B.33/16: Selection of the Executive Director

The Board, having considered limited distribution document GCF/B.33/17 titled “Selection of the Executive Director”:

  1. Adopts the terms of reference of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat as set out in annex XI;
  2. Requests the Co-Chairs to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the mandates and responsibilities delegated by the Board to the Executive Director of the Secretariat, and to report to the Board for consideration of their potential impact on the terms of reference of the position;
  3. Adopts the selection process for the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat as set out in annex XII;
  4. Takes note of the indicative timeline of the entire process for the selection and appointment of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat as set out in annex XIII;
  5. 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;
  6. Adopts the terms of reference of the Executive Director Selection Committee as set out in annex XIV;
  7. Appoints as members of the Executive Director Selection Committee:
    1. Nadia Spencer-Henry
    2. Karma Tshering
    3. Nauman Bashir Bhatti
    4. Tlou Emmanuel Ramaru
    5. Hans Olav Ibrekk
    6. Sarah Metcalf
    7. Jean-Christophe Donnellier
    8. Victoria Gunderson
  8. Decides to engage the services of an independent executive search firm to support the Executive Director Selection Committee;
  9. 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 XIII;
  10. Endorses the terms of reference of the independent executive search firm as set out in annex XV;
  11. Approves a budget increment of USD 65,000 for the selection of the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat, including the costs of the independent executive search firm; and
  12. Authorizes the Executive Director Selection Committee to engage the services of the independent executive search firm, with due observance of applicable procurement rules.