(Note: Affiliated Entities were previously known as Linked Third Parties)

About the proposal

Ecsite is involved in a new proposal that responds to the Call HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01-10: Choose your fish: a campaign for responsible consumption of products from the sea.

This is a one-stage call. The project is coordinated by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. Ecsite is a project partner.

The project will use a co-creation framework in different Pilot Sites across Europe to improve and expand an existing app dedicated to guiding the general public & professionals in adopting sustainable seafood consumption & purchase practices. The updated app will then be tested in Replication Sites in different countries as part of a European awareness campaign targeting both consumers and seafood professionals through a local engagement programme of activities. As part of this project, Affiliated Entities will contribute by acting as Pilot Sites contributing to the co-creation process or Replication Sites involved in the testing of the app and implementation of the awareness campaign. This is a three-year project.

If selected, the project is expected to start in May 2024.

Ecsite and the Coordinator of the proposal are looking for three organisations to join as Affiliated Entities.

Role of the Affiliated Entity

The main tasks of the Affiliated Entity will depend on the role they are taking on. Two roles will be available:

• Pilot Site (1 Affiliated Entity)
• Replication Site (2 Affiliated Entities)

The tasks in a role of Pilot Site will be:

• To contribute to the development of the project’s app cocreation framework, and to implement it in your area under the guidance of the relevant project partners.
• To join the project’s network of sustainable seafood consumption ambassadors and implement a local awareness-raising programme based on a package designed with other partners.
• To localise and translate content of the awareness-raising campaign package.
• To launch & test the app locally and gather feedback
• To provide reports and insights on all activities as required by Ecsite.
• To disseminate the project in its country
• To attend 2 project meetings

The tasks in a role of Replication Site will be:

• To join the project’s network of sustainable seafood consumption ambassadors and implement a local awareness-raising programme based on a package designed by other partners.
• To localise and translate content of the awareness-raising campaign package.
• To launch & test the app locally and gather feedback
• To provide reports and insights on all activities as required by Ecsite.
• To disseminate the project in its country

Indicative budget

The budget will be calculated based on the Person month (one person working full time for one month) rate, and will depend on the role:

Pilot Site:

• 7 Person-Months of salary costs.
• €7500 in Other Direct Costs (catering & venue rental for cocreation activities, communication & dissemination materials for working with stakeholders and for awareness-raising campaign, translation costs).
• Travel and subsistence for one staff member to attend 2 project meetings (€1500).
• Overheads (indirect costs) of 25% of the above two categories.

Replication Site:

• 3 Person-Months of salary costs.
• €3.000 in Other Direct Costs (communication & dissemination materials for awareness-campaign, translation costs).
• Overheads (indirect costs) of 25% of the above two categories.

Obligatory

Ecsite Full member status in 2023.

English speaking project manager.

The institution must be active in public engagement in science, have an interest in areas such as responsible food consumption, ocean protection or health & nutrition and have links or be able to form links with local and national seafood stakeholder ecosystem.

The institution must be located and carry out its activities in one of the following countries: Member States of the European Union (with the exception of Hungary), Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Turkey.

The institution must be able to carry out its activities in relation to at least one (ideally two) of the following seas basins or inland waters:

• Arctic Ocean
• Baltic Sea
• Black Sea
• Danube River Basin

Desirable

Pre-existing links with local and national seafood stakeholder ecosystems.

Experience in co-creation activities with adults.

Experience in designing and implementing awareness-raising campaigns as part of science engagement activities at local level.

How to apply

Please fill in the online form by 2nd August 23:59 CEST. Successful applicants will be notified in due course and may be requested to submit additional information. For any further questions, please contact Clara Boissenin (Ecsite) at cboissenin@ecsite.eu