ECB Annual Report on supervisory activities

Regarding gender diversity, the distribution is shown in Figure 8:
Figure 8
Gender diversity in <strong>ECB</strong> Banking Supervision
Percentage of female staff (in green)
Total staff
39% 61%
In non-managerial positions
In managerial positions
40% 60%
32% 68%
141.5
Additional positions
approved for
supervisory-related
activities in 2017
In September 2015 the Governing Council also endorsed a provisional additional
increase in headcount for banking supervision staff for 2017, and asked the <strong>ECB</strong> to
submit a report in the course of 2016 to validate the actual requirement based on the
lessons learned from the first 18 months of SSM operation and the expected
resource gains. This report was coordinated by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the
Supervisory Board. Based on the findings of the report, in December 2016 the
Governing Council approved 141.5 new permanent and limited FTEs (full-time
equivalent positions) for 2017, taking into account (i) new needs triggered by the
increase in the number of tasks since 2015 (in particular, an increased number of
significant institutions to supervise and the establishment of the new EU crisis
management framework); (ii) the need to allow NCAs time to meet their
commitments regarding the staffing of JSTs; and (iii) resource gains identified by the
<strong>ECB</strong> (e.g. synergies in the supervision of host entities belonging to the same non-
SSM group).
Box 2
Working together in Europe
For European banking supervision to succeed, it is paramount that colleagues from the <strong>ECB</strong> and
NCAs grow together as a team of European banking supervisors collaborating at the level of both
the JSTs and the horizontal functions. Among other things, this means getting to know each other,
exchanging views and learning from each other in order to foster a common SSM culture. In this
spirit, the <strong>ECB</strong>, together with the NCAs, launched the following initiatives in 2016.
SSM training curriculum
The SSM’s greatest asset is its people. The <strong>ECB</strong> and NCAs therefore strive to ensure that their staff
is equipped with the necessary skills to perform their tasks, and that they can develop their
competencies over time.
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