The participating countries have appointed the South East Regional Development Agency (SERDA), Romania, to fulfil the role of Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS).
The main tasks are the following:
In regard to programme management:
- Act as secretariat of the JMC, i.e. organise the meetings, draft the minutes, prepare, implement and follow up decisions;
- Contribute to the elaboration of annual implementation reports and the final report;
- Support the MA in the implementation of the annual communication plan;
- Support the MA in the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan;
- Inform potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under programme and shall assist beneficiaries in the project implementation.
In regard to the call for proposals:
- Support the MA in the preparation of the application pack and relevant templates;
- Support the MA in the preparation of grant contract template and annexes;
- Carry out information and publicity activities to support project generation (update the web-site, provide a help-desk, organise workshops and seminars for partners search, awareness raising and capacity building for potential beneficiaries, etc.);
- Support the MA in launching the calls for project proposals as needed;
In regard to the selection and management of projects:
- Prepare documentation for SC and JMC meetings;
- Carry out administrative and eligibility checks of project applications, a quality check of the work carried out by the external assessors during technical and financial evaluations, prepare requests for clarification and draft reports for all the evaluation steps;
- Support the MA in the signing of grant contracts (e.g. review the project proposal and project budget with the lead beneficiary, contribute to the preparation of grant contracts, etc.)
- Monitor progress, including financial progress, made by funded projects by checking financial and technical reports and requests for payments, visiting project events, carrying out on-the-spot checks and supporting the MA in Results Oriented Monitoring (ROM); provide day-to-day assistance to project beneficiaries;
- Assist the MA in the financial management of the projects, including on the spot-checks and in updating the risk analysis;
Contact details:
South-East Regional Development Agency
Address: Bd. Tomis 48, Constanta 900742, Romania
Contact person: Sevil Shhaideh, Head of JTS
Phone: +40 341 452 836
E-mail:
Declaration of interests of JTS team prepared according to the Framework Agreement concluded between Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, acting as Managing Authority, and South-East Regional Development Agency, acting as Joint Technical Secretariat