Member — Organismo di Vigilanza, Electricity Distribution
Italy·Energy & Utilities·Energy networks· Bologna·Posted 13 September 2026
Applications close 29 December 2026
Energy networks organisation in Italy
The problem this seat exists to solve
This supervisory-body role focuses on the working effectiveness of a 231/2001 model in an electricity-distribution setting. The appointee should understand how technical activity, urgent works and contractor relationships can create compliance exposures even where engineering performance appears satisfactory.
Contribution to the supervision programme
Review evidence from procurement, works approval, contractor oversight and relevant control functions. Examine how exceptional decisions are authorised and recorded. Help identify whether changes in systems, outsourcing or operating arrangements require attention within the model.
The member should examine how controls operate when works are urgent, access is remote or a contractor performs several linked functions. Ask whether supporting records can be independently checked and whether exceptions are reviewed after completion. Where a control depends on information from another team, assess the reliability of that flow. This requires understanding the operating context while remaining willing to challenge explanations that invoke technical complexity without providing evidence of how the relevant risk is actually managed.
Member responsibilities
Prepare for meetings, challenge incomplete information and support well-documented conclusions. Follow agreed actions and contribute to reporting on material concerns. Coordinate with other assurance bodies while maintaining the distinct purpose and authority of the Organismo di Vigilanza.
Candidate requirements
Candidates should bring compliance, legal, audit or operational-control experience relevant to infrastructure. Familiarity with 231 model supervision and the ability to interpret process evidence are important. Independence of judgement, competence, conflicts and continuity of participation require appointment-specific assessment; this is not an engineering licence or a general board mandate.
A useful evidence discussion
Applicants should explain how they would investigate a pattern of urgent procurement exceptions without presuming wrongdoing or accepting urgency as a complete explanation. The body needs someone who can ask precise questions, preserve confidentiality and identify when the model or information flow needs improvement. Management retains responsibility for execution and corrective action.
Terms
- Where the board sits
- Bologna, Italy
- Applications close
- 29 December 2026
- Appointment
- Supervisory-body 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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