Compliance Review Panel Member

Job Purpose:

Applications or nominations of candidates from Asian Development Bank (ADB) non-regional member countries are invited to fill a part-time position on the ADB’s Compliance Review Panel (CRP). The Asian Development Bank’s vision is a region free of poverty. Established in 1966 and headquartered in Manila, Philippines, ADB’s multicultural staff come from over 50 member countries.

The CRP is an independent mechanism reporting to ADB’s Board of Directors. The CRP investigates complaints from people affected by an ADB-assisted projects and determines whether any harm was caused due to non-compliance by ADB of its policies.

Expected Outcomes

This position is for a period of 5 years, on a part-time basis. Accordingly, the successful applicant will be required to work only when the workload of the CRP requires. Remuneration of this part-time employment will be on a per diem basis. The position will be filled under the revised Accountability Mechanism that came into effect on 24 May 2012.

ADB Directors, Alternate Directors, Directors’ Advisors, Management, staff, and consultants are not eligible to serve on the CRP until at least three years have elapsed from the time of their termination from ADB service. After serving on the CRP, former panel members cannot be considered for employment at ADB.

Detailed information about the CRP and Accountability Mechanism is available on the ADB website at http://compliance.adb.org.

Educational Requirements:

The CRP is composed of three panel members, two part-time and one full time. Two panel members are from regional countries (with at least one from a developing member country), while the third panel member is from a non-regional country. This position is for the panel member from a non-regional member.

Along with other members of the CRP, responsibilities include:

• Receiving and determining the eligibility of requests for compliance review.
• Engaging with all stakeholders, including Management and staff, requesters, executing agencies (EA)/governments of developing member countries (DMCs) or private project sponsors (PPS), and the Board member representing the country concerned, to obtain a thorough understanding of the issues during the compliance review.
• Coordinating the CRP’s activities, to the extent appropriate, with those of the compliance review mechanism of any other cofinancing institution. Conducting thorough and objective reviews of policy compliance.
• Issuing draft compliance review reports to Management, complainants and the borrower. Issuing final compliance review reports to the Board of Directors.
• Providing comments on Management’s proposed remedial actions to bring the project into compliance.
• Monitoring implementation of decisions made by the Board of Directors.
• Issuing annual reports and learning reports based on its compliance reviews.
• Issuing final reports to the Board of Directors with CRP’s findings and recommendations.

Relevant Experience And Other Requirements:

Master's degree, or equivalent, in Economics, Environment, Law, or Social Sciences, or related fields; or University degree in Economics, Environment, Law, or Social Sciences, or related fields, combined with specialized experience in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.

Core Competencies:

The position requires the following experience:

• Strong and broad educational background and practical experience in development, particularly in the environmental, social, economic, legal, and/or private sector fields;
• At least 10 years of experience and demonstrated competence in the field of compliance review, or a related field, including the ability to deal thoroughly and fairly with requests for investigation or redress;
• Ability to deal thoroughly and fairly with requests brought to the CRP.
• Highly developed communication skills to work effectively within ADB (staff, Management, and Board of Directors) and externally with ADB clients, including governments, other international organizations and civil society;
• Knowledge of, and experience with, the operations of ADB or comparable institutions, and/or private sector experience;
• Exposure to developmental issues and living conditions in developing countries, including travels to challenging far remote areas;
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Immediate Reporting Relationships / Other Information:

The position reports to the Board of Directors through the Chair, CRP. The Board Compliance Review Committee (BCRC) provides written feedback to the performance of CRP members

Women are encouraged to apply.