Co-chairs

Two Co-chairs will be elected from the SME WG membership. The Co-chairs will serve a two-year term and are limited to two consecutive terms. There is no limit on the number of nonconsecutive terms a co-chair may serve.

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Strategic and technical direction of SME WG
• Preparation and chairing of SME WG meetings
• Communication with RBM Management Team, including taking part in quarterly coordination meetings chaired by the CEO
• Liaising with RBM Partner Committees and other RBM Partnership Working Groups, including taking part in relevant Partner Committee Steering Committees
• Review of meeting minutes, quarterly update and annual reports

Secretariat

Roles and responsibilities of the SME WG Secretariat include:

• Coordination and organisation of SME WG plenary meetings and committee meetings in collaboration with Co-chairs
• Preparation and dissemination of meeting minutes
• Preparation of quarterly updates on the SME WG’s work for the CEO, and annual reports to the RBM Board
• Coordination with RBM relating to SME WG homepage updates, maintenance of membership list, meetings minutes, and SME WG products
• Communication among SME WG membership
• Maintenance of momentum on SME WG tasks and products
• Liaising with RBM Partner Committees and other RBM Partnership Working Groups
• Other supporting functions as appropriate

Committees

Committees may be established to work on specific short-term issues or products of interest to SME WG or longer-term objectives in areas of interest to SME WG. A committee may be established at the recommendation of annual SME WG meetings or of RBM to the co-chairs. Additionally, any member may propose the creation of a committee to meet an explicit SME challenge or need.

SME WG Co-chairs must endorse the committee, with support from the SME WG Secretariat. Following this endorsement, Committees will be named on the SME WG website along with contact information. Each Committee should be led by co-leads and have an agreed TOR with specific annual plans and objectives that are validated by the SME WG Co-chairs and Secretariat