The overall governance structure of COSMIC is shown in the figure below.
The Supervisory Board is the decision-making body of the consortium and comprises one representative from each Beneficiary and two representatives from the ESR Board (currently xxx and yyy).
Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator
The Coordinator (Prof. dr. Antoine van Kampen) is the legal entity acting as the intermediary between the Parties and the Funding Authority. In addition to its role as Beneficiary and Work Package Leader, the role of the coordinator involves but is not limited to:
- Running the project (e.g., managing your day-to-day commitments, overseeing and monitoring the project, organizing (progress) meetings)
- Distribution of funding among the partners
- Timely submission of documents for deliverables and periodic/final reporting
- Communication and dissemination of project activities and results
- Tasks assigned in the Grant Agreement and this Consortium Agreement.
The Deputy Coordinator (Dr. Jeroen Guikema) assists the Coordinator with the coordination of the project in addition to his role as Work Package Leader and chair of the Ethics Committee.
Each work package will be managed by a work package leader who is responsible for the performance and progress of the work package with regard to the overall work plan.
The work package leaders ensure the successful completion of objectives and tasks. The responsibilities of the work package leaders are as follows:
- Monitoring the progress of the work package and ensure that the work package fulfils the objectives, tasks, milestones and deliverables as listed in Annex 1 Part A and Part B of the Grant Agreement;
- Monitoring and facilitating collaboration between the work packages;
- Organizing regular video conferences with work package members to discuss progress and coordination;
- Presenting work package progress during the annual COSMIC meetings;
- Writing and delivering progress reports of the work package to the Coordinator for formal reporting to the Funding Authority (EU);
- Alerting the coordinator in case of delay or default in the performance of the work package;
- Assisting in the dissemination of results from the work package;
- Preparation of proposals for a change in the work package if needed.
The Work Packages and Work Package Leaders are shown in the figure below.
The ESR board is formed by all ESRs and act as an advisory committee for the Supervisory Board. Currently, the ESR board is chaired by XXX.
The ESR Ombudsman is appointed by the Supervisory Board with approval of the ESR board. The Ombudsman is charged with representing ESR interests by investigating and addressing complaints or violation of rights. Currently XXX acts as Ombudsman.
The Ethics Committee is formed by the Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator, an independent ethics advisor (Prof. dr. Giovanni Boniolo) appointed by the Supervisory Board, and the Beneficiaries that use and/or acquire data and/or material from human or animal studies. The Ethics Committee is chaired by the Deputy Coordinator and addresses all ethical issues if they arise.
- Project Manager (Dr. Laurian Jongejan ).
- Financial Manager (Don van Velzen )
The non-executive External Advisory Board is appointed by the Supervisory Board to provide strategic advice to the Supervisory Board and to facilitate links to other consortia and/or organisations. The External Advisory Board comprises the following persons: