#132 The project officer (part 2) - The Implementation Series (6)

Episode site The project officer is the key person for any project. It is the person that is the EU representative towards the project and in this respect their core responsibilities include securing well-run projects, deliverables on time, financial accountability and all-in-all that the projects are living up to the grant agreement signed with the EU Commission. There are of course many layers to these formal elements in the day-to-day work as a project officer. In my Implementation Series I have reached the introductory episode about the project officers. And I managed to get a former project officer onboard. Sergio Ferreira – now Senior Innovation Advisor in Norway Health Tech - was an EU Commission project officer for six years. Hence, he has years of experience in the role. Last week we started off this double episode where Sergio introduced to us all to the key roles of the project officers. In this second half of the double episode we will dig into how the connection with the project consortia works both formally and informally. And then of course he offers a piece of advice. This is pure gold! Time codes: 00:01:50 The connection to the project coordinators 00:29:19 Throughout the project period 01:04:35 A piece of advice 01:07:38 The toughest challenge