Decision 68/46

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To take note of documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/68/51 and Add.1;
2. To approve the vacancy announcement for the post of third Chief Officer as approved at the 68^th meeting and attached as Annex XXVII to the present report;
3. To request UNEP to expedite the launching of the vacancy announcement, as approved by the Executive Committee at its 68^th meeting, in INSPIRA and to facilitate the selection process;
4. To approve the establishment of a selection panel consisting of: three representatives of Article 5 countries, three representatives of non-Article 5 countries and two representatives of UNEP, who would review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation, if possible, to the 69^th meeting of the Executive Committee, it being understood that:
   1. The Secretariat would work expeditiously with Executive Committee members intersessionally to identify the three representatives of Article 5 countries and the three representatives of non-Article 5 countries, including the Chair of the Executive Committee, to serve on the selection panel;
   2. The Executive Committee would take a decision intersessionally on the composition of the selection panel;
   3. The selection panel would be co-chaired by a representative of UNEP and the Chair of the Executive Committee in 2013 in her 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;
   5. One of the two UNEP representatives on the selection panel would be the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat;
   6. The selection panel should provide its recommendations to the Executive Committee, if possible, at the 69^th meeting;
   7. After considering the recommendations of the selection panel, the Executive Committee should forward its decision on the recommendations to the hiring manager;
5. To request the Executive Director of UNEP to work with the Chair of the Executive Committee to keep the Executive Committee informed of progress made throughout the hiring process; and
6. To request the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UNEP to expedite the timely appointment of the Chief Officer in order to ensure continuity of the work of the Multilateral Fund.