LEADERSHIP

LEAD MINISTRIES® – ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

LEAD MINISTRIES® – LEAD (Legal Evangelical Association Development)

Registration No.: CSR-709/2012

Registered Under: Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860
Registered Office: Mohallah Patwarian, Mian Key Mor, Church Street, Bhai Pheru (Phool Nagar), Tehsil Pattoki, District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Head Office: Bhobtian, Raiwind Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Our Leadership and Governance

LEAD Ministries® is committed to responsible leadership, transparency, accountability, effective administration and the protection of human dignity.

The organization's leadership structure establishes the principal responsibilities of its office-bearers, programme personnel and assigned members. Each individual is expected to perform their duties within the authority assigned to their position, the organization's governing documents, approved policies and applicable law.

1. President — Zulfiqar Masih

The President provides overall organizational leadership, strategic direction, supervision and final organizational authority, subject to the organization's governing documents and applicable law.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise the organization's overall activities, projects and administration.
• Oversee organizational governance and implementation of approved policies.
• Provide final organizational decisions and approvals within the authority granted by the organization's governing documents.
• Authorize organizational activities, financial commitments and expenditures in accordance with approved budgets and financial procedures.
• Represent LEAD Ministries before relevant institutions, partners, donors and stakeholders.
• Review programme progress, reports, organizational performance and compliance.
• Resolve organizational matters and provide direction to office-bearers and personnel.
• Promote transparency, accountability, safeguarding and compliance with applicable laws and organizational procedures.

2. Vice-President — Pastor Imran Amanat

The Vice-President supports the President and supervises assigned organizational and programme activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in implementing organizational decisions and approved programmes.
• Coordinate assigned field activities, family follow-up and rehabilitation initiatives.
• Support children's education, family development and community welfare activities.
• Monitor programme progress and identify emerging needs.
• Coordinate with relevant personnel, volunteers and service providers.
• Exercise delegated responsibilities in accordance with organizational procedures and the President's authorized direction.

3. Secretary — Farzana Imran

The Secretary is responsible for organizational correspondence, administrative coordination and meeting documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain official correspondence and administrative records.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes and relevant documentation.
• Coordinate communications among office-bearers and programme personnel.
• Support programme follow-up, children's education and family development activities.
• Maintain records of organizational decisions and assigned tasks.
• Assist in preparing administrative reports and official communications.

4. Joint Secretary — Waqar Masih

The Joint Secretary assists the Secretary and supports administrative oversight, programme documentation and assigned verification duties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in maintaining organizational and programme records.
• Review assigned case documentation, reports and administrative records.
• Support verification of financial and programme documents when formally authorized.
• Assist in monitoring compliance with approved policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with the Secretary, Programme In-Charge and other authorized personnel.
• Report discrepancies, missing documents or administrative concerns to the President or other appropriate authorized authority.

5. Programme In-Charge — Swera Ishaq

The Programme In-Charge coordinates programme implementation, field activities, monitoring and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate approved programmes and field activities.
• Organize needs assessments, family visits and appropriate referrals.
• Monitor programme implementation and progress towards objectives.
• Prepare activity plans, progress reports and programme documentation.
• Coordinate with staff, volunteers, partners and relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor programme requirements and expenditure against approved budgets.
• Ensure appropriate safeguarding, confidentiality and beneficiary protection.
• Report programme progress, challenges and emerging needs to authorized management.
• Ensure that programme activities follow approved policies, procedures and applicable partnership agreements.

6. Record In-Charge — Safiya Bibi

The Record In-Charge maintains, organizes and safeguards official organizational and programme records.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain organizational files, registers, correspondence and reports.
• Organize and file programme documentation and supporting records.
• Maintain meeting minutes, attendance records and resolutions as assigned.
• Ensure records are accurate, securely stored and accessible only to authorized personnel.
• Retrieve documents for authorized reviews, reporting and audits.
• Identify missing, incomplete or inconsistent records and report them appropriately.
• Follow approved record-retention, confidentiality and document-management procedures.

7. Account and Finance Personnel — Naseem Zulfiqar

The Account and Finance Personnel is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and supporting financial accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain cash books, financial registers, ledgers and accounting records.
• Record funds received, authorized payments and programme expenditure.
• Prepare payment vouchers and maintain supporting receipts and documentation.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and authorized allocations.
• Assist in preparing financial statements and expenditure reports.
• Maintain records of advances, reimbursements and outstanding balances.
• Support financial reconciliation and authorized internal or external audits.
• Report discrepancies or suspected irregularities to the President or other appropriate authorized authority.
• Ensure financial transactions are properly documented and handled in accordance with approved procedures and applicable law.

Maintaining financial records does not, by itself, authorize the Account and Finance Personnel to approve payments. No individual may approve their own payment, remuneration or expense claim.

8. FOUNDER AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR – SARDAR MUSHTAQ GILL

Sardar Mushtaq Gill provides leadership in international advocacy, human rights awareness, organizational communications and partnership development within his assigned responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

International Advocacy and Human Rights

• Lead international human rights advocacy concerning Christian persecution, religious freedom, bonded labour and other human rights concerns.
• Develop and maintain relationships with international organizations, advocacy networks, institutions and potential partners.
• Raise international awareness about bonded labour, exploitation, Christian persecution and the rights of vulnerable communities.
• Contribute to the development of initiatives promoting the release, relocation and rehabilitation of bonded-labour-affected families.

