Section 18, The National Youth Service Act, 2016

(1) The National Directorate shall be headed by an Executive-Director who shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Minister and subject to the approval of Parliament. (2) No person shall be appointed Executive-Director unless he has formal qualifications, extensive knowledge and experience relevant to the functions of the Service . (3) The Executive Director shall be appointed for a term of five years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term of five years. (4) The Executive-Director shall not be removed from office except for reasons which would justify his removal from the Public Service. 10 11 District Advisory Committee. National Directorate. Functions of National Directorate. Executive Director. (5) The Executive-Director shall be responsible to the Service for– (a) the day- to- day administration of the Service; (b) the submitting of reports, work programmes and budgets; (c) the arrangement of the business and the recording and keeping of the minutes of the meetings of the Service ; (d) the supervision and discipline of the other staff of the Service ; and (e) performance of such other functions as the Board may assign to him. (6) The Executive -Director shall attend all substantive meetings and deliberations of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote.