Article 5 Head of the EU stabilisation team

The head of the EU stabilisation team shall ensure the proper and effective implementation of the tasks of the team, including by issuing instructions to the deputy head of team.

The head of the EU stabilisation team shall have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Union's duty of care is properly discharged.

The head of the EU stabilisation team shall be responsible for disciplinary control over the team. For seconded staff, disciplinary action shall be exercised by the seconding national authority in accordance with its national rules or by the seconding Union institution concerned or the EEAS.

The head of the EU stabilisation team shall have responsibility for ensuring that gender mainstreaming is an integral part of the EU stabilisation action and that this work is coordinated with the office of the EEAS principal advisor on gender.

The head of the EU stabilisation team shall facilitate the coordination of the activities of the team with those undertaken by the Member States and the Union CSDP Missions deployed in Mali.