These functions are provided by Nature Bureau and include:
- Administering meetings of the Board of Directors and Technical Working Groups and co-ordinating COWRIE activities
- Preparing project specifications and draft schedules for research
contracts following agreement with the appropriate Technical Working
Group - Preparing invitations to tender
- Collating tender documents and administering the tender process
including the organisation and administration of interviews if required
- Final preparation of contracts
- Monitoring project progress to ensure milestones are achieved and deadlines met
- Co-ordination of all project information, project reporting and
circulation of draft reports for review by Technical Working Groups - Overseeing the publication of reports and publications
- Reporting on the Programme of Work to the Board
- Ensuring cross-group communication and information exchange
- Drafting content for the website in discussion with the Education and Communications Group
- Drafting and circulating the COWRIE electronic newsletter