Scope of Work

To formulate directions and strategies to promote partnership of the Council and the Sector with other professional & third sector organizations, and the government in enhancing social welfare development;
To provide platform for the public, including business, professional and philanthropic sectors, to give inputs in the social agenda setting process;
To nurture buy-in and supports from business, professional and philanthropic sectors to the social agenda and services;
To formulate directions and strategies to build a caring and sustainable society through advancing corporate social responsibility practices and philanthropy;
To promote public understanding of social welfare services and image of the Council and the Sector to strengthen public support;
To enhance Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) accountability and transparency to strengthen public trust;
To enhance public education and engagement towards building a caring and inclusive society.

To set welfare agenda in response to social needs and advocate for improvement of concerned policies and services;
To identify service needs with the Sector and inform the Government, the public and other stakeholders;
To initiate and participate in welfare planning, service enhancement and financing to reflect and consolidate views of the Sector, supported by data and analysis on social needs and recommendations on service solutions;
To formulate directions and strategies to support & empower users groups to articulate their needs and to participate in enhancing policies and services to address their situations;
To promote pioneering and innovative service response together with the Sector to meet the needs, fill service gaps and scale up innovation to create higher social impact;
To formulate directions and strategies to promote evidence-based practice and best practice sharing to enhance service quality and effectiveness;
To enhance cross-service and multi-disciplinary collaboration in meeting community needs;
To foster networking and exchanges with international and regional counterparts for development of local welfare agenda, the application of related international conventions, experience sharing and practice advancement.

To identify and promote agenda to build a sustainable, accountable, efficient and effective sector;
To enhance liaison, communication and co-operation among Agency Members;
To promote membership development, review membership criteria and update membership status;
To monitor policies and practices related to the subvention/funding systems of the Government and other major funders;
To identify organizational / capacity building needs of Agency Members, provide support and services and promote joint problem solving;
To support, enhance and develop the Sector’s capacity in effective and efficient organizational management and service delivery;
To support and facilitate the use of information and communication technology by the Sector in organizational management and service delivery;
To build platforms and facilitate the Sector’s development through exchanges and collaboration with the Mainland and international social sector.

To set social development agenda and advocate for just and fair social policies and legislations;
To formulate directions and strategies for, and co-ordinate the Council’s policy and service researches;
To monitor and inform the welfare sector and the public of the trends and challenges of social development in Hong Kong;
To respond to and monitor the implementation of existing and newly proposed policies and legislations related to social welfare and social development;
To formulate directions and strategies to enhance policy makers’ and the public’s understanding and adoption of recommendations and viewpoints of the Council;
To bring in global social development agenda and benchmark international experience for developing local agenda and learning;
To promote and monitor the observance of international conventions related to welfare and social development;
To scrutinize and, when necessary, follow up on the annual plan and positions of the specialized committees on “social security and employment policy” and “social development”.