How ARC Works
ARC combines governance, independent expertise, executive leadership, technical capacity and field delivery within an integrated organizational structure.
Recommended organogram:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
│
▼
ADVISORY COUNCIL
│
▼
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
/ EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
│
▼
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
│
┌────────────────┼─────────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
PROGRAMMES RESEARCH & MEL OPERATIONS
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
Technical Leads Research Team Finance / Admin
│ M&E / Data HR / Compliance
│
┌────────┼────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
Health Faith Protection Youth Climate
& Peace & Gender & Edu. & Humanitarian
│
└──────────────┬────────────────┘
▼
FIELD & COMMUNITY
TEAMS
│
▼
COMMUNITIES
Under the organogram, add:
One Organization. Multiple Capabilities. One Shared Purpose.
ARC’s structure allows specialized teams to work together around complex challenges rather than operating in isolated programme silos.
For example:
Health + Faith Engagement + Research + Community Mobilization + MEL
can come together around a single health programme.
Similarly:
Youth + Climate + Education + Research + Advocacy
can be assembled around a youth resilience programme.
This gives ARC a matrix-style delivery model that is very attractive to institutional partners because you can demonstrate both technical specialization and cross-sector integration.
HOW THE FOUR LEVELS WORK TOGETHER
I would put this graphic directly on the page:
GOVERN
Board of Directors
Provides strategic oversight, accountability and institutional stewardship.
↓
ADVISE
Advisory Council
Provides independent expertise, challenge, networks and strategic insight.
↓
LEAD
Executive Council
Coordinates strategy, organizational performance, programmes and resources.
↓
DELIVER
Core Functional & Technical Team
Designs and implements programmes, conducts research, manages partnerships and measures results.
↓
ENGAGE
Field & Community Teams
Work with communities, local institutions, faith actors, youth and partners.
↓
LEARN
Research, MEL & Knowledge
Captures evidence, results and lessons and feeds them back into strategy and programming.
That last LEARN → GOVERN feedback loop is important.
It shows that ARC is not simply:
Board → Staff → Projects
but:
Govern → Advise → Lead → Deliver → Measure → Learn → Improve.
EMPLOYEE DIRECTORY
I would make the actual employee section a separate expandable area beneath the functional structure.
Meet Our Team
Leadership
Executive leadership and organizational management.
Programme Team
Programme managers and implementation specialists.
Technical Specialists
Sector and thematic experts.
Research & MEL
Researchers, M&E specialists, data analysts and field researchers.
Field & Community Team
Field coordinators, community mobilizers and enumerators.
Operations
Finance, administration, HR, procurement and compliance.
Employee Card Format
Each person gets:
PHOTO
Name
Designation
Area of Expertise
Short 2–3 line professional biography.
Expertise Tags
Research MEL Health Faith Engagement
[ VIEW PROFILE ]
Don’t put long CVs on the main team page. Use the profile page/modal for detailed credentials.
THE “ADVISORS” PAGE SHOULD FEEL DIFFERENT
Don’t present advisors like employees.
Use:
Our Advisors
Strategic Counsel
Then profile cards with:
Name
Advisory Role
Expertise: Public Health | Policy | Research
Contribution to ARC: 2–3 lines.
This signals that they provide independent expertise, rather than being part of ARC’s daily operations.
THE BOARD SHOULD FEEL DIFFERENT AGAIN
Use a stronger governance presentation:
Board of Directors
Governance | Stewardship | Accountability
Then:
Chairperson
Directors
Independent / Non-Executive Directors, only where this designation actually exists formally.
And below:
The Board provides strategic oversight and holds executive leadership accountable for organizational performance, institutional integrity and responsible stewardship.
ADD A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE LAYER — BUT ONLY IF ARC ACTUALLY CONSTITUTES THEM
As ARC grows, I would recommend the following committees beneath the Board:
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Financial oversight • Audit • Risk • Internal controls
Governance & Ethics Committee
Governance • Ethics • Conflict of interest • Accountability
Programme & Impact Committee
Programme quality • Results • MEL • Learning
Safeguarding & Protection Committee
Safeguarding • PSEA • Child protection • Complaints
These can initially be Board committees or delegated oversight functions, rather than creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
THE GOVERNANCE MODEL IN ONE VISUAL
I would make this a beautiful graphic on the website:
ARC GOVERNANCE & DELIVERY MODEL
Layer | Primary Purpose | Accountability |
Board | Govern | Members / applicable legal framework |
Advisory Council | Advise | Board / Terms of Reference |
Executive Council | Lead | Board |
Core Team | Manage & Deliver | Executive Council |
Technical Teams | Implement | Programme Leadership |
Field Teams | Engage & Deliver | Programme Teams |
Communities & Partners | Participate & Co-create | Mutual accountability |
Research & MEL | Measure & Learn | Organization-wide |
ONE VERY IMPORTANT ARC DIFFERENTIATOR
I would put this statement prominently on the Team page:
Expertise Without Silos
ARC brings together specialists from different disciplines because complex social challenges rarely fit within a single sector.
A single ARC programme may draw on:
Research + Health + Faith + Protection + Youth + Climate + Community Engagement + MEL
to create a response that is evidence-informed, locally grounded and designed for sustainable impact.
This is highly consistent with ARC’s stated purpose of bringing together different actors and using collaboration, research, dialogue and partnerships to address systemic challenges.
FINAL WEBSITE MENU
So your TEAM menu would appear like this:
TEAM & GOVERNANCE
▾ Board of Directors / Governors
Governance & Strategic Oversight
▾ Advisory Council
Independent Expertise & Strategic Counsel
▾ Executive Council
Executive Leadership & Organizational Management
▾ Core Functional Team
Professional & Technical Expertise
▾ Employees & Field Teams
People Behind the Work
▾ Organizational Structure
Organogram & Accountability
▾ Committees & Oversight
Finance • Governance • Programme • Safeguarding
And the page’s closing message:
The People Behind the Impact
ARC’s strength lies in bringing together different forms of expertise — from community knowledge and faith leadership to research, technical practice, programme management and policy.
Our governance provides accountability.
Our advisors provide perspective.
Our executive leadership provides direction.
Our technical teams provide expertise.
Our field teams turn strategy into action.
Our communities and partners help shape the solutions.
Together, We Rethink What Is Possible.
One governance caution: because ARC’s incorporation documents and programme proposal use different legal descriptions, I would resolve the “Private Limited / Section 42” terminology before publishing the governance page. The website should state one legally verified status consistently, especially because donors routinely conduct organizational due diligence. The incorporation documents themselves show directors/CEO and a company structure, while the July 2026 proposal describes ARC as a Section 42 nonprofit.
