Today the European Commission launched a call for experts to join the five Mission Boards, with the function of advising on the implementation of the EU Missions. The five Mission Boards will have up to 15 independent senior experts for each Mission.
The main tasks of the Mission Boards will be to promote the EU Missions by raising awareness among citizens and advising on the actions of the Mission implementation plan. The Mission Boards resulting from this call will be based on the work of the Mission Boards of the first phase (in charge until December 2021).
The Mission Boards advise on the full implementation of the five EU Missions working on:
- Adaptation to Climate Change
- Cancer
- Restore our ocean and waters
- Climate neutral and smart cities
- Land Agreement for Europe
What are EU missions?
EU missions are a new way of bringing concrete solutions to some of our biggest challenges. They have ambitious goals and will deliver concrete results by 2030.
The EU missions are a novelty of the Horizon Europe research and innovation program for the years 2021-2027.
They will have an impact by giving research and innovation a new role, combined with new forms of governance and collaboration, as well as engaging citizens.
Requirements
Each Mission Board will be made up of up to 15 high-level independent individuals with excellent experience in serving public authorities and citizens, and in combining public and/or private funding. By forming Mission Boards, the Commission seeks to create balanced teams with diverse profiles. These should cover various domains, such as business, public administration, science, culture, citizen participation and civil society organisations, from across Europe and beyond.
Mission Board members must have strategic analytical, thinking skills and show a deep commitment to the success of the Missions. The Missions Board must be able to devise, demonstrate, apply and improve solutions on the ground to implement the Missions.
Do you want to participate?
The deadline has been extended until February 7, 2022 at 12:00 CET. Applications are available at the following link:
