Decision 86/2

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note, with appreciation, the report on Secretariat activities contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/2/Add.1; 

   Assessment report of the Multilateral Fund by the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network

2. To note, with appreciation, the presentation by the Secretariat of the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) on the report of the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by MOPAN contained in the attachment to document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/86/2/Add.1;
3. To request the Fund Secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the Executive Committee at its 88th meeting:
   1. A report that responded to the five key areas of improvement identified in the 2019 Assessment of the Multilateral Fund by MOPAN, providing information and draft recommendations on those areas of improvement, including an estimate of the resources needed to address them;

   2. A draft management response from the Executive Committee to the MOPAN Secretariat on the assessment referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(i) above; 

      Recruitment process for the selection of the fourth Chief Officer

4. To note, with appreciation, the participation of a representative of the UNEP Executive Director in the process to select the fourth Chief Officer;
5. To approve the vacancy announcement for the post of the fourth Chief Officer as contained in Annex I to the present report;
6. To request UNEP to launch the vacancy announcement referred to in sub-paragraph (e) above, in the United Nations Inspira human resources gateway and to facilitate the selection process;
7. To establish a selection panel consisting of three members representing Article 5 Parties, three members representing non-Article 5 Parties, and two representatives of UNEP, including the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat, that would review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation, on the understanding that:
   1. The Secretariat would work with Executive Committee members intersessionally to identify the three representatives of Article 5 Parties and the three representatives of non-Article 5 Parties, which would include the Chair of the Executive Committee, to serve on the selection panel;
   2. The Executive Committee would decide on the composition of the selection panel at its 87th meeting;
   3. The selection panel would be co-chaired by a representative of UNEP and the Chair of the Executive Committee in 2021 in his capacity as first reporting officer;
   4. UNEP would assist the selection panel throughout the process of selecting the candidates and would provide a briefing on the use of the established interviewing method within the United Nations; and
8. To request the Secretariat to report on the progress made on the recruitment process at the 87th meeting.