Foteini Salta
Woluve Saint Lambert
Summary
Project management professional with solid foundation in overseeing diverse projects. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and delivering results. Reliable and adaptable, skilled in risk assessment and resource allocation, with commitment to achieving project goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer
European Commission, Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA)
03.2025 - Current
Project Manager & Research Associate
National Observatory of Athens/Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Apps & Remote Sensing
09.2022 - 02.2025
- Company Overview: (it corresponds to selection criterion 'Science and/or technology')
- Project Manager in funded projects by EC and other donors related Data Science, AI, Climate Change, Agricultural Policy, Natural Disasters Management:
- Managing the entire project lifecycle and planning its activities
- Project budget management and control
- Organising and supervising the project team & developing the skills of team members
- Carrying out quality control
- Organise and participate in project meetings
- Writing proposals for European and national programmes
- Building a consortium of partners
Project Manager
Federation of Hellenic Food Industries - SEVT
09.2006 - 08.2023
- Company Overview: (it corresponds to selection criterion 'Innovation')
- Implementation of 38 European, regional and national funded projects (Horizon 2020, FP7, FP6, LIFE , PRIMA, MED, SEED, ERASMUS+) related to the food sector, circular economy, energy efficiency, innovation and nutrition:
- Preparation, negotiation and follow-up of R&D, innovation and training projects
- Planning of project activities
- Project budget management, monitoring and control
- Organising project meetings, events, trainings, seminars and conferences
- Developing knowledge transfer activities
- Coordination of the Hellenic Technology Platform 'Food for Life' (industry-oriented stakeholder forums)
- Defining the research and innovation needs of the food industry - setting up and coordinating working groups consisting of stakeholders from academia and the food industry
- Mediation between food companies and research institutes/universities
- Organising networking activities between the food industry and research institutes/universities
- Developing innovation support activities
Lecturer & Research Associate
Harokopio University of Athens
10.2002 - 08.2006
- Company Overview: (it corresponds to selection criterion 'Science and/or technology')
- Teaching:
- Chemistry
- Food Chemistry and Technology
- Quality and Safety Systems
- Supervising of students Bachelor Thesis (Department of Science of Nutrition & Dietetics)
- Researcher in 2 funded projects
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Hellenic Open University
09.2022
Distance Learning Training Program - Business Responsibility in Practice
Vocational Training Centre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
06.2016
Distance Learning Training Program - Business Management of Small Medium Enterprises
Vocational Training Centre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
06.2016
PhD - Science of Dietetics & Nutrition
Harokopio University of Athens
10.2007
MSc - Environmental Chemistry & Technology
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
10.2002
BSc - Chemistry
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
10.2000
Skills
- IT skills & Competences
- ECDL Core: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- MS project & MS sharepoint
- Miro
- Canvas
- Trello, Monday
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s): GREEK
Other language(s)
ENGLISH
Understanding: Listening C2, Reading C2
Speaking: Spoken production C2, Spoken interaction C2
Writing: C2
SPANISH
Understanding: Listening B1, Reading B1
Speaking: Spoken production B1, Spoken interaction B1
Writing: B1
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user
COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Social skills & Competences
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills gained through participation in 40 European, regional and national projects.
- Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, while demonstrating strong presentation skills.
- Positive attitude.
- Easily establishing good working relationships.
- Mediation skills between industry and academia.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to cooperate effectively within a diverse team in multicultural environment.
- Conflict management, moral integrity & strong sense of confidentiality
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- Proposals Evaluation
- Expert appointment by the H2020 projects ECO-READY, TITAN and ICAREUS to evaluate the proposals submitted under the Opern Calls of these projects (November 2023- June 2024).
- Expert appointment by the European Commission (EC) Research Executive Agency (REA) for the evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the call for proposals H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (June-July 2020).
- Expert appointment by the General Secretariat for Research & Innovation of Ministry of Education, Research & Religious Affairs for the evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the call for the National Research Infrastructure (RI) Roadmap for the period 2016-2020
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
- Organisational skills & Competences
- Leadership
- Delegation
- Public speaking
- Team management
- Time Management & punctuality
- Planning
- Quality control
- Responsibility, prioritization, self-discipline and commitment to work
- Stress resilience & ability to work multiple tasks under time pressure and deadlines
- Constructive, result-oriented & proactive
Publications
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6535-5422
Timeline
Project Officer
European Commission, Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA)
03.2025 - Current
Project Manager & Research Associate
National Observatory of Athens/Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Apps & Remote Sensing
09.2022 - 02.2025
Project Manager
Federation of Hellenic Food Industries - SEVT
09.2006 - 08.2023
Lecturer & Research Associate
Harokopio University of Athens
10.2002 - 08.2006
Distance Learning Training Program - Business Responsibility in Practice
Vocational Training Centre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Distance Learning Training Program - Business Management of Small Medium Enterprises
Vocational Training Centre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
PhD - Science of Dietetics & Nutrition
Harokopio University of Athens
MSc - Environmental Chemistry & Technology
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
BSc - Chemistry
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
MBA - Business Administration
Hellenic Open University