Secretariat
Article 9
1. The Audit Board Secretariat shall consist of a team of specialists in management and control, auditing and other relevant fields of expertise as well as of secretarial assistants, procured through a service contract, following a tender procedure, launched by DG NEAR. 2. The work of the Secretariat shall be led by a Head of the Secretariat, a Commission official who shall be appointed by DG NEAR. 3. The Secretariat shall assist the Audit Board in the performance of its tasks, in particular by collecting and providing, through the Head of the Secretariat, all relevant information.