Governance Structure

Ana Casino

Frederik Hendrickx

Damian Tonon

Carole Paleco

Maria Andrade Delgado

The Governance Structure has been defined in our Consortium Agreement signed by all partners and it is formed by: a General Assembly, an Executive Board (which includes two pillars coordinators), an independent Ethics Advisor, 1 Technical Coordinators and 1 Coordinator, 2 Advisory Boards and a Project Management Team

1.General Assembly (GA)

Ultimate decision-making body of the consortium
One representative from each one of the 17 partners.
Chaired by the Project Coordinator (CETAF)
Project Manager (PM) and 2 Pillar Coordinators (PiCs) participate with no voting rights acting as facilitators of the meeting
Meets once a year
in the first meeting (18-20 January 2023), appoints the members of The Strategic Advisory Board (SAB), members of The Community Implementation Board (CIB), and the Ethics Advisor (EA) suggested by the EB

2. Executive Board (EB)

Main executive branch of the project
Meetings chaired by the Project Coordinator

Composed by: Project Coordinators (RBINS/CETAF): intermediary between the Parties and the Granting Authority; Project Management Team (PMT): Project Manager, Communications Manager, and Administration Manager: the 8 WP leaders (of which 2 are also Pillar coordinators): LUOMUS, FUB-BGBM, NATURALIS, NHMC-UOC, SMNS, MEISE BG, IBOT-CAS, NHMD, CETAF/RBINS

3. An Ethics Advisor (EA)

to be appointed in the first GA (kick-off meeting)
to resolve conflicts and guarantee that good ethics practices are upheld in the project

4. External Advisory Boards: Strategic Advisory Board and Community Implementation Board

Members selected based on their recognized scientific or technical merit.
The PC & PMT, in consultation with the EB, should compile a list of potential members.
The list shall be put forward for voting by the First General Assembly (kick-off meeting).

4.1 Strategic Advisory Board (SAB)

External body of high-qualified experts
to support the evaluation and strategic development of the project and the overall project management specifically on those matters raised by the Coordinators and the EB
to provide recommendations for improvement (if needed)
meetings at least once a year
Supported by the PMT
Report directly to the GA and ad hoc to EB and/or the PCs
Participates in the GA with voice but no voting rights

4.2 Community Implementation Board (CIB)

formed by representatives of non-partners of the project to ensure uptake of the outcomes by the community and leverage on other complementary initiatives.
involved in the assessment of the implementation of Three Parties Projects Grants
meetings at least twice a year
supported by the PMT
participates in the GA with voice but no voting rights