Decision ID: 002800

In October 2001, in a private session pursuant to Rule 12 of the Rules of Procedure, attended only by representatives of the Member States of the 1992 Fund and the 1971 Fund, the 1992 Fund Assembly decided the following: (a) to establish a network of persons in various regions and sub-regions serving as contact points; (b) to separate the roles of Technical Adviser and Head of the Claims Department; (c) to instruct the Director to appoint a Deputy Director and to amend Internal Regulations 7.13 & 11bis and Financial Regulation 9.2 accordingly; (d) to promote on a personal basis the Head of the Claims Department from grade D.1 to D.2; (e) to promote on a personal basis the Head of the Finance and Administration Department from grade P.5 to D.1; and (f) to create an additional post in the General Service category in the External Relations and Conference Department. The Assembly decided that as regards items (b) – (f) the effective date would be 1 January 2002. The Assembly instructed the Director to appoint one of the present staff members as Deputy Director, who should have a wide experience in the core activities of the Funds, particularly in claims handling, wide experience in oil pollution matters, management skills and expertise complementary to that of the Director. The Assembly instructed the Director to develop a clear job description for the Deputy Director and to inform the Assembly on this issue at the next session. The Assembly authorised the Director to create positions in the General Service category as required, provided that the resulting cost would not exceed 10% of the figure for salaries in the budget.