Team role
Small enough to stay focused, connected enough to support a national platform.
The team works with board leadership, members, partners, and stakeholders to coordinate advocacy priorities, manage organizational communication, and support resource mobilization for child-rights work.
- Evidence before messaging
- Safeguarding in every engagement
- Clear accountability to members
- Practical coordination over visibility for its own sake
Our Team
Staff & leadership
Meet the coordination team supporting ECRAN's members, board, and partners.
Team profiles are published here once added in the CMS.
Governance & Structure
Organizational Chart
How ECRAN coordinates its general assembly, executive board oversight, and secretariat departments.
General Assembly
Supreme Governing Body
Composed of 40+ accredited civil society Member Organizations across Ethiopia; approves network strategy, bylaws, and elects the Board.
Board of Directors
Strategic Governance & Policy Oversight
Elected representatives providing strategic oversight, policy direction, financial stewardship, and institutional accountability.
Internal Audit & Advisory
Independent Oversight
Advises the Board on compliance, safeguarding integrity, and statutory standards under Proclamation No. 1113/2019.
Executive Director & Secretariat
Operational Leadership & Coordination
Leads day-to-day coordination, manages network staff, represents ECRAN externally, and drives strategic execution.
Programs & Policy Advocacy
Translates grassroots child-rights evidence into national policy dialogue, research briefs, and legislative advocacy.
- Evidence & Applied Research
- Child Protection Systems
- Child & Youth Participation
Network Coordination & Membership
Facilitates inter-agency coordination, member support, regional nodes, and technical capacity-building programs.
- Member Engagement
- Regional Coordination Nodes
- Advocacy Capacity Building
Safeguarding & Quality Assurance
Guarantees child safeguarding protocols, ethical research compliance, and rigorous monitoring across all member engagements.
- Child Safeguarding Standards
- Accountability & Compliance
- Monitoring & Evaluation
Finance, Admin & Communications
Manages grant compliance, institutional finances, human resources, media engagement, and public communications.
- Financial & Grants Management
- Operations & HR
- Media Relations & Press