The Staff of the Executive Board coordinates and communicates at the interface between the Executive Board, the scientific community within and beyond the center, the administration of the center, and the Helmholtz Association. In particular, it supports researchers, GFZ committees and the Executive Board in strategic processes, in knowledge and technology transfer, international affairs, project funding, appointment management, legal matters and public relations, and in establishing and maintaining networks.

The staff of the Executive Board is structured as follows: