Created in October 2004, the Management and Administration Sector (MAS) consists of the Office of the Executive Director (ED/MAS) and the six management or support programmes listed opposite.

The main roles and functions of the sector are:

• to ensure greater coordination and synergies between its 6 programs in relation to policy implementation, decision-making and delivery of services;
• to promote and support a more strategic approach to Office-wide management and administration issues;
• to ensure a smooth and efficient integration of IRIS in the Office;
• to provide a more integrated support to the main bodies responsible for management and administration, i.e. the Programme, Finance and Administration Committee of the Governing Body, and the Finance Committee of the International Labour Conference;
• to coordinate ILO inputs into UN system discussions through the HLCM and other networks;
• to promote best practices and learning at management level, as well as a more practical approach to managing change and problem-solving.