Module 2

Hierarchy of an NGO:

Manifest Organisation:

In manifest organisation, on the surface, it appears that the Team Leader manages all the members of the team, directly or indirectly. But it has been revealed that actually the situation is very different and comes close to the model given below. In reality, the Team Leaders, Senior Social Workers, and certain of the more experienced Basic Grade Workers are all working within the professional responsibility for their cases, drawing only on voluntary consultation with colleagues as and when they require it. Moreover when large issues appear on the scene they all turn to the Area Officer for guidance rather than the Team Leader. In respect of the other workers, the Team Leader has essentially a co - ordinative role, co- ordinating the daily flow of work, duty arrangements, chairing team meetings, etc. In addition they may also provide advice to their colleagues, when asked.

On the other hand all the qualified and unqualified persons, still working in the stratum 1 can be expected to see the Team Leader (or perhaps one of the stratum 2 workers to whom they maybe assigned for training purposes in case of students) in a managerial role or as we say it in the conventional social work terminology as a realistic and accepted "supervisor".