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Directorate

  • The AASc Directorate is the executive body of the AASc Presidium, headed by an Executive Director appointed by the President of the AASc, and operates in accordance with the AASc Charter  ;
  • The Directorate also includes the Deputy Executive Director, Heads of the Secretariat, Finance Department, HR Department, Legal Service and other structures approved by the Bureau of the Presidium;
  • The recruitment and dismissal of AASc staff members is carried out by the President of the AASc.
  • The Directorate is directly subordinate to the President of the AASc and executes his orders and instructions.
  • The Executive Director manages the Directorate and its constituent structures, organizes and manages the financial and economic activities of the AASc, submits candidates to the President for hiring and firing, encouraging and imposing penalties on the Directorate's staff;
  • The Executive Director is responsible for the correct use of AASc funds for their intended purpose and in accordance with this Charter  and the laws of the country of registration of AASc;
  • The Deputy Executive Director performs the functions assigned to him by the Executive Director;
  • The Director of the Finance Department – the Financial Director of AASc organizes the work of the accounting department, carries out current control over the activities of the accounting department and its staff, the purchase and storage of material assets, the correctness of financial records management and the movement of funds, the correctness of tax deductions and other mandatory state payments, property insurance, registration of medical insurance for AASc personnel.
  • The Director of the HR Department organizes the work of the Department and its staff, carries out current control over the activities of the Department and its staff, the admission and dismissal of staff, bonuses and penalties for AASc staff, the correctness of compliance with the labor legislation of the country of registration of AASc;
  • The Head of the Legal Service manages the Legal Service, monitors its activities and the work of staff, monitors compliance with the law and by-laws of the country of registration of the AASc, the correctness of maintaining and storing documents of legal importance, the correctness of drafting contracts, memoranda, acts of acceptance and transfer of material and technical means both within the AASc and between AASc and external partners;