The structure of the alliance is based on a Board of Directors, a Strategy group, several Working groups & Task forces and the EU-LIFE Office.
Board of Directors
Each member is represented in EU-LIFE by its Director or Scientific Director. The Board of Directors (BoD) is the highest decision-making body of the alliance. The BoD elects two of its members to serve as a Chair and a Co-chair for a period of two years.
EU-LIFE Office
The EU-LIFE Office is located in Barcelona, Spain. EU-LIFE Executive Director, Marta Agostinho, is the head of the Office and is responsible for strategy development with the BoD, and the implementation and centralisation of all activities. The EU-LIFE Office also consists of a Policy Officer, a Community Officer, a Communications Officer, and an Executive Assistant.
Strategy group
The Strategy group gathers the BoD, the EU-LIFE Executive Director, the main representatives and the Working groups chairs (see below). This group focuses on general questions concerning EU-LIFE organisation and strategic actions, such as strategic and action plan, policy development, consideration of new partners, staffing and internal meetings.
Working groups & Task forces
The different activities of the alliance are carried out by dedicated working groups, formed by experts from the member institutions. Each working group elects a chair, who sits together with the Strategy Group twice a year to review all activities.
The task forces are smaller groups bringing together a specific set of EU-LIFE experts to accomplish a short-term assignment.