International Partnerships and Donor Communication

• Communicate with funding organizations and donors in accordance with authorized partnership arrangements and applicable agreements or memoranda of understanding (MOUs).
• Coordinate communication and information-sharing between LEAD Ministries and relevant funding organizations or donors.
• Support project development, policy preparation, strategic planning and organizational development.
• Support project reporting, progress updates and communications required under authorized partnership arrangements.

Organizational Communications and Publications

• Prepare, write, edit and upload articles, reports, awareness materials and other approved content to the LEAD Ministries blog.
• Write and publish relevant content through authorized social media accounts to promote the organization's mission, human rights advocacy, religious freedom, children's education and family development.
• Contribute to organizational visibility, public awareness and responsible international communications.

Confidentiality and RRR Programme Reporting

All communication, reporting and public information relating to the Release, Relocation and Rehabilitation (RRR) Programme must comply with the applicable agreement or MOU between LEAD Ministries and the relevant funding organization.

Confidential information concerning affected families, including identities, personal histories, individual case details, photographs, relocation arrangements, release information and rehabilitation records, must not be published on the LEAD Ministries blog, social media accounts or other public platforms where disclosure is prohibited by the agreement or could compromise privacy or safety.

Sardar Mushtaq Gill's general advocacy and communications responsibilities do not authorize the publication of confidential RRR case information.

Programme reporting and information-sharing with funding organizations must take place through authorized channels and in accordance with the agreed requirements.

Any public communication concerning the RRR Programme must comply with the applicable agreement, safeguarding requirements and authorized organizational procedures.

9. RELIGIOUS COUNSELOR AND MEMBER – REV. SALEEM GILL

Rev. Saleem Gill,
Religious Counselor and Member, LEAD Ministries®
DS, All Saints Church, Pattoki, Lahore Diocese, Pakistan.

Rev. Saleem Gill supports the organization's religious counselling, pastoral guidance and community welfare objectives within the scope of his membership and assigned responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide religious counselling, pastoral guidance and spiritual encouragement to individuals and families who voluntarily seek such support.
• Support community welfare, family development and initiatives promoting peace, dignity and mutual respect.
• Encourage awareness of human rights, religious freedom and the protection of vulnerable communities.
• Support LEAD Ministries' humanitarian and community development objectives, as appropriate to his assigned role.
• Cooperate with other members and authorized personnel in relevant organizational activities.
• Respect the confidentiality, dignity, beliefs and personal choices of individuals receiving counselling or assistance.
• Ensure that religious counselling and participation in spiritual activities remain voluntary and are never conditions for receiving humanitarian, educational, legal or rehabilitation assistance.
• Report relevant organizational concerns through appropriate authorized channels.

Rev. Saleem Gill shall perform these responsibilities within the scope of his membership and any duties formally assigned by LEAD Ministries, in accordance with the organization's governing documents and applicable policies.

10. General Responsibilities of All Office-Bearers and Personnel

All office-bearers, members and personnel shall:

• Perform their assigned duties honestly, responsibly and in the best interests of LEAD Ministries.
• Respect the dignity, rights, privacy and safety of beneficiaries.
• Maintain accurate records and protect confidential information.
• Follow approved organizational policies, financial controls and safeguarding procedures.
• Disclose relevant conflicts of interest.
• Use organizational resources only for authorized purposes.
• Cooperate in programme monitoring, reporting and authorized audits.
• Avoid unauthorized financial commitments, public statements or representations on behalf of the organization.
• Report suspected financial irregularities, safeguarding concerns or serious misconduct through appropriate channels.
• Work collectively to promote freedom from bonded labour, protect vulnerable families, support children's education and strengthen family development in Pakistan.

11. Final Organizational Authority and Decision-Making

The President, Zulfiqar Masih, shall be the final organizational authority for LEAD Ministries, subject to the organization's governing documents, applicable law and any mandatory requirements of competent authorities.

The President shall provide final organizational direction and approval concerning administration, organizational activities, personnel responsibilities, policies, projects and other organizational matters within the authority legally and formally assigned to the office.

All office-bearers, members and personnel shall work within their assigned responsibilities and delegated authority. No individual shall independently commit the organization to financial obligations, contractual arrangements, policy changes or official positions without the required authorization.

Where a matter requires approval by the governing body, executive body, members or another authority under the organization's governing documents or applicable law, that required approval must also be obtained. The President's authority does not override such mandatory requirements.

Financial transactions must follow approved budgets, documented controls and authorization procedures. No person may approve their own remuneration, payment or expense claim.

All official communications with partners, donors, funding organizations, public institutions and other stakeholders must be consistent with the authority granted to the relevant representative and any applicable agreement or MOU.

12. Implementation and Review

These Roles and Responsibilities establish the principal duties of LEAD Ministries' office-bearers, programme personnel and assigned members. The organization may revise or supplement these responsibilities when required by organizational needs, approved policies, changes in applicable law or decisions made through the proper organizational procedures.

Any amendments shall be authorized and documented in accordance with the organization's governing documents and applicable law.

LEAD MINISTRIES®
LEAD — Legal Evangelical Association Development

Committed to human dignity, religious freedom, freedom from bonded labour, children's education and sustainable family development in Pakistan.

Final Organizational Authority: Zulfiqar Masih, President, LEAD Ministries®.