The Management Staff provides advice and support for the Institute's leaders through the drafting of documents, the coordination of institute-wide tasks and the processing of tasks of general significance. Further tasks are the legal counselling of the various commissions located at the Robert Koch Institute, including the National Advisory Committee Blood (Arbeitskreis Blut, AK Blut) and the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Ständige Impfkommission, STIKO), the representation of the RKI in external committees, including the Committee of the Main Health Authorities of the Federal States (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Obersten Landesgesundheitsbehörden der Länder, AOLG).