ADDI-led Right-of-First-Refusal (RoFR) initiative: committee structure

ADDI-led Right-of-First-Refusal (RoFR) initiative: committee structure

Layer Composition Core Duties Key Outputs (quarterly)
1 • Steering Council 7–9 members—ADDI President (Chair), diaspora VC, African ministry rep, legal scholar, compliance expert, youth delegate, gender-equity advocate • Set policy priorities
• Approve budgets
• Ratify MoUs with governments		 • Policy white-paper updates
• Budget & KPI dashboard
• Government MoUs
2 • Policy & Compliance Board 6 specialists—procurement lawyer, ESG auditor, blockchain engineer, tax adviser, local-content analyst, public-finance economist • Draft RoFR language
• Maintain template “Bid-Ready” compliance pack
• Publish legal alerts		 • Model RoFR clauses
• Updated compliance toolkit
• Webinar / FAQ releases
3 • Capital & Finance Committee 5 members—diaspora banker, JOBS-Act crowdfunding lead, AfDB liaison, pension-fund rep, Islamic-finance rep • Source project finance
• Structure diaspora bonds & Reg CF/A+ raises
• Oversee escrow & performance-bond partners		 • Quarterly deal sheet
• Fund-raise scorecard
• Investor road-show calendar
4 • Talent & JV Accelerator 6 seats—Remoting.Work rep, African HR exec, diaspora recruiter, HBCU liaison, technical-training NGO, youth fellow • Match diaspora SMEs with local JV partners
• Curate talent pools
• Run skills-transfer boot camps		 • JV match list
• 30-day bid-team rosters
• Boot-camp completion stats
5 • Data & Transparency Desk 4 analysts—blockchain-dashboard dev, open-data journalist, impact-measurement specialist, civic-tech advocate • Maintain public ledger of tenders, bids, ESG scores
• Produce RoFR “success tracker”		 • Live dashboard uptime
• Quarterly impact report
• Open-data dumps
6 • Community Outreach Circle 8 rotating reps—faith leader, Black chamber exec, women-in-trade org, influencer, local chief, language translator, media partner, donor delegate • Run town-halls, podcasts, TikTok explainers
• Collect grassroots feedback
• Drive committee recruitment		 • Engagement metrics
• Community-feedback memos
• Volunteer pipeline report

Operating Rhythm

  • Monthly: Layer-specific sprint calls (60 min) → cross-layer sync (30 min).
  • Quarterly: Steering-Council plenary; release KPI & impact dashboard to public.
  • Annually: In-person summit rotated among RoFR-active countries.

Decision Flow

  1. Working layers draft proposals →
  2. Policy Board vets compliance & risk →
  3. Capital Committee confirms funding path →
  4. Steering Council votes (simple majority; Chair tie-breaker).

Success Metrics (Year 1 targets)

  • US $250 M* RoFR contracts secured · 20 diaspora-African JV teams formed · 2,000 professionals trained · dashboard uptime ≥ 99 %

This structure lets ADDI steer strategy at the top, while specialist layers handle law, money, talent, data, and community—delivering a full-stack engine for RoFR deals.

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