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The organisation of the Institution is structured as follows:

Organigramma Eng 2025

General Director

The General Director of OGS is currently Paola Del Negro, whose position has been renewed by the Board of Directors' resolution no. 01 of 12.02.2021.

The powers and functions of the General Director are governed by art. 17 of the OGS Statute, which provides, among other things, for the management of the Institution, the timely implementation of the resolutions of the Board of Directors and of the measures of the President, the coordination and control of the administrative structures of the Institution, the stipulation in the name and on behalf of the Institution of contracts, conventions, framework agreements and, in general, of all negotiations, except as provided for in art. 8 of the Statute and subject to the possibility of delegation. The General Director is responsible for personnel and takes part in the meetings of the Board of Directors without voting rights.

The following organisational units are attached to the General Director’s Office

General Affairs Office 

segreteria@ogs.it

Supervisor: Francesca Baucero

Assigned personnel: Maria Cristina Silvera, Rosa Russo

Main activities: the office provides administrative support to the General Director and to the bodies of the Institution, with secretarial functions for these and responsible for management/operational fulfilments.

Protocol

protocollo@ogs.it

Supervisor: Francesca Baucero

Assigned personnel: Mitzi Busdon, Laura Spena

Main activities: the office registers all incoming and outgoing correspondence  - namely contracts, letters, bills, orders, communications etc. - from the Institute in chronological order, each of which is assigned a progressive number with its registration date.

Office for contracts and legal support to research  

Supervisor: Francesca Baucero

Assigned personnel: Annalisa Filipaz, Violetta Stemberger

Main activities: the office is in charge of preparing contracts on scientific collaboration, of fulfilments related to the management of active tenders and all active contracts of the Institution, with particular reference to the legal part of research projects.

Internal Audit

Supervisor: Gianluca Brogi

Assigned personnel: Giovanni Munalli

Main activities: the office is in charge of preparing contracts on scientific collaboration, of fulfilments related to the management of active tenders and all active contracts of the Institution, with particular reference to the legal part of research projects.

 

Research office

 

Projects Unit

Assigned personnel: Stefano Biaschini, Caterina Fanara, Tommaso Vaccarezza

Auditing Unit

Assigned personnel: Salvatore Ascione, Cristina Fumis, Matteo Mancini

Technology and Transfer Knowledge Unit

Assigned personnel: Simonetta Lorenzon

 

Strategic Planning and Recovery Plan (PNRR) Office

Assigned personnel: Giovanna Bradassi, Francesca Ghersenti, Tommaso Scarpa, Mariagrazia Tortora

 

Main activities: support to research, support to project management and reporting activities.

 

Prevention and Protection Service

rspp@ogs.it

 

The following structures provide support to the Presidency and the Executive Board:

Press Office

press@ogs.it

Supervisor: Francesca Petrera

Assigned personnel: Rita Blanos, Marina D'Alessandro

Main activities: the office carries out institutional communication, dissemination (press releases, website management, event organisation) and URP activities.

Independent Assessment Body - OIV

With resolution no.2 of 01.02.2022, the OGS Board of Directors has appointed the Independent Assessment Body - OIV in application of art.14 of Legislative Decree 27 October 2009, no.150), in a single-member form for a three-year period, namely Prof. Salvatore Russo.

Independent Assessment Body - OIV - Office

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Trusted Advisor

The position of Trusted Advisor for the three-year period 2023-2026 has been renewed to the lawyer Francesca Pidone  (deed Pres n.53 dd. 15.11.2023). The Trusted Advisor provides advice and assistance to all those who, for any reason, work and operate within OGS and who feel they have been the target of acts or behaviour, including sexual harassment, that are detrimental to personal dignity.

Committee for equal opportunities - CUG

The current composition of the Committee for equal opportunities - CUG was arranged by act of the Director General n.253 ADW of 05/04/2024 and is as follows:

Representative

Replacement

Represented Body

Federica MELOZZI

Gianluca BROGI

OGS

Anna TERUZZI

Simona CASSARO

OGS

Paolo BERNARDI

Margherita PERSI

OGS

Laura RIOSA

Fabiana BRANCOLINI

OGS

Alessandra ZANETTI

Simona GIGLI

CISL FSUR

Luca MORATTO

Alessandro CONIGHI

FLC CGIL

Renato CAPUOZZO

Michela GIUSTINIANI

SNALS CONFSAL

Anna Lucia TARANTINO

Stefano MAFFIONE

FEDERAZIONE UIL SCUOLA RUA

 

Human Resources – DRU

Supervisor: Carlo Martone

Human Resources oversees the following offices:

Economic-financial management of personnel

stipendi@ogs.it

Supervisor: Renato Capuozzo

Assigned personnel: Gianni Bonifacio, Giacomo Poletti

 

Main activities: the office deals with the management of employee and co-opted staff emoluments and the related tax and contribution fulfilments. The office's activities are also implemented with fulfilments and procedures connected with the termination of employment, with particular reference to the retirement of employees.

