Management Committee Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Management Committees

Often Management Committee members have limited understanding of the range of their responsibilities and how to carry them out. This reduces the effective management of the group or organisation and its ability to achieve its objectives.

Here we have provided key information on the overall responsibilities of Management Committees, summarised under five key headings. In each section you will find further guidance, a toolbox of practical resources and links to useful contacts to support Management Committees in carrying out their responsibilities more effectively.

Management Committee responsibilities fall under five main headings:

Vision and Leadership

The Management Committee ensures that everything the organisation does supports its vision, purpose and aims. They establish the fundamental values, (i.e. the ethical principles) on which the organisation operates. They must devise a clear strategy to realise the vision and focus on delivering on this strategy.
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Accountability and Legal Liability

The Management Committee must account for everything the organisation does, including its spending and activities. The Management Committee is accountable to the membership of the organisation and other key stakeholders such as funders and service users. The Management Committee monitors and evaluates all areas of the organisation’s performance.
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Keeping it Legal

The Management Committee must ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements and seeks guidance around any uncertainties. Everything the Management Committee and the organisation do must also be in line with its governing document (e.g. constitution or memorandum and articles of association).
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Financial Management

The Management Committee must ensure that all money, property and resources are properly used, managed and accounted for. In order to be accountable, suitable systems must be in place and kept up to date.
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Managing Staff and Volunteers

The Management Committee must ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place for staff and volunteers and that both are properly managed and supported. In organisations that employ staff, the Management Committee is essentially the employer bringing specific legal responsibilities. They have specific responsibility for the support, supervision and appraisal of the most senior staff member (the chief officer).
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