Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Situational Awareness and Monitoring is responsible for:  Assisting the ED and DEDs in developing, communicating, and implementing strategic objectives in the area of Situational Awareness and Monitoring, in the implementation of the Frontex mandate and the management of related changes.  Strengthening EU-wide early warning and pre-frontier monitoring capacities.  Enhancing operational response by enabling full use of intelligence capacities and innovative technologies.  Supporting the development and implementation of the new Frontex chain of command and operational concept.  Acting as the immediate superior of middle managers, steering and supervising the overall activities of the SAM.  Coordinating activities in the area of responsibilities in close cooperation with other Frontex entities.  At the Division level, ensuring alignment of human and financial resources with Frontex strategic objectives through an effective planning, implementation and reporting of supervised Units, including the preparation of the Agency’s annual program of work and the preparation of annual reports.  Ensuring cooperation with the Inspection and Control Office on project management at divisional level.  Managing relevant resources at the divisional level, including human resources and budget.  Assigning new specific tasks to the entities of the Division as well as deciding on the creation and dissolution of specialised teams within the Division and designating the team leaders responsible for the implementation of the team’s objectives.  Ensuring and evaluating the delivery of timely and qualitative output for the Division.  Implementing recommendations stemming from the internal or external audit reports and evaluations in the area of responsibility.  Implementing the corporate risk management in the area of responsibility.  Actively promoting the Frontex corporate values and code of conduct as well as contributing to the implementation of the Agency’s anti-fraud strategy.  Supporting the implementation of the legal framework related to Fundamental rights in respect of the applicable internal procedures.  Ensuring the implementation of the applicable legal framework for personal data protection at the Division level.