Co-chairs

The MSWG will be led by two Co-chairs, appointed by the membership of the Working Group. The Co-chairs serve in a personal capacity, not as representatives of their employing organisation. 

The Co-chairs will be responsible for: 

• Preparation and chairing of CMWG meetings, review of meeting minutes, including setting the attendance fees to ensure that there will be a proper representation of members from malariaaffected countries at the meetings. 
• Preparation of the Bi-annual workplan and Budget, including setting SMART1 objectives by which progress can be objectively monitored. 
• Mobilising the resources necessary for the delivery of the workplan. 
• Organising the Workstreams that will deliver on different aspects of the work plan, appointing Work Stream leaders, and regularly monitoring the progress of the Work Streams against the targets set in the workplan. 
• Representation of CMWG in all RBM mechanisms. • Take part in quarterly coordination meetings between the Working Groups and the Partner Committee Co-chairs, chaired by the RBM CEO. 
• Promote strategic linkages and collaboration with other regional networks to advance the objectives and CMWG and RBM Partnership as a whole.  

Working Group Coordinator

The day-to-day administration of the CMWG will be carried out by the Workstream Coordinator, who will be appointed by the Co-chairs from candidates proposed by members of the Working Group. 

The Secretariat will be responsible for: 

• Coordination and organisation of the Working Group meetings in collaboration with the Cochairs. 
• Preparation and dissemination of meeting notes and/or minutes to attendees and the wider membership as appropriate, including quarterly updates for the RBM CEO on the CMWG work. 
• he administration of the process for reviewing applications for Working Group membership and informing applicants whether they have been accepted or not.  
• Maintenance of the database of members of the Working Group and the associated distribution mailing lists. • Maintenance of the CMWG section of the RBM Partnership website. 
• Distributing information and publications of interest to the Working Group members through the Working Group distribution mailing list. 
• Coordinate CMWG fund mobilisation efforts in collaboration with the Co-chairs.  
• In case of unavailability of the Co-chairs, representation of CMWG in RBM mechanisms. 
• Other supporting functions as appropriate.