Organizational Structure

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Management

Board Of Directors

BODs representing private sector, communities and academia and mainly entrusted with policy level functions with need based support to the organization management in implementing its aims and objectives. The Board of Directors is responsible for policy-making matters, provide vision and mission to the organization and lead the organization towards its vision.

Operational Core

The level of management comprise Project Managers and Programme Officer who provide overall technical assistance and guidance to the field team to facilitate them in the quantitative and qualitative achievements of program objectives at the field level. The operational core is responsible for implementing the designed projects in communities and network with stakeholders for achieving the goals and objectives of the organization.

Internal Procedures And Sytems

After its strategic planning GDO realized the need to upgrade its internal policies. Now GDO has developed its Administration & Human Resources and Financial Management system which are applied in daily working. The internal systems ensure transparency, accountability and professionalism. Board of Directors (BODs) has a role in internal controls and is ensured through internal manuals. GDO gets its annual financial audit by a recognized chartered account firm.

Networking & Partnerships

Community Organizations

GDO has formed 60 Community Organizations (COs) and 26 Women Saving Groups WSG and 10 AVF (Awaz Village Forum) one UC Forum (AUCF) & one Tehsil Forum at Tehsil karor, district Layyah. In these COs and WSGs, AVF,AUCF & ATF female participation is 80% and male participation is 20%. The members of Cos, AVFs and WSGs are trained in Community management and Leader Ship skills training.

NGO Networks and Linkages

GDO has established strong working relationship with local Government and Non Government Organizations / International Organizations and Donors Organizations like Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA), SAP-PK and other organizations and govt. departments working in Karor, Layyah. GDO regularly participates in meetings, activities and training programs and has established partnerships with these organizations for advocacy and projects. GDO is member of different networks and these networks are very useful for GDO and provide opportunities of capacity building.

Line Departments

GDO has also established good working relationship with public sector institutions at the district level, such as, Forest Department, Water Management Department, Health, Education, Forestry, Higher Education Deportments and Agriculture Extension Department, Livestock and Diary Department and Local government.

Our Partners

  • Orangi Pilot Project OPP/OCT
  •  Orangi Pilot Project OPP/RTI
  •  South Asia Partnership Pakistan SAP-PK
  • Strengthening Participatory Organization SPO
  • Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority SMEDA
  •  Green-Acre
  • Social Welfare & BM
  • Local Government

Policies & Procedures

GDO strives for continues improvements and this is the reason that the organization has developed an organizational development strategy for enriching its capacity. The organization has developed various policies and procedures related. Noteworthy of which are;

Financial Management & Control

GDO is following an acquired financial management and control system. In order to ensure transparency and scientific manipulation it has segregated its accounts under different heads. The organization runs its accounts with books maintained on double entry system. The entire transactions are regulated through cheques with two signatories and monitored periodically with bank reconciliation statements. Further, GDO regularly conducts its internal audit annually at program level in addition to externally conducted project scale audits by donor agencies. The organization is running its well-maintained inventory system for effective assets management.

Monitoring & Evaluation

GDO has a defined monitoring and evaluation system of screening its procedural mechanisms and developmental projects. The pre-defined reporting formats, trainings, workshops, audio-video visuals, internal staff monitoring visits and other tools are used to keep check and balance on activities. The approach enables all the stakeholders to take part in the monitoring of activities of the organization. The main stakeholder community is involved in such a way that the target group by itself monitors the interventions carried out by the organization. GDO believes on coordination and participation of all the stakeholders.

Management & Internal Control System

GDO with a decentralized approach manages its operations through a management structure. The management structure includes:

Executive Body

Management level staff members constitute Executive Body, responsible for implementing the aims and objectives of the organization under the overall policy guidelines of GDO Board of Directors.

Operational Core

The level of management comprise Project Managers and Team Leaders who provide overall technical assistance and guidance to the field team to facilitate them in the quantitative and qualitative achievements of program objectives at the field level.

Development Approach

Realizing the saturated environment in development sector particularly at development approach with mentoring civil society groups and local organization as working in network form. Taking lead at this front, GDO established Community Development Network – a community based consortium intervening for collective efforts. The organization endeavors to build up the skills and knowledge of people as well as institutions they belong to. It enables them to take advantage of the opportunities that are available and thus influence the environment they live in.

Procurement

The procurement policy of the organization is transparent and simple at first stage quotations are invited from different service providers. The procurement committee, within 03 working days assesses the quotations and forwards the recommendations to executive body which finalizes the procurement. The procurement committee consists of 02 persons from program management, one from Audit, finance and Executive body respectively.

Gender Policy

Organization will not, under any circumstances, condone or tolerate conduct, which may constitute sexual harassment on the part of its management, supervisors or non-management personnel. It is our policy that all employees have the right to work in an environment free from any type of illegal discrimination, including sexual harassment. Any employee found to have engaged in such conduct will be subject to immediate discipline up to and including discharge. Any employee found to be engaged in the conduct of sexual harassment will be subject to immediate discipline up to and including discharge.