The Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration Treaty provides a clear governance structure and operating modalities of the GVTC governance organs:
The Transboundary Executive Secretariat, whose role is to run the day-to-day activities of the Transboundary Collaboration. It is headed by the Executive Secretary designated by a Partner State other than the one hosting the Secretariat, for a non-renewable period of four years on a rotational basis.
The Deputy Executive Secretaries are from each of the Partner States other than the one holding the position of Executive Secretary and they serve for a period of four years renewable only once.
The GVTC Executive Secretary is under the general supervision of the Board.
It is a body corporate in accordance with the requisite laws of the host Partner State.
The GVTC Executive Secretariat is responsible to the Board for the following functions:
- To implement on a day-to-day basis, the plans, programs and strategies of the Transboundary Collaboration
- To implement decisions of the Summit, the Council of Ministers and the Board for better implementation of the GVTC Treaty
- To arrange meetings of the Summit, Council of Ministers, Board and other Committees,
- To coordinate scientific and technical studies for better implementation of the Treaty
- To solicit for funds of implementation of the Treaty
- To bring to the attention of the Partner States and make recommendations on any matter pertaining to the objectives of the Treaty
- To regularly publish and distribute the state of the Transboundary Protected Areas under the Treaty
- To prepare annual plans, budgets and reports for implementation of the Treaty
