In multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs), stakeholders from the public and private sectors, civil society and academia plan, coordinate and implement activities to achieve common goals and sustainable change. One typical feature of institutionalised MSPs is a long-term governance structure. This always includes a central decision-making body that is responsible for the partnership’s strategic orientation.
To ensure the legitimacy of this central decision-making body, a regular and transparent election process is required. This process is usually supported by the MSP secretariat in its neutral role as facilitator of administrative and logistical processes. This document is therefore primarily aimed at MSP secretariats and supports the preparation, implementation and finalisation of steering committee election processes.
