Income-Generating Activities - Action Against Hunger

Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department
10. Group directorate
10.1. The directorate is responsible for the IGA collective and executive management.
10.2. The Directorate is chosen by the Group General Assembly for one year’s
period. It consists of three members.
10.3. The Directorate members are the Directorate chairman /head of the
group/, the accountant, the cashier.
10.4. The Directorate should report the Group General Assembly for Income generating
activities.
10.4.1. The report is considered to be approved if two thirds of the Group
General Assembly have voted.
10.4.2. In case of the report is not approved, a temporary committee is
formed by the Group General Assembly which has to give corresponding
conclusions to the Group special general meeting within
ten days.
10.5. The Directorate can form departments for carrying out the activities, the
heads of which are appointed and dismissed by the Directorate.
10.6. The Directorate meetings are held at least twice a month.
10.7. The Group special General Assemblies are held at the request of half of
Group members by Council chairman’s initiative one third of Council members
or at the request of inspectorate commission according to undertakings’
agenda.
10.8. The Directorate meetings can work if more than half of its members are
present.
10.9. The Directorate decisions are taken by simple majority of its members.
10.10. The Directorate members have the right to one vote.
10.11. The Directorate has the following rights:
10.11.1. Appoint the executive director.
10.11.2. Approve the working plan and timetable, and make necessary
changes.
10.11.3. Hiring permanent or contracted employees or dismissing according
to the directorate chairman’s suggestion.
10.11.4. Confirmation of employees’ job descriptions.
10.11.5. Confirmation of working reports and balance sheet.
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