Governance
The SOFF institutional structure and governance is inclusive and focused.
SOFF STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee is the decision-making body of SOFF.
MAIN FUNCTIONS
Strategic direction
Provide strategic direction that is consistent with the objective and scope of SOFF, taking into account the recommendations from the Advisory Board, and review and endorse strategic documents.
Operations and programming
Review and adopt the SOFF Operational Manual and the SOFF work programme, approve funding requests and the budget for the operation of the SOFF Secretariat.
Oversight
Review and endorse financial and programmatic monitoring reports from the SOFF Secretariat and the Trustee and commission independent external evaluations.
SOFF STEERING COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
FUNDERS
CO-CREATORS, BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES
REPRESENTATION AND CREWS
SOFF STEERING COMMITTEE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
- Guide and oversee the SOFF strategic direction and operations
- Adopt SOFF governance and operations documents, including the SOFF Operational Manual
- Adopt SOFF work and financial programme
- Approve SOFF funding requests and the work plan and budget of the SOFF Secretariat
- Endorse SOFF strategic and supporting operational documents, including the SOFF Operational Guidance Handbook and the resource mobilization and outreach strategy
- Review financial and programmatic reports from the Trustee and the SOFF Secretariat and indicate necessary actions as needed
- Commission SOFF evaluations
- Endorse Advisory Board composition and review Advisory Board recommendations and take actions as needed to maximize synergies across the whole meteorological value chain and to ensure last-mile impact
- Exercise such other functions as it may deem appropriate to fulfill the purposes of SOFF
DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Any person negatively affected or impacted by any investment funded by SOFF may file a complaint. Each SOFF Implementing Entity is responsible for addressing the complaint according to its complaint management mechanism. Information on these mechanisms and how to submit a complaint relating to SOFF investments can be found on the respective SOFF Implementing Entity’s website.
SOFF document library relating to Steering Committee Meetings, Advisory Board Meetings, SOFF Secretariat and Funding Requests.
View Steering Committee Decisions View our complete Document Library
TERMS OF REFERENCE
This document presents the Terms of Reference of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund (UN MPTF).
The SOFF Terms of Reference are the result of an intensive two-year participatory process to which many stakeholders contributed. The document provided the basis for the establishment of SOFF as a UN MPTF and for the administrative arrangements for financial contributions to the Facility.
