is responsible for policy research, alliance building and policy advocacy. It undertakes wide-ranging research activities related to the impact of globalisation, IFLs, WTO, ODA, international debt, poverty and other issues of unequal power and socio-political relations that affect the lives of the rural poor, ethnic minority groups, dalits, women and children. The findings of such research are incorporated into the designing of RRN’s development programmes and policy advocacy work. Other major tasks of this Centre are to engage the organisation in different networks, alliances, campaigns, seminars and workshops for policy advocacy at local, national, regional and international levels. Under this Centre, there are seven major Units to share the responsibilities. They are Policy Advocacy and Networking, Human Rights, Social and Gender Inclusion, Governance Development, Documentation & Publication, Communication & Media Development and Policy Research.

Programme Development Division

RRN’s Programme Development Division is responsible for development, implementation and monitoring of the development programmes/projects. This Division oversees the project activities and liaises with funding partners and other stakeholders involved in development works. It functions in close co-ordination with regional and project/ field offices and other Divisions in the central office. Furthermore, it is responsible for the management and smooth running of RRN’s training programmes. This Division has three major units, viz, Education and Training, Livelihood Development and Health, Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation.

Monitoring and Evaluation Division

The Monitoring and Evaluation Division is mainly responsible for framing monitoring and evaluation strategies and guidelines for the undertaking of overall monitoring and evaluation of the organisation and the projects together with financial matters in a participatory way, . It, in turn, provides feedback to CMC/RRN for policy decisions, and to programmes/projects for further necessary improvements. This Division is also responsible for strengthening the monitoring and evaluation capacity of the staff and the organisation. The Units that share the responsibilities of this Division include: Monitoring, Information Management and Action Research.

Finance and General Administration Division

The Finance and General Administration Division oversees the responsibility of management of financial transaction and general administration, including RRN’s micro-finance related development projects. This Division prepares budget plans for the projects, supports the field offices with necessary logistical arrangements and equipment, and ensures maintenance of accounts and inventory records. The Division prepares budget report for the organisation and funding agencies, and arrange for the organisation’s internal and external audit. The Division is also responsible for the recruitment of staff and volunteers. There are seven functional Units in this Division; they are Accounts, General Administration, Micro Finance, Maintenance & Security, Procurement, Human Resource Management and Asset Management.