Internal Communication

How they manage their affairs:

Communication with Employees:

→ team briefings, weekly bulletins, regular updates from the Chief Executive and senior management

→ weekly newsletters

→ Chief Executive and other senior managers communicate regularly via monthly updates and open calls

→ decision-making process includes employee consultation

→ employee engagement survey

→ platform OneNet: communication and collaboration platform (includes blogs and social media tools)

Board of Trustees:

→ govern the business-operations of Save the Children

→ overseeing management of all the affairs

→ appointed,elected or re-elected for a fixed term

→ ensures that all the organisation's activites are within the laws of all the countries they work in

→ the board acts on advice & information from regular meetings with the Chief Executive and executive directors

→ other decisions made apart from them → reported to the board

Committees:

→ Donations Decision-Making Panel: 2 board members & 2 executive directors → considers potential donations

→ Nominations Committee: 4 board members → finds and recommends potential candidates for election to the board

→ Performance and Remuneration Committee: 4 board members → reviews the performance of executive directors and key senior staff

→ Audit Committee: 2 board members & Honorary Treasurer & external member

→ meets 3 times a year & considers reports from external and internal auditors

→ Finance Committee: 3 board members & Honorary Treasurer → meets 3 times a year & cosiders the annual budget and advise board for finance matters

→ Investments and Pensions Committee: advisory sub-committee of the Finance Committee

2 board members & 5 external members → meets 3 times a year & reviews investment,pension and treasury matters

Organizational Structure:

→ Trustees delegate the day to day running of the organisation to the executive directors

→ Executive directors report to the Chief Execute who reports to the Chair of Board

Management of Risk → supported by Risk Manager → ensures that they have robust methods to identify emerging risks and that directors and senior managers have appropriate procedures