Organization of humanitarian services has achieved sustainable and durable results through maintaining a responsive organizational structure and talented management, technical and

operational team. The core team of OHSDA strongly believes in its human capital and has a long track record of maintaining qualified staff. Given the recentcircumstances of Afghanistan, OHSDA has been able to retain the cadre and attract additional human resources for successful execution and delivery of the programs and projects. The team believes in transparency and accountability for sound design, implementation and delivery of the projects.

Decision-making Structure

The governance board (Board of Directors) is the superior body of OHSDA, and has the power to make the core decisions within the legislations of Afghanistan and legal framework of OHSDA. The board sets the major policies and directs the organization towards achieving the intended outcomes. The board consists of five members, three honorary members and two OHSDA representatives. Members of the board hold their positions for a term of three years.

Board of Executives is the executive committee that manages and carries on the routine Tasks of the OHSDA. The Boardof Executives ismadeupofthe Executive Director of the organization, the Deputy Director, Program Manager, Finance Manager and HR and Administration Manager. The board of executives is chaired by the Executive Director and reports directly to the board of directors. The board of executives is majorly responsible for the overall execution of the projects and guidance provided by the board of directors. The board of executives conduct weekly internal meetings and major technical, operational and administrative decisions as per the guidance of the Board of Directors are made. In addition, each line manager is responsible for managing the assigned duties within their respective unit within a given timeframe.

As per the terms of reference of each core staff and members of the board of directors, their routine activities are in-line with the overall objectives of the organization to design, implement and deliver efficient projects. The senior management of OHSDA strives to establish good working relations with the local communities, government institutions, donors, implementing partners to achieve the intended results of the programs.

As per the legal framework of OHSDA, the Board of Executives as per the direction of the Board of Directors organizes an annual General Assembly where the OHSDA community along with major stakeholders are invited. General Assembly offers greater platform for connecting with its communities, evaluating organization’s performance and setting its future direction.