The Administration and General Services de­pend directly from the Institute’s Manager and give service to all research groups; services and labs. In particular, the Manage­ment Service performs the following tasks:

• Human resources. Management of fixed personnel, contract personnel and train­ees: taking up their posts, contracts, grants, end of contract, reporting joiners and leavers to the Social Security system, rounds of Social Action funding, han­dling the paperwork for occupational accidents, residency permits, managing and monitoring holidays, temporary in­capacity, medical check-ups, insurance, etc.
• Project management. This includes applying for, monitoring and justifying national and international projects, both public (based on a competitive basis) and pri­vate (mainly contracts and agreements with Foundations and Industry).
• Purchasing and procurement. This includes administrative procurements – purchase of supplies, technical consultancy con­tracts, service and works contracts, and maintenance – buildings, special infrastructure, technical services, and ve­hicles.