B.21/06: Selection of the Executive Director of the independent Secretariat

The Board, having considered the limited distribution document GCF/BM-2018/21 titled “Selection process for the appointment of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat”:

  1. Adopts the terms of reference of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat as set out in annex IV;
  2. Also adopts the selection process for the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat as set out in annex V;
  3. Takes note of the indicative timeline of the entire process for the appointment of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat as set out in annex VI;
  4. Establishes the Executive Director Selection Committee as an ad hoc committee of the Board in accordance with paragraphs 2(g) and 30 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board;
  5. Adopts the terms of reference of the Executive Director Selection Committee as set out in annex VII;
    1. Appoints as members of the Executive Director Selection Committee:
    2. Ayman Shasly;
    3. Cyril Rousseau;
    4. Josceline Wheatley;
    5. Karma Tshering;
    6. Lennart Båge;
    7. Omar El-Arini;
    8. Paul Oquist; and
    9. Sue Szabo;
  6. Requests the Co-Chairs of the Board for 2019 to promptly, upon their election by the Board, and following consultations with their respective constituencies, propose a decision for approval between meetings for the appointment of members to the Executive Director Selection Committee following the commencement of the third term of Board membership;
  7. Decides to engage the services of an independent executive search firm to support the Executive Director Selection Committee;
  8. Authorizes the Secretariat, notwithstanding the administrative guidelines on procurement, to issue the request for proposal for the independent executive search firm in accordance with the deadlines set out in annex VI;
  9. Endorses the terms of reference of the independent executive search firm as set out in annex VIII;
  10. Approves a budget increment for 2018/2019 for the selection of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat, including the costs of the independent executive search firm as set out in annex IX (limited distribution); and
  11. Authorizes the Executive Director Selection Committee to engage the services of the independent executive search firm, with due observance of applicable procurement rules.