Board

Role and Responsibilities  

The Board’s overarching duty is to foster PMNCH’s long-term success, in keeping also with the principles of good governance. The role of the Board is therefore to: 

▪️ Guide PMNCH overall, and specifically with respect to i) its strategic positioning in the context of global health more broadly, ii) its value-add to the work of its partners and members, and iii) its mid to long term direction and current term priorities overall. 

▪️ Take account of PMNCH partners’ expectations, concerns, interests and potential throughout all its deliberations. 

▪️ Ensure standards and policies governing organizational and membership conduct are in place that i) enable PMNCH’s impact, ii) ensure due diligence in management of members’ conflicts of interest and roles should they arise, iii) empower the ED in their implementation of PMNCH strategy and for effective leadership of the PMNCH Secretariat, and iv) establish such limitations or constraints on executive decision-making as the Board deems necessary. 

▪️ Periodically review the overall performance of the organization, including its impact on the lives of women, children and adolescents, its financial sustainability, its public reputation as well as the effectiveness and morale of the Secretariat. 

▪️ Ensure PMNCH remains in good standing with its members, funders, and with WHO as its host agency.  

Membership 

The Board is composed of 15 members, 13 of whom are drawn from PMNCH’s six constituencies and two additional members are appointed by the Board Chair.  All are voting members.  

PMNCH Constituencies 

Two board members are drawn from each of five of the PMNCH constituencies.   Three members are drawn from the Governments and Intergovernmental constituency:  

Board meetings