Management

The President heads the day-to-day work at the RCF's Administration Office. The management also includes three executive directors.

Paula Eerola

The President heads the day-to-day work at the Administration Office.

tel. +358 295 335 001, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi

The Executive Director of Operations Management is responsible for:

operations management, maintaining situational awareness, and developing operations
managing the organisation's joint services
cooperation management and the function of the management system
planning, monitoring and control of operations and finances
strategy process
quality and risk management
internal auditing
performance guidance
promoting digitalisation.

tel. +358 295 335 008, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi

The Operations Management Unit comprises the following groups:

The Executive Director of Funding Opportunities is responsible for:

tel. +358 295 335 114, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi

The Funding Opportunities Unit comprises the following groups:

Application and Decision Support Group, Jyrki Hakapää (Head of Group)
Scientific Review and Evaluation Group, Kata-Riina Valosaari (Head of Group)
Programme and Research Infrastructure Funding Group, Päivi Tikka (Head of Group)

The Executive Director of Impact and Science Policy is responsible for:

promoting, monitoring and evaluating the impact of RCF research funding and other activities
RCF's role, significance and visibility as an actor in the RDI system
preparation of science policy
preparation and implementation of RCF international policy and international cooperation
grants management.

tel. +358 295 335 009, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi

The Impact and Science Policy Unit comprises the following groups:

Science Policy and International Affairs Group, Jukka Tanskanen (Head of Group)
Impact Work and Grant Management Group, Susan Linko (Head of Group)
Communications and Public Relations Group, Riitta Tirronen (Head of Group)

Photos of the executive directors are available in the RCF media bank.