Structure

Social Services Europe is established as a formal, legally based association under Belgian ASBL/VZW status. Social Services Europe intends to have a ‘light’ structure based on expertise and capacity available in the membership, made up by the Board, the General Working Group, Taskforces and the General Assembly. It formalises co-operation in areas of common interest of its members and where agreement can be found to work together, based on an Annual Work Programme.

Board

Composed of the Directors or Secretary Generals of each member network. The meetings of the Board - as a rule eight per year - are chaired by one member, the President of SSE, on a rotation basis. The current mandate is one year. The organisation to take over the Presidency of SSE in the next year has the Vice-President of SSE. The current President is Heather Roy, Secretary General, Eurodiaconia. The Vice-President is Aad Koster, representing EAN.

Task Forces

Task Forces can be set up by the Board to organise the work around specific topics or for dedicated activities. Members interested in the topic or activity nominate their policy staff or thematic experts. The observer members can be represented. SSE currently has two Task Forces, one on the European Care Strategy (and topics related to care policies) and the other on the Social Economy Action Plan (and social economy in general).