Organisation

ÖFSE was founded in 1967 in the legal form of a foundation under public law.
The foundation was established with the objective of offering an information, documentation, and research centre for development policy and cooperation issues.
The ÖFSE charter was amended in 2007; the foundation's bodies are the Board of Trustees, the Management, and the Reseach Direction. An overview of the current organisation of ÖFSE is provided in the organisational chart.

Management
Mr. Werner Raza

Board of Trustees

Chair:
Mr. Andreas Novy, associate professor


Deputy Chair:
Mr. Heinz Hödl

Mr. Martin Jäggle, full professor
Ms. Beate Littig, university lecturer
Mr. Franz Nuscheler, full professor
Mr. Klaus Zapotoczky, full professor

Associate Members:
Ms. Petra Dannecker, full professor
Mr. Wolfgang Palaver, full professor
Ms. Ulrike Schneider, full professor




Financing

ÖFSE is primarily financed by public funds provided by the Austrian federal government.
In 2011 its overall budget amounted to approximately EUR 1.5 million. The main part of these funds was provided by the Austrian Development Agency – ADA. Additional sponsors include church institutions such as the Carol Singing Campaign of the Austrian Catholic Children's Movement. Own resources are generated from rental activities.

The financial statements and project accounting are audited and the balance sheet is prepared by an external auditor (tax consultancy office Key-Tax).
The accounts are published in the annual report.