Member — Collegio Sindacale, Water Services
Italy·Water & Environmental Services·Water services· Bologna·Posted 12 September 2026
Applications close 30 December 2026
Water services organisation in Italy
The problem this seat exists to solve
This appointment is to the Collegio Sindacale, not an ordinary non-executive board seat. The member will contribute to the body’s statutory oversight, with the exact responsibilities established for the entity’s legal form, governing documents and applicable framework.
Work within the collegiate body
Examine governance processes, the adequacy of organisational and administrative arrangements, and the handling of significant control matters within the assigned remit. Review information flows concerning service investment, procurement and financial administration. Pursue inconsistencies through appropriate enquiries and ensure material observations are documented and followed up.
The member should examine how significant procurement and investment decisions are authorised, documented and monitored within the applicable oversight remit. Where exceptions recur, ask whether management has identified a common cause or treats each as an isolated event. Review the timeliness and completeness of information supplied to the body, including the status of previous observations. Effective participation requires forming a reasoned view from evidence and making clear when further information is necessary, rather than equating receipt of a management report with completion of oversight.
Water-service context
The appointee should understand how infrastructure expenditure, contractor arrangements and customer billing create oversight risks. The purpose is to assess governance and controls, not to replace engineers, management or the external auditor. Coordination with other assurance functions should clarify responsibilities rather than duplicate them.
Eligibility evidence required
Candidates must demonstrate the professional standing, experience, independence and integrity required for the particular statutory office. Registration or other formal qualification requirements must be verified where applicable, together with incompatibilities and limits on other appointments. General board experience alone is not sufficient evidence of eligibility.
What qualified candidates should show
Relevant experience includes statutory oversight, audit, accounting, corporate law or utility governance. Candidates should explain how they have pursued an unresolved control concern through a collegiate process while maintaining accurate records and appropriate confidentiality. Effective participation requires preparation, sustained follow-up and sufficient availability for the actual oversight workload.
Terms
- Where the board sits
- Bologna, Italy
- Applications close
- 30 December 2026
- Appointment
- Statutory oversight appointment
- Time commitment in this market
- Typically 8–12 board meetings a year plus committees; Italian boards meet more often than the European average.
Before you apply — Italy
No nationality or residency test applies to an Italian director. The route in that matters is procedural rather than legal: a place on a slate.
- Residency test
- None.
- Nationality test
- None.
- Work authorisation
- A non-executive director attending board meetings does not require a permit. Executive roles for non-EU nationals do, and are subject to the immigration decree quotas.
- Tenure limit once appointed
- No hard statutory cap. The 2020 Corporate Governance Code treats service exceeding nine years in the previous twelve as a circumstance that compromises independence, requiring the board to assess and disclose.
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