The Technical Committee's responsibilities include:

1. developing, maintaining, and communicating a strong scientific foundation for planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating bird conservation;
2. identifying and prioritizing species, habitats, and focus areas;
3. assisting partners in identifying and developing bird conservation projects and programs;
4. providing technical advice to partners developing bird conservation proposals;
5. assisting in the development and implementation of the SJV Conservation Plan and the SJV Inventory and Monitoring Plan;
6. reviewing and ranking proposals submitted to the SJV Awards Program;
7. reviewing documents/issues and providing feedback to the appropriate entity;
8. and monitoring and evaluating the progress of the objectives of the Conservation Plan.