Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is elected every 4 years by GFMD's General Members and is responsible for major strategic and policy matters, GFMD memberships issues, and oversee the work of the Secretariat.
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The Steering Committee is elected every 4 years by GFMD's General Members and is responsible for major strategic and policy matters, GFMD memberships issues, and oversee the work of the Secretariat.
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Deals with major strategic and policy matters facing GFMD and its membership.
Oversees the execution of strategy and administrative matters conducted by the GFMD Secretariat.
Attend Steering Committee meetings every 6 months
Support the GFMD Secretariat to implement regional meetings and policy activities.
Participate in strategic decision making, providing inputs and guidance.
No, Steering Committee members do not receive remuneration for their engagement with GFMD and they are generally expected to cover their travel expenses for an annual in-person meeting.
On a case to case basis, if approved in advance, some of travel expenses can be covered from the GFMD membership fund.
The current Steering Committee was elected in 2021: The members of the current Steering Committee can be found here (and on the main GFMD website here).
As per the GFMD constitution: 6.3 Term of office
A term lasts four years.
A term comes to an end when a new Steering Committee is elected at the General Assembly four years after a Steering Committee was elected.
The term of office of Steering Committee members is limited to two consecutive terms.
Any GFMD general member can nominate a representative from their staff or board to be a candidate.
Only general members who are up to date on memberships fees are able to nominate a representative to be a candidate for the Steering Committee.
Each GFMD General member has one vote at the General Assembly.
Members must be up to date on their membership fees to be able to vote.