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1. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Authority and shall aim to ensure gender and, to the extent possible, geographical balance within the Authority. In particular, the Executive Director shall be responsible for:

(a) implementing decisions adopted by the Executive Board;

(b) preparing the draft single programming document and submitting it to the Executive Board after consulting the Commission;

(c) implementing the single programming document and reporting to the Executive Board on its implementation;

(d) preparing the draft consolidated annual report on the Authority’s activities and presenting it to the Executive Board for assessment and adoption;

(e) preparing an action plan following up conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as investigations by OLAF, and regularly reporting on progress to the Commission, the General Board and the Executive Board;

(f) protecting the financial interests of the Union by applying preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, without prejudicing the investigative competence of OLAF, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by recovering amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by imposing effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative penalties, including financial penalties;

(g) preparing an anti-fraud strategy for the Authority and presenting it to the Executive Board for approval;

(h) preparing draft financial rules applicable to the Authority;

(i) preparing, as part of the draft single programming document, the Authority’s draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure pursuant to Article 78 and implementing its budget pursuant to Article 79;

(j) preparing and implementing an IT security strategy, ensuring appropriate risk management for all IT infrastructure, systems and services, which are developed or procured by the Authority as well as sufficient IT security funding;

(k) implementing the annual work programme of the Authority under the control of the Executive Board;

(l) preparing a draft report describing all activities of the Authority, with a section on financial and administrative matters.

2. The Executive Director shall take other necessary measures, notably the adoption of internal administrative instructions and the publication of notices, to ensure the functioning of the Authority, in accordance with this Regulation.

3. The Executive Director shall decide whether it is necessary to locate one or more staff members in one or more other Member States for the purpose of carrying out the Authority’s tasks in an efficient and effective manner. Before deciding to establish a local office, the Executive Director shall obtain the prior consent of the Commission, the Executive Board and any Member State concerned. The decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out at the local office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Authority. An agreement with the Member State or Member States concerned shall be concluded accordingly.