Working towards a strengthened partnership with relevant stakeholders has been one of the priorities for CCHS at the national and sub-national level. CCHS national office current has a number of formal partnerships at the national level which include the Health Sector Partnership Agreement with National Department of Health and a Grant Agreement to deliver the Sexual & Reproductive Health Integration Project to the PATH (PNG & Australia Transition to Health) facility. There is informal understanding with various Government Departments such as Department of Personnel Management, Treasury and Finance.
At the provincial level, the National Office is providing technical oversight on the development of Service Level Agreement with Provincial Health Authorities.

Government Health Sector Grants are received in two components. The first, being the Personnel Emoluments component
that is used to pay for Salary and Wages of our staffs  working in CCHS Health facilities throughout the country. The second, being the Operational component that is used to pay for clinical and administrative expenditure at the Diocese level. It is important to note at this juncture – that all medicinal supplies for our CCHS Health Facilities are procured by the National Department of Health. The CCHS National Office is responsible for efficient financial management of these grant at the dioceses.

A policy manual for Catholic Church Health Services was developed in 2009 followed by a second edition written in 2015. The manual contains policies that guide the coordination and implementation of health service delivery within the CCHS network. Policies such as Child Protection, Anti-terrorism and PSEAH (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment) have been recently amended to comply with safeguarding requirements from development partners. The CCHS National Office continues to work very closely with dioceses to ensure policies remain a critical aspect of the CCHS work. All policies are developed in consultation with various stakeholders, endorsed by the CCHS National Office Management team prior to the approval by the CCHS National Board.

One of the largest single function of the CCHS National Office is the management of the payroll. Traditionally, CCHS has been managing payroll for all its health workers and administration staff through each diocese. The decentralized arrangement was functional but not very reliable in terms of timely reporting and recruiting against approved positions and grades. This has now led to the centralization of the payroll function that is managed at the National Office. As of the April, 2021, a total of 18 diocesan payrolls are being managed at the CCHS National Office.

The Catholic Church Health Services support the monitoring and evaluation system of the National Department of Health by collecting and reporting data through the National Health Information System (NHIS) data tools and other relevant program data monitoring systems such as the HIV Surveillance system (SURV). A M&E Manager oversees internal data process flows who is supported by M&E officers. At CCHS National Office NHIS and SURV data are recorded and stored in an electronic database known as FAHID (Facility Assessment & Health Information Database). A M&E data report was completed in 2020 containing data for years 2017 to 2019. The 3-year data report will be used as baselines to develop program specific targets.

Project Management remains an important function of CCHS National Office in its efforts to support specific program areas or improve the general health response. A Projects Director at the CCHS National Office leads the development of new projects and guides the implementation of existing ones. By managing projects, CCHS had the opportunity to work with partners such as the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs through is various aid facilities, Department of National Planning & Monitoring, The Global Fund, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and USAID (United States Agency International Development) through Family Health International (FHI360).