EIB - Assistance in risk management services and corporate governance

Description

In line with the provisions of its statute (Article 12), the EIB endeavours to conform to best banking practice under the supervision of its Audit Committee. The EIB seeks the services of external providers to support its compliance and best banking practice activities in the areas of risk management and governance, based upon the 3 lots which will be individually governed by a specific framework agreement. The service provider shall provide assistance and expertise to the EIB in the interpretation and implementation of best banking practice in the area of prudential regulations. The service provider shall provide assistance and expertise to the EIB in reviewing best banking practice applicable to the EIB in specific prudential and non-prudential regulatory areas to identify both potential gaps against regulations and market practice and EIB necessary efforts needed to close these gaps. This includes the following areas: — product oversight and governance including new product and mandate approval process, — organisational requirements, in particular to maintain a strong and comprehensive internal control framework consistent with the 3 lines of defence model (‘3LoD’), — governance arrangements that ensure effective and prudent management of the organisation, including the segregation of duties in the organisation and the prevention of conflicts of interest, — corporate governance, in particular to optimise the functioning of the EIB governance (incl. e.g. Board of Directors/Management Committee self-assessment, creation/revision of the terms of reference of Board Committees, best banking practice gap analysis review). The service provider may be asked by the EIB to extend its support to governance issues that may be relevant at the time of a specific assignment, building upon the work previously carried out at the EIB. — Project management and planning of activities. — Assessment of IT implications and specifications of IT requirements and IT support in relation to the subjects covered in lots 1 and 2. — Hands-on assistance to business users in the implementation of necessary changes in the bank's IT tools, applications (e.g. Moody's, RAY, Algo, etc.) and databases. — IT support in relation to dashboard (design and implementation) and efficient reporting tools.