1. LOGIN Institutional Structure
OD Team
Report Presentation
14. December 2017

2. The OD Team’s mandate
Objective « To study the proposed Institutional Structures and Governance Principles for LOGIN developed by the Working Group on Governance Structure (WGGS) and make a final proposal on the institutional set-up of LOGIN in the future. »

3. Introduction Documents consulted 36 people interviewed
Networks studied

4. Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 1
General Assembly
Very effective occasion to
Keep the spirit of LOGIN alive
Cement the feeling of togetherness among members
Overloaded with programme and governance issues 4

5. Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 2
Secretariat
Innovative way of balancing conflicting expectations and demands from stakeholders
Managing the network’s:
content and processes
finances and keep control of expenses
Understaffed
FDFA rules are a hindrance in managing operations 5

6. Operational Committee
Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 3
Operational Committee
Very supportive
Provides useful inputs
Speed of decision-making could be faster at times 6

7. Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 4
Country Platforms
Collective identity and visibility
Opportunities to periodically meet and share information, experiences
Unintended dysfunctionalities
Vehicle for acquiring ostensible power and influence
Backroom manoeuvres and power-play
Distract CP attention
LOGIN losing some of its relevance to the national DLG reform agenda
Resistance to the strategic expansion of the network
Influential members becoming “agents of resistance” 7

8. Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 5
Country Facilitators
Good point of contact for the Secretariat in country
Main activities
Organisation of CP meetings
Follow up on Secretariats requests
Analysis of country context
Performances vary across countries
Role evolved from being an “in-county antenna” for Secretariat to becoming a secretary to the CP
Recruitment and appointment: a source of confusion
Some confusion about roles
Sometimes communication inadequate
Profiles and remuneration packages need revisiting 8

9. Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 6
Members
Very positive on LOGIN
Generously contribute their own experiences in learning events
Some members more actively support the network and can be relied upon than others
Few take the initiative of pursuing learning exchanges with other members beyond the event itself
Membership interest and stakes in DLG and in LOGIN vary a great deal among members and within countries
Some significant actors in DLG are not (yet) among the network members 9

10. Functionality (or otherwise) of the elements and their relationships - 7
SDC & SCOs
Have a major influence on the functioning of LOGIN at different levels
SDC has been a:
Stable, flexible and reliable source of funding
Door opener in almost all the countries
SDC country/regional strategies fail to include LOGIN as a possible vehicle to lever SDC DLG programmes
SCOs seem to lack guidance from SDC HO about their interface with LOGIN
Flow of information between SCOs and LOGIN is often sub-optimal
LOGIN not able to leverage SDC investments in DDLG promotion in specific countries 10

11. Plausible Options for LOGIN in future
Option 1: Continue LOGIN as an SDC project
Option 2: Prepare LOGIN for becoming a registered and autonomous legal entity after significantly strengthening the network (Postpone registration)
Option 3: Handing over LOGIN to an established institution
Option 4: Close down LOGIN 11

12. Recommended Option
Prepare LOGIN for becoming a registered and autonomous legal entity after significantly strengthening the network (Postpone registration) 12

13. LOGIN proposed Institutional set-up - 1
Rationale
Findings and conclusions of the OD Team in-depth analysis of LOGIN’s organisation and functioning
Review of WGGS proposals
Findings of the Legal Study
Lessons from the Study of other Transnational Networks 13

14. LOGIN proposed Institutional set-up - 2
An Association registered in Switzerland
Membership based two-tier governance structure
General Assembly
Highest governing body constituted of the full members of LOGIN.
International Board of Directors
In charge of the network’s overall strategic guidance and operational management, incl. financial 14

15. LOGIN - Proposed Organisation Chart
Donor Agencies/Funders
General
Assembly
Members
Committees
Need-based Task Groups
International Board
Executive
Bureau/Secretariat
Learning
Facilitators
Committees
Need-based Task Groups
TLCs
Members
Governing organs
Staff
Members/outside experts

16. LOGIN proposed Institutional set up - 4
Organs of the Association:
Membership
General Assembly
Board of Directors
Executive Bureau
Learning Facilitators
Thematic Learning Communities
Need-based Task Groups
The future Executive Bureau will be located in Asia. Its potential location yet to be identified 16

17. LOGIN proposed Institutional set-up - 5
New Membership Organisational Basis
Thematic based membership organisation
Criteria for grouping:
thematic competency and/or interest of member institutions
Stakeholders type (training institutions, Local Government institutions, NGOs, etc.)
Rationale
Transnational knowledge network focus on quality and context relevance of knowledge shared
Facilitating learning and transference methods amongst peers
Efficient management of Thematic knowledge provisioning
National boundaries = more of a hindrance than a help for transnational learning
Approach
Creating an Enabling Environment for peer learning
Provision of Facilitation Services
Country level coordination, collaboration left to country members 17

18. LOGIN proposed Institutional set-up - 6
New Membership Organisational Basis
Proposed Organisational Guiding Principles
Optimise members’ knowledge creation, sharing and learning potential
Ensure member-driven network
Clear and precise definition of roles and responsibilities of organs, as well as of respective postions within organs
Gender balance throughout organisation
Subsidiarity in tasks allocation
Transparency

19. LOGIN proposed Institutional set up - 7
Transition Plan Outline:
Preparing the Legal Entity
Preparing a Sustainability Strategy
Preparing the Network 19