Resource Management Directorate

The Directorate supervises personnel management and development and draws up the regulatory provisions of the employment relationship.

It studies and promotes IVASS' organisational development.

It supervises the administrative, accounting and financial management of IVASS and performs audits.

It performs the award procedures for the acquisition of goods, services and works through the Tender and contracts Sector, which acts under the direct authority of the Directorate.

The Division is responsible for the design, realisation and evolution of IT systems, networks and applications and supervises over the provision of IT services, in coordination with the Directorate General for Information Technology of the Bank of Italy.

Head of Directorate: Vincenzo Toscano
(appointed by resolution no. 58/2021 of 23 November 2021)

Deputy Head of Directorate: Isabella Bozzano
(appointed by resolution no. 96/2014 of 12 November 2014)

Number of staff: 56

Last update

5 January 2023

Human Resources Management Division

It is responsible for the activities regarding the management, remuneration and social security systems of the employment relationship.

In this context it manages the procedures for the recruitment, economic progress and career development as well as the use of personnel in the internal labour market.
It is in charge of the activities connected with the administrative aspects of employment relations and with the management of personnel IT systems, including the keeping of employees’ personal files.

It draws up and updates the regulatory (legal, economic and social security) framework of the employment relationship and - in conjunction with the Organisation and Management Planning Division - manages relations with the trade unions.

It draws up the annual training programme, identifies the professional development courses – in collaboration with the other structures of IVASS –, follows the training projects and the implementation of training initiatives and assesses their effectiveness.

It performs the tasks related to the implementation of the regulations on the Code of Ethics. It collects the evidence for the disciplinary and warning procedures.

The Economic and Pension treatment Sector operates within the Division; it is in charge of the procedures connected to the administration of the staff employment relationship and the remunerations of Board members and external contributors; it monitors the fulfilment of the tax obligations and manages the relationships with the tax authorities.

It performs the tasks connected with the corporate welfare system.

  1. Carmelinda Morano Head (appointed by resolution no. 100/2019 of 12 December 2019)
  2. Giovanni Tiberi Deputy Head (appointed by resolution no. 21/2017 of 1st March 2017)

Accounting and Budget Division

The Division is in charge of IVASS' accounting and financial management, keeps the accounts and the related books and defines control methodologies.

It acts as cashier and keeps the contacts with the treasurer bank; it effects accounting operations for the payment of salaries and of fees for external contributors; it draws up IVASS' budget and balance-sheet; it is in charge of the procedures concerning the supervisory fees; it manages the activities concerning the payment of IVASS' staff missions and supervises the administrative management of IVASS Employees’ Pension Fund.

It periodically prepares projections of assets and liabilities and income quantities, and analyses corporate costs and efficiency, also for the purposes of the performance audit.

It analyses and follows the expenditure trend, monitoring that the forecasts are adhered to.

It assists external auditors in their audit and coordinates the production of information flows for the budget review.

It keeps the inventory of assets.

  1. Stefano Pallante Head (appointed by resolution No. 51/2022 of 26 July 2022)

Organisation and Management Planning Division

It coordinates the strategic planning system of IVASS and supports the monitoring of the implementation of the objectives.

The Division performs, in collaboration with other organisational units, analyses aimed to promote IVASS' organisational development, the improvement of working procedures and operating systems with reference to the profiles of operational risk assessment and management and operational continuity.

It sets out lines for development of the evaluation systems, progress in career and use of personnel and checks their functionality over time. In this context it defines and checks the qualitative and quantitative need of staff of the organisational units, and identifies adequate professional profiles for the performance of specialist technical tasks.

To cover managerial positions it identifies the relevant responsibilities and the skills required.

In conjunction with the Human Resources Management Division, it manages relations with the trade unions.

It defines and takes the measures for the protection of the personal data processed by IVASS in the performance of its functions in collaboration with the Data Protection Officer.

It provides technical support to the prevention and protection service in line with the existing legislation on workers' safety and health as well as to the manager responsible for transparency and prevention of corruption.

It collects and forwards the competent Directorates/Offices the reports sent to IVASS regarding the Whistleblowing procedure.

The Division also includes the General Affairs Sector which manages the ordinary and extraordinary maintenance of goods, excluding the technical management of information systems and IT instruments, and runs the functionality of IVASS utilities and acts as procurement agent.

  1. Saverio Freda Head (appointed by resolution No. 51/2022 of 26 July 2022)

IT and Systems Division

The Division supervises over the processes based on the use of information technology, in coordination with the Directorate General for Information Technology; within this sphere: it coordinates, in cooperation with the various functions, the collection of the overall computing needs of the Institute for the consequent decision-making; it collaborates in the development of the planned projects for the provision of IT services; it takes action to develop and improve the functioning and use of the databases for internal activities; it is in charge of the supply of the IT equipment, systems, networks and applications for the Institute's needs; it is responsible for the provision of IT services, within the levels of quality and safety agreed with the users; it collaborates on the staff training programme for the part falling under its competence.

  1. Sergio Antonica Head (appointed by resolution No. 51/2022 of 26 July 2022)

Tender and Contracts Sector

It performs - under the direct authority of the Directorate's management - the award procedures for the acquisition of goods, services and works and supports the Structures in monitoring the correct execution of contracts.

  1. Isabella Bozzano Interim Head of sector (appointed by resolution No. 51/2022 of 26 July 2022)