Back Compliance and Governance Analysts, Frankfurt

General Information

Type of contract Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary E/F (1) (minimum monthly net salary €4,167 and benefits, see further information section)

Role specialisation Compliance and Governance

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 11.02.2021

Your team

You will be part of the Compliance and Governance Division in the Directorate General Secretariat. Our Division, comprising 17 members of staff, supports the Executive Board and the Chief Compliance and Governance Officer in protecting the integrity and reputation of the ECB by promoting ethical standards of behaviour within the institution and by strengthening its accountability and transparency. We are currently reviewing our ethical rules, establishing processes for retaliation protection, consolidating the procedures for disclosure of ECB documents to national authorities and developing our internal processes for the management of conduct risk.

In your role as a Compliance and Governance Analyst, you will be part of three teams responsible for developing and implementing the ECB's regimes for ethics and access to documents and conducting regular reviews to ensure that they remain up to date; taking the necessary measures to promote and monitor compliance with the ECB's ethics regime, including providing ongoing training and individual advice and guidance; supporting the enhancement and harmonisation of ethics and compliance standards within the Eurosystem and European banking supervision; coordinating requests and queries received from the European Ombudsman; performing the secretary function for the ECB's Audit and Ethics Committees; and supporting the Ethics and Compliance Officers Task Force, which is made up of chief compliance or ethics officers from the Eurosystem and European banking supervision and helps - based on practical experience - to further enhance and harmonise ethics and compliance standards at the level of the Eurosystem and European banking supervision.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply, irrespective of your gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or other characteristics.

Your role

As a Compliance and Governance Analyst you will:

• analyse data and information from a variety of sources and facilitate legal assessments by researching relevant precedents, benchmarking, identifying patterns, case law and other existing information;
• contribute to the preparation of the Division's annual reports;
• facilitate the drafting of legal assessments, replies to requests for ethical advice, access to documents and follow-ups to European Ombudsman cases/queries concerning complaints against the ECB by collecting relevant information and input on the matter and proposing a first draft;
• build and maintain database infrastructures templates and manuals and support the development of analytical tools;
• provide support to the Chief Compliance and Governance Officer for the coordination of high-level ECB committee/task force meetings and dedicated tasks;
• liaise with counterparts in the ECB, Eurosystem and European banking supervision with a view to building and maintaining productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and creating value for the ECB through collaborative exchanges that reach across hierarchies, specialisations and organisational units.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to protecting the ECB's integrity and reputation by enhancing its accountability and transparency and promoting good administration and good governance standards, as well as ethical standards of behaviour, within the institution. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

• a bachelor's degree or equivalent in law or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
• in addition to the above, a minimum of one year's experience with analysing, benchmarking and interpreting legal texts and conducting legal research in the areas of ethics, good governance and transparency;
• proven skills in the use of databases and analytical tools;
• an ability to work independently under minimal supervision;
• good drafting skills and an ability to convey complex information in a clear, simple and concise manner;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• a clear understanding of the mission, tasks and responsibilities of the ECB;
• good knowledge of the ECB's confidentiality and transparency regime and of the ECB's ethical rules and provisions;
• awareness of trends and best practices in ethical, transparency and governance matters;
• experience with fact-finding or conduct risk monitoring, including data protection aspects.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people's diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB's mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.

You are motivated to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.

Further information

The contracts offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person.

Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB Conditions of Employment.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Margarita Louisa Karydi, on +49 (0)69 1344 6842 between 12:00 and 13:00 on Monday, 25 January.

Application and selection process

For further information on how to join us, read more.

The recruitment process for this position will include a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.

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