The Thirty-sixth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) to request the Chairman of the Executive Committee to convey to the Executive Director of UNEP the content of the discussion at the 36th Meeting of the Executive Committee and to explore the circumstances under which the contract of Dr. Omar E. El-Arini might be extended;
(b) to annex the texts of both proposals, which formed the basis of the understanding of the Executive Committee, to the present report (Annex III.2).
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/36, Decision 36/57, para. 127).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/36/36, Annexes XI and XII)).
The Thirty-eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) formally to request the Executive Director of UNEP to seek an extension of the contract of the current Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, Dr. Omar El-Arini, at the D2 level for a period of up to two years;
(b) to request the Chairman, on behalf of the 14 Parties to the Montreal Protocol members of the Executive Committee, to visit United Nations Headquarters in New York, in collaboration with the Executive Director and with such assistance as needed, to seek the extension of the Chief Officer’s contract;
(c) also to request the Chairman of the Executive Committee, with such assistance as needed, to review the job vacancy notice prepared by UNEP and to provide comments thereon consistent with the terms of reference of the Executive Committee;
(d) to request UNEP to ensure that the hiring of the next Chief Officer will be consistent with the following provision in the Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee (Decision IV/18): “to nominate, for appointment by the Executive Director of UNEP, the Chief Officer of the Fund Secretariat, who shall work under the Executive Committee, and report to it”.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/38/70/Rev.1, Decision 38/80, para. 165).
The Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) to take note with appreciation of the report of the Chair of the Executive Committee on his visit to United Nations Headquarters, undertaken at the request of the Executive Committee (Decision 38/80);
(b) to endorse the understandings reached by the Chair and United Nations Headquarters officials with respect to the terms of reference of the Chief Officer, process of recruitment, nomination and appointment of the Chief Officer and further extension of the term of office of the current incumbent, Dr. El Arini, beyond 31 August 2003;
(c) to note that the United Nations Office of Human Resources Management had issued a vacancy announcement for the Chief Officer’s post on 10 March 2003, with the deadline for applications set at 9 May 2003;
(d) to amend the education qualification therein as follows: “Advanced university degree (preferably Ph.D.) in economics, business administration, finance, public administration or any other equivalent field.”
(e) to request the United Nations Secretariat to reissue the amended announcement immediately;
(f) to apply mutatis mutandis the procedure employed in 1990 (See UNEP/OzL.Pro.ExCom.1/2, paragraph 15, and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/2/5/Rev.1, paragraph 13) for the recruitment, nomination and appointment of the Chief Officer;
(g) that a recruitment committee headed by Japan (Chair) and composed of representatives of Bolivia, Burundi, France, India, and the United States of America might review all applications, interview leading candidates and make a recommendation to the 40th Meeting of the Executive Committee, it being understood that:
(i) the recruitment committee was authorized to meet early in June 2003 to establish a short list and, if necessary, to meet once more or hold a teleconference early in December 2003;
(ii) the recruitment committee was also authorized to invite the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat to attend as an observer;
(iii) a representative of the UNEP Secretariat, accompanied by supporting staff, would assist the recruitment committee technically and administratively throughout the process of selecting the candidates and would provide a briefing on the use of the established interviewing method within the United Nations;
(h) to nominate the Chief Officer for appointment by the Secretary-General at its 40th Meeting;
(i) to request the Secretary-General 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.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/39/43, Decision 39/58, para. 116).
The Fortieth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(b) to express appreciation to the Chief Officer and the Secretariat’s staff for their work;
(c) to convey the Committee’s best wishes to the Chief Officer for the future.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/50, Decision 40/1, para. 19 (b, c)).
The Forty-first Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) to note with appreciation the outstanding efforts made by the Chair of the Executive Committee to bring about the nomination and appointment of the Chief Officer;
(b) to express its warm welcome to Ms. Maria Nolan and best wishes on her appointment as Chief Officer; and
(c) to place the issue of Decision XV/48 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties on the agenda of the Executive Committee for its 42nd Meeting.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/41/87, Decision 41/1, para. 15).