Regional Coordinating Mechanism

Membership

The constituency of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism is drawn from the General Membership of PANCAP with representation from all categories of partners. Currently, the representation is as follows:

• Chairperson (Standing Chairperson of COHSOD)
• Eight (8) Member countries including six (6) CARICOM Member States, two of which must be OECS Member States, and two (2) Non-CARICOM countries
• OECS Secretariat/RCM
• Chairperson, Caribbean Coalition of National AIDS Programme Coordinators (CCNAPC)
• Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean regional Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS
• One (1) representative - UN/Multilateral Agencies
• One (1) representative - Bilateral Donor Agencies
• One (1) representative – Civil Society/NGO Sector
• One (1) representative – Regional Faith-based Organization
• One (1) representative – Private Sector
• One (1) representative – Regional Youth Organizations
• One (1) representative – Regional Financial Institutions
• Director, PANCAP
• Ex - officio Members
• CARICOM Secretariat
• Caribbean Representative to the Board, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)
• Conveners of Technical Working Groups

Core Functions

The Regional Coordinating Mechanism functions as the Executive Board with the following responsibilities:

• Provide policy guidance on the effective management and operation of PANCAP
• Advise on the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the CRSF on HIV/AIDS and other related initiatives that may emerge from time to time
• Monitor adherence of partners to the approved strategic priorities of PANCAP and direct the implementation of its work programme
• Review the work plans and technical reports of core partners in relation to the implementation of the CRSF on HIV/AIDS and other initiatives approved by PANCAP
• Approve and direct all projects to be executed under the aegis of PANCAP, including projects supported by donor and non-donor resources

Institutional Arrangements

• The countries serving on the Regional Coordinating Mechanism will be rotated in alphabetical order from among each sub-group, each with tenure of no more than two years at a time.
• The first country starting in alphabetical order in each group may be allowed to serve for three years, while all others will serve for two years only. This measure is to ensure a balance between “old” and “new” country representation, thereby promoting a level of continuity among the membership
• The Regional Coordinating Mechanism will meet bi-annually under the direction of the Standing Chairperson of COHSOD with the intent of developing strategies for translating the policy decisions of the General Membership of PANCAP into purposive action and for overseeing the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programmes and projects
• The Regional Coordinating Mechanism will receive analytical reports, with relevant recommendations for consideration, from all designated Technical Working Groups and respond appropriately
• The CARICOM Secretariat, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and other partners, will determine date, venue and agenda of the meetings of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism; while the Coordinating Unit of PANCAP located within the Directorate of Human and Social Development will be responsible for all administrative and logistical arrangements.