TLC’s Board of Directors comprises individuals nominated based on their integrity, commitment, background, and technical expertise. Working closely with the Founders and Directors of TLC, the overarching role of the Board is to provide oversight to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery, as well as compliance with TLC’s regulatory, policy and legal framework related to administrative, personnel, fiscal and programmatic responsibilities under the laws of the country. The Board also provides leadership, strategic guidance, and advice to the organization in terms of its portfolio of projects and funding sources, with emphasis on TLC’s mission, goals, values, and technical strengths. The key aim is to maintain TLC’s core focus to avoid risks of being drawn into programs that could compromise its mission and values.

TLC is managed by personnel with many years of experience managing programs to improve the livelihoods of rural communities and natural resource management. Areas of expertise include forestry, ecology, horticulture, agronomy, irrigation, soil and water conservation, NRM governance, marketing, agribusiness, gender, nutrition, GIS, land-use planning, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, accounting, and human resource management. A list of professional staff in Malawi is provided below.

On a day-to-day basis, TLC is managed by the Executive and Managing Directors (ED and MD, respectively) who report to the Board of Directors on matters relating to technical content of programs, administration, finance, audits, etc., (see organizational structure below). The ED and MD are supported by the Heads of Programs, M&E and Finance and Administration. Below the heads of departments are project managers who are supported by specialists for direct project implementation in the fields of climate smart agriculture, enterprise development, market access, value chain assessments, financial inclusion, CBNRM, NR governance and M&E. At field level, programs are coordinated by Field Coordinators who are responsible for all activities related to mobilization, extension and training of households and communities. Other personnel include Accountants, Office Managers, Drivers and Office Assistants.