CSSC - About Us - Governing Body

The business of the Commission at the Annual General Meeting shall be:
• To consider and adopt the Annual Report of the Executive Council
• To consider and adopt a report of the audited accounts of the Commission
• To deliberate on policy issues related to the emphasis in education and health and other social services
• To deliberate and approve CSSC plan and budgets
• To deliberate on CSSC Constitutional matters

Board of Trustees

CSSC has established a Board of Trustees with a membership of not less than five (5) but not more than eight (8) Registered Trustees of the Commission who shall represent the parent Church Assemblies of the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) and the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC).
Membership of the Board of Trustees:
• The Presiding Bishop of the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT)
• The Presiding Bishop of the Tanzania Episcopal conference (TEC)
• The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Tanzania
• The Secretary General of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference
• The Director of the Christian Social Services Commission shall be the ex-official member and secretary to the Board of Trustees.
The members of the Board of Trustees shall be collectively known as the Registered Trustees of the Christian Social Services Commission and they shall hold office for a period of 5 years and they shall be eligible for re-appointment.
The Board of Trustees is vested with all monies and immovable property of the Commission and shall be capable of suing and being sued as well as conducting contracts for and on behalf of the Commission.

Trust Fund
The Christian Social Services Commission Trust Fund was established in 1999 under the Board of Trustees and its functions according to the constitutions of the Commission shall be:
• Serve as the recipient of all loans, grants and the depository of all monies generated through the services.
• Custodian of all funds, assets and property movable and immovable of the Commission.
• Investing any fund of the Commission in securities as it may think fit or may place such on deposit at such banks as it may determine.
• Efficient management of the assets and funds of the Commission.

Management of the Trust Fund
The management of the affairs and conduct for the business of the Commission is vested in the Executive Council. The council therefore may appoint standing committees or ad-hock committees for purpose of better discharge of the functions of the Commission chapter four section 4 (iv) of the Constitution refers.

Standing Committee Trust Fund
The Executive Council has established a Trust Fund Standing Committee, which is made up of the following members:
• Secretary General of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC).
• General Secretary of Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT).
• CSSC Director.
• Three other Christians with reputable qualifications in finance, economics and investment analysis.
• Trust Fund Manager as Secretary.
The Chairman of this Committee shall be the Honorary Treasurer

Functions of the Trust Fund Committee
• To work on the sustainability of the Commission
• To raise funds within and without the country
• To analyze investments for the Commission and to make proposal to the Executive Council for consideration.

Trust Fund Unit
The Trust Fund Manager answerable to the Chairman of the Trust Fund Standing Committee of the Executive Council and assisted by the Administrative Assistant shall perform the day to day functions of the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund Manager shall also have a working relationship with the CSSC Director in his functions.

Executive Council
Membership of the Executive Council comprise of:
• The President of the Commission (Chairman)
• The Vice President of the Commission (Vice Chairman)
• The Honorary Secretary
• The Honorary Treasurer
• The Director, who shall also be the Chief Executive Officer
• Two more members to be elected by the Commission
The Executive Council is responsible for formulating policies, review operational plans and monitor progress, meets twice a year.