Division 3 The Director shall in particular:

organise and manage the activities of the EIT;

support the Governing Board and the Executive Committee in their work, provide the secretariat for their meetings and supply all information necessary for the performance of their duties;

prepare a draft SIA, a preliminary rolling triennial work programme, the draft annual report and the draft annual budget for submission to the Governing Board;

prepare and administer the KICs selection process and ensure that the various stages of that process are carried out in a transparent and objective manner;

prepare, negotiate and conclude contractual agreements with the KICs;

organise the Stakeholder Forum, including the special configuration of Member States' representatives;

ensure the implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the EIT in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation;

be responsible for administrative and financial matters, including the implementation of the EIT budget, taking due account of advice received from the Internal Auditing Function;

be responsible for all staff matters;

submit the draft annual accounts and balance sheet to the Internal Auditing Function, and subsequently to the Governing Board, through the Executive Committee;

ensure that the obligations of the EIT with regard to the contracts and agreements it has concluded are met;

ensure effective communication with the Union's institutions;

act in the interests of the EIT, safeguarding its goals and mission, identity, autonomy and coherence, in an independent and transparent way.