Article V: Functions of the Dean

1. The Institute shall have a Dean, to be appointed by the President of the Bank.
2. The Dean shall be the chief executive officer of the Institute and shall have responsibility under the direction of the President of the Bank for the management of the Institute.
3. The Dean shall, inter alia:
   1. prepare the Strategy and Work Program of the Institute for review by the Advisory Council and for submission with the Annual Budget to the President of the Bank for consideration and recommendation for approval to the Board of Directors of the Bank;
   2. prepare an annual report on the previous year's operations for approval by the President and the Board of Directors of the Bank;
   3. execute the Work Program and make the expenditures envisaged in the Annual Budget as approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank;
   4. direct the staff of the Institute;
   5. design programs and allocate staff in accordance with the Work Program;
   6. set up such advisory bodies on training and research as may be necessary;
   7. negotiate arrangements with the governments of the DMCs, and international as well as national public and private agencies with a view to offering and receiving services related to the activities and within the mandate of the Institute;
   8. after consultation with the Bank and subject to the provisions of Article VII below, recommend to the Board of Directors through the President of the Bank to accept on behalf of the Institute trust funds, voluntary contributions, donations and grants to the Institute for the purpose of financing the Institute's activities and developing its facilities;
   9. coordinate the work of the Institute with that of the Bank and other national, regional, international and bilateral programs engaged in similar activities;
   10. report, through the President, to the Board of Directors of the Bank on the Institute's activities and the execution of its Work Program; and
   11. approve specific research projects, seminars and other activities consistent with the Annual Budget and the Work Program.