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The Secretary-GeneralDr. Philippe Aubert de Vincelles: role, four-year term and powers.›
The nine directoratesThe services of the General Secretariat and their areas of competence.›
The organization chartThe hierarchical and functional structure of the OIMAP General Secretariat.›
The OIMAP teamThe people of the General Secretariat: senior management, nine directors, four office chiefs and the full organization chart.›
The executive body
The General Secretariat implements the decisions of the General Assembly and the Executive Council. It is headed by the Secretary-General, Dr. Philippe Aubert de Vincelles, and has about 410 staff of 52 nationalities (indicative).
This section presents the Secretary-General, the directorates and the organization chart.
General Secretariat in figures
Source: OIMAP General Secretariat.
Four Pages
An international administration
The Secretariat recruits its staff on the basis of competence, integrity and geographical diversity. Staff are international civil servants: they accept instructions from no government.
The three official languages, French, English and Spanish, are used in daily work.
An elected Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is elected by the General Assembly for four years, renewable once. The Secretary-General represents the Organization, heads the administration and presents an activity report each year.
The Secretary-General proposes the budget to the Executive Council and reports on its implementation to the Assembly.
Nine directorates
The Secretariat is organized into nine directorates: Certification (Desk), Market and Studies, Protection (BIOP), Regulation and Law, OIMAP Academy, Member States Relations, Events and Communications, Administration and Finance, Information Systems.
Each directorate has a head, who reports to the Secretary-General.
A network of five sites
In addition to the Paris headquarters there are four offices: Geneva for liaison with the UN and the WTO, New York for the Americas, Singapore for Asia-Pacific, Nairobi for Africa. Each office relays the Organization's work as close as possible to the States.
The contact details of each site appear on the Paris Office page and those that follow.
The Secretariat at a glance
| Item | Information | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Directorate | Dr. Philippe Aubert de Vincelles | Elected for four years |
| Staff | About 410 staff | Indicative |
| Nationalities | 52 | Indicative |
| Directorates | 9 | See the dedicated page |
| Contact | secretariat@oimap.example | Reply within two working days |
Milestones
- First Secretary-General
Establishment of the Secretariat in Paris.
- First regional offices
Gradual opening of branches (indicative).
- Reorganization
Creation of nine directorates (indicative).
- More than 400 staff
Indicative headcount.
A Secretariat serving the States
Headquarters or offices
Paris Headquarters
Steering- General Directorate
- Nine directorates
- Central services
Centre.
Regional offices
Proximity- Four branches
- Relay with States
- Local missions
Relay.
Reaching the right department
- Identify the subject
Certification, training, law...
- See the Directorates page
Choose the department.
- Write
Through the secretariat or directly.
- Following up on the reply
Two working days.
Service commitments
A Secretariat staff member
« Working at OIMAP means serving sixty-seven States at once, and that demands rigour of method. »
Vocabulary
- International civil servant
- Staff member answerable to an organization and not to a State.
- Directorate
- Administrative unit grouping services.
- Regional office
- Branch located outside headquarters.
- Organization Chart
- Representation of the internal organization.
Making the administration readable
The organization chart page shows the hierarchical and functional links. The directorates publish their contact details and services in the corresponding sections of the site.
To contact the Secretariat, write to secretariat@oimap.example. A message is routed to the competent directorate within two working days (indicative).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many staff work at OIMAP?
About 410 (indicative).
How do I apply?
See Careers.
Who heads the Secretariat?
Dr. Philippe Aubert de Vincelles.
Where can the offices be seen?
See Paris Office.
Useful Documents
Contacts
Related Pages
AboutMission, governance, General Secretariat, offices, partners, finances, careers, ethics, transparency, legal notices and site map.›
The Secretary-GeneralDr. Philippe Aubert de Vincelles: role, four-year term and powers.›
The nine directoratesThe services of the General Secretariat and their areas of competence.›
The organization chartThe hierarchical and functional structure of the OIMAP General Secretariat.›
The OIMAP teamThe people of the General Secretariat: senior management, nine directors, four office chiefs and the full organization chart.›
See the Secretary-General
Image credits (26)
- Portrait of Sandford Peacocke, William Wood (1801) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Woman, Gerard ter Borch (c. 1665) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts, Giuseppe Castiglione (1736–70s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Man, Italian Painter — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Small Mosque in the Kaiserbagh, Felice A. Beato (1858) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto); Cartouche (verso), Lievin Cruyl (1664) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Man, Nicholas Freese (c. 1795–1800) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of Georges Arnold Fitzwilliam, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (c. 1790–1852) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Antonio Beato (c. 1860s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait Head of a Noble or Official (175–200 CE) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- The Dance at the Court of Herod, Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1500) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, Hubert Robert (1774) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait Bust of a Man (27 BCE–14 CE) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (reverse), Pisanello (c. 1438–1439) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Self-Portrait, John I Smart (1802) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- A Palace with an Arched Bridge (A Roman Villa), Hubert Robert (1760) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Woman, Corneille de Lyon (c. 1540) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- The Victory Banquet: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems (c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara, Philipp Hackert (1803) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Woman, Anna Claypoole Peale (1820) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence, John I Smart (1770) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza Farnese (recto), Lievin Cruyl (1664) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Woman, Agnolo Bronzino (c. 1550) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Portrait of a Man, Louis Lafitte (1793) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0 1.0