Article 6 Head of Mission

The Head of Mission shall assume responsibility for, and exercise command and control of, F1 X1EUCAP Somalia at theatre level and shall be directly responsible to the Civilian Operation Commander.

The Head of Mission shall be the representative of EUCAP Somalia in its action area. The Head of Mission may delegate management tasks in staff and financial matters to staff members of EUCAP Somalia for whom the Head of Mission has overall responsibility.

The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control over personnel, teams and units from contributing States as assigned by the Civilian Operation Commander together with administrative and logistic responsibility including over assets, resources and information placed at the disposal of EUCAP Somalia .

The Head of Mission shall issue instructions to all EUCAP Somalia staff for the effective conduct of EUCAP Somalia in theatre, assuming its coordination and day-to-day management, and following the instructions at the strategic level of the Civilian Operation Commander.

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The Head of Mission shall be responsible for disciplinary control over the staff. For seconded staff, disciplinary action shall be exercised by the national authority in accordance with national rules, by the Union institution concerned or by EEAS.

The Head of Mission shall represent EUCAP Somalia in the operations area and shall ensure appropriate visibility of EUCAP Somalia .

The Head of Mission shall coordinate, as appropriate, with other Union actors on the ground. The Head of Mission shall, without prejudice to the chain of command, receive local political guidance from the EUSR, in close coordination with the relevant Heads of Union delegations in the region.

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