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The position of the technical director within the member association / 2 19 committee chairperson is usually a member of the ExCo. The committees represent a forum where policy discussions take place, and they approve and supervise the work conducted by the general secretariat. The number and type of committees depends on the size, history and level of activity of the association. There is no worldwide standard for how many committees should be created and what they should deal with. The FIFA Standard Statutes (article 41) contain a suggested list of 16 committees, among which at least five relate to the work of the Technical Department: Technical & Development, Women, Youth, Futsal, and Football Committee. Below is a simplified version of the association’s organisational chart that includes the committees as well: Congress Executive committee Committees General secretary Departments Finance, compliance and audit Administration/finance Competitions/refereeing/medical Competitions Technical/women/youth/grassroots Technical Communications and marketing Communications and marketing National teams National teams Elected members Contracted employees
20 2 / The position of the technical director within the member association The technical director should be aware of what committees are foreseen by the statutes and which ones are actually active (it does happen that a committee can exist mainly on paper). His role in this respect is: - To discuss the agenda of the meeting with the chairperson - To organise the content to be presented (activity reports, statistics, various information, presentations) - To participate in the committee meeting and provide relevant input during the discussions, including proposals for new activities or changes in the way work is conducted - To execute the decisions that are taken or validated by the committee after final approval by the ExCo via the general secretary Despite the fact that the committees increase the workload for the technical director, they present advantages as well, such as the possibility to get the development strategy and specific action plans formally approved by an institutional body of the association. This is usually associated with the allocation (or proposal thereof to the ExCo) of the needed resources for the implementation. The technical director should therefore understand the basics of the political dynamics within the association and interact with the committees by providing the technical support and justification for the decisions to be taken. Particularly important is the relationship with the committee chairperson, who is usually also a member of the ExCo. Developing a close and personal communication will enable the technical director to pass on his message in an efficient way and to get the backing on policy decisions. Like FIFA, some associations plan their committee meetings on an annual basis and organise “meeting weeks” where most of the committee meetings take place, followed by a meeting of the ExCo. In this context, the technical director can plan the work related to the committees and involve his staff in the required organisational work. It is to be noted that staff of the technical department who work on specific issues (e.g. head of women’s football) should also participate in the relevant committee meeting (e.g. women’s football committee). Important The technical director should be in a position to suggest changes and adaptations to the number and type of technical-related committees and possibly to the profile of the nominated members. He should be able to approach both the general secretary and the president in order to make proposals to be submitted to the ExCo and the congress. As a general suggestion, associations should keep the number of committees to a manageable level. It is sometimes better to have only one committee in charge of all development activities that meets more frequently rather than a high number of committees for each matter that meet rarely or not at all.
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