Understanding and clearly defining the role of the coordinator, internally and externally is a critical step for efficient project management. This is tightly linked to the project development process in the pre-award phase. Naturally, this becomes more critical in the post-award phase. The training will go down the path of:

• Deep analysis of the coordinator's role and its official definition, including:
  • Official obligations on one hand and restrictions on the other hand
  • The span of activity and authority (vis-a-vis the consortium),
  • What are the degrees of freedom of the coordinator
  • Unofficial privileges and limitations
• Best practices for issues listed below:
  • Adaptation of the Description of Action (DoA) to reality: Once the project is selected for funding, the original proposal should be adapted and adjusted to meet the current settings and considerations.
  • Tasks coordination and streamlining (the bird's eye view, ensuring the project meets its goals)
  • Workflows with partners (attending to differences: cultural, organisational, etc.)
  • Meetings management (from scheduling to timeframes, from agenda to follow-ups, etc.)
  • Tasks progress follow ups (on top of the above, the practical daily work)
  • Micro-management vs. Macro-management (which is preferred and when? How to avoid unnecessary micro-management? etc.)
  • Budget and financial management
  • Payments management and handling
  • Reporting
  • Handling deviations and adverse events
  • And more…
• Communication with the EC: how to do it right? What are the expectations of the Project's officers (POs)? How to handle the relationship with the POs efficiently.
• The Coordinator's Do's and Dont's

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