The purpose of the service is to provide technical assistance to the Marche Region in the implementation of the ‘EUSAIR Stakeholders Engagement Point – StEP’ project. 
StEP is a strategic project, financed in the frame of the IPA ADRION programme, a European transnational cooperation programme, aimed at enhancing stakeholder engagement and collaboration within the Adriatic-Ionian region, fostering economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social cohesion across participating countries.
The IPA ADRION Programme brings together ten countries, including four EU Member States, five non-EU Partner States (IPA countries), and one third country (San Marino). This different composition within the Adriatic-Ionian Region fosters a dynamic collaborative environment, driving cross-border partnerships and promoting regional development initiatives.

The project aims to improve the EUSAIR Stakeholder Platform (ESP) and enhance its role in engaging stakeholders, facilitating and embedding financial dialogue, and coordinating a network of Managing Authorities. Expected outcomes include improved ESP infrastructure, a new data center, a Joint Stakeholder Engagement Plan, and enhanced cooperation with financial institutions to support EUSAIR Flagships and integration into IPA III.

The service should provide support to the StEP Management Team by organizing stakeholder webinars, facilitating online events, and preparing communication tools and reports in English and Italian. Other tasks as activating ETC-MAINSTREAM Monitoring authority collaboration, managing databases and documents repository for the implementation of the EUSAIR flagships, mapping 2021-2027 funding opportunities, embedding the integration of the EUSAIR strategy into ETC and MAINSTREAM programmes, and providing technical assistance to ESP stakeholders.