Evolving
Roles and Characteristics of NGO:
Leadership is a big job role when it comes
to the characteristics and competencies of ReliefIndia Trust. The role and characteristics of NGO leasers evolve from one
NGO to the other and also from one region to the other. The reason for such
evolving nature of the roles and characteristics are the circumstances which
stood as the main challenge. There might be some easy regions for NGOs to work
while some regions can be very tough due to the local challenges prevailing
there. The competencies of Ngo leaders are well tested in pressure situations
or exceptional conditions, such as working for the benefit of HIV/ AIDS
victims.
Competencies
and Characteristics:
Typical competencies of NGO leaders include
the capacity of the NGO leader to effectively communicate the strategy and
objectives of the organization, ability to inspire NGO teams and Co workers,
ability to motivate individuals, identification of opportunities and
transforming the plans into a workable model. The Relief India Trust management has noticed that the competencies of
NGO leaders have a much broader range as compared to the private and corporate
sector. Therefore, the leader’s job is much more challenging in NGOs then in
the private and the corporate sector. There might be the reason that NGOs leaders'
performance is measured by their emotional maturity and their capability to
mobilize the emotional intelligence that they possess. On the other hand, the
corporate and the private sector has nothing to do with emotions as their sole
aim of working is to generate revenue without getting emotional about anything
related to their business.
NGOs
Leader assessment tools:
Many NGOs working worldwide have introduced
the assessment tools to determine the competency of the leaders. For example, a
tool introduced by Red Cross contained 70 questions which were enough to
reinforce the required qualities in the leaders of their organization. Similarly,
in another organization, they introduced a set of standards for their leaders,
which applies to all levels of their NGO. Further, these standards are
independent of the location and the function they are used upon.
Qualities
of Leaders:
Following are some of the core qualities
which Relief India Trust
·
The leaders should have a clear
and definite vision which could give them a sturdy sense of assurance to help
the poor and needy people irrespective of the location and challenges faced.
·
The leaders should always show a
willingness to learn any skill or tool. They should also show willingness in
experimenting about a thing which hasn’t been done before by the NGO.
·
The leaders are expected to
have curiosity about the field he is working on and should try to explore
things on his own.
·
The leaders obviously should
have excellent writing and interpersonal skills which differentiates him from
the rest of the staff.
·
The leader should be capable
enough to maintain a balance between competing demands.
The leader should also be able to absorb
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