Legal-administrative management of staff

ammpersonale@ogs.it

Supervisor: Mirna Paris

Assigned personnel: Cristina Eranca, Federica Melozzi, Enrica Masuino

Main activities: the office deals with all the procedures relating to the management of employees and co-opted personnel and all related fulfilments.

Missions and travel 

missioni@ogs.it viaggi@ogs.it

Supervisor: Tiziana Santoro

Assigned personnel: Antonella  Barbieri, Giada Carbone, Tiziana Gullo

Main activities: the office deals with the management and payment of missions of employees and co-opted personnel and of bookings and travel of the staff of the Institute and of the institutional/collegial bodies, committees, commissions.

Attendance

presenze@ogs.it

Supervisor: Andrea Mariotti

Assigned personnel: Erica Cazzador

Main activities: the office deals with the management of the employee's time card and all the related fulfilments.

Recruitment and external staff 

concorsi@ogs.it

Supervisor: Margherita Persi

Assigned personnel: Irene Conte, Sharon Kante, Teresa Pappalardo

Main activities: the office deals with competition and recruitment procedures for employees, assimilated staff and the management of external personnel.

Health Surveillance

sorvsanitaria@ogs.it

Assigned personnel: Marilena Santonocito

Main activities: the office deals with the organisation and management of health surveillance of OGS workers.

 

Transparency

Assigned personnel: 

Financial and Assets – DFP

The Director of the Financial and Assets Office of OGS is  Elena Weber

The following offices are part of the Financial and Assets Management:

Accounts Department

ragioneria@ogs.it

Assigned personnel: Alessio Benes, Francesco Callegari, Atjola Dedaj , Ilona D'Odorico, Simona Gigli, Manuela Novel, Francesca Stalizzi Valrisano

Main activities: the office is responsible for the preparation and overall management of budgets, payments, receipts and all related operations.

Contracts 

contratti@ogs.it

Assigned personnel: Federica Bocchino,  Valeria Guida, Daniele Magrin, Francesca Zuccari

Main activities: public procurement, lease and commodity contracts, contracts relating to general services.

Central Procurement Office

uca@ogs.it 

Supervisor: Mauro Jerman

Assigned personnel: Simona Cassaro, Giuliano Colombo, Anna Lucia Tarantino

Main activities: procurement of services, supplies and works up to the threshold established by the temporary regulations in force for the direct awarding of the respective types of contracts, for all Sections/Research Centres and Administrative Departments as defined by the acts.

Main activities: the office manages the administrative and accounting activities of the institute.

Central IT purchasing office 

Supervisor: Laura Riosa

Assigned personnel: Erika Miliavaz

Main activities: the office manages the administrative and accounting activities of the institute.

 

Asset office 

Supervisor: Sabina Vesnaver

Assigned personnel: Paolo Rovattini

Main activities: the office manages the asset of the institute.

Facility management 

manutenzioni@ogs.it

Supervisor: Giuseppina Bramato

Assigned personnel: Martino Della Schiava, Stefano Lizzi, Paolo Schiberna

Main activities: the office deals with the performance of technical/management activities related to the facilities of the institution.

International Cooperation and Research Promotion – ICAP

icap@ogs.it

Supervisor: Mounir Ghribi

Assigned personnel:  Cristiana Cappucci, Oriela Halilaj, Giorgia Rivoira, Flavia Rolli, Sophie Burton Pogledic, Valentina Sassonia

Main activities: international cooperation, skills development, scientific communication and research promotion.

 

Centre for IT and Telematic Service 

cesit@ogs.it

Supervisor: Michele Zennaro

Assigned personnel: Alessandro Asta,  Diego Coren, Erik Geletti, Andrea Raimondi, Sara Sfiligoi, Stefano Tinonin, Andrea Tomicich, William Toson

Main activities: manages and maintains the IT infrastructure, hardware and software.

Central Library

Assigned personnel: Adalberto Rella

Main activities: the management of the bibliographic heritage and scientific journals.

 

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