Provide advice on legal and procedural management of grant agreements.Legal Analysis, Advice adn Assistance: Provision of legal advice:- verifying internal procedures and keeping them up-to-date- answering questions concerning the implementation of ERCEA Grant Agreements from a diversity of grant holders- being part of a team responsible for tasks related to financial and legal management and implementation of ERC Grant Agreements during the life time- liaising with the scientific community- processing amendments and other modifications to grants- providing legal advice, assistance and support on contracts and amendments to grants- participating in communication and training sessions - drafting documents and position papers as requested by the unit work

Project Manager of the TAIEX InstrumentTAIEX is the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument managed by the Directorate-General Enlargement of the EC. Justice and Home Affairs expert.- Programming and Implementation of Multicountry Assistance Prepare and support the implemetnation of TAIEX operations Provide assistance and support to the management of the pre-and post-accession strategy for regional entities in candidate countries and the new Member States Prepare, organise, participate and follow-up on meetings, including drafting of briefings and speeches Contribute to solving bilateral issues with candidate countries with a view to facilitating the accession process Questions Linked to the Negotiation Process - Representation and Negotiation Exchange information and discussions with third countries about the enlargement process and its implications. Screening, Negotiation, Monitoring, Negotiation Strategies Liaise with other DGs and Institutions in matters concerning administrative capacity building in regional entities in the New Member States and Candidate Countries Carry out and respond to inter-service consultations. - Communication Actions and Development of Communication Tools Centrally Information, Communication, Publications Organise and participate in events related to EU Enlargement.

Responsible for supporting economic and business development in the East of England region, by maximising the region’s input to and benefit from evolving EU policy and programme opportunities.- To raise the region’s profile among business networks in Brussels and to identify trade, investment, and networking- To support the sponsoring bodies, the region’s businesses and business support agencies and other partners as appropriate- To work on the needs of the SME sector in order to enhance its participation in European projects and shown how to get benefits of the cooperation- To support the Brussels Office in establishing a point of contact for enquiries from the region’s business community- To identify and pursue opportunities for liaison and cross-sectoral working on European issues and programmes- To develop a structured information and intelligence service - To support the regional economic strategy and priorities- To promote the “East of England” brand awareness

- To provide legal advice for administrative activities, stressing on competition matters. - The main working fields were personnel and public sanctions.- First legal advice on EU issues (transposition into internal law)