External Member(s) of Sanctions Committee
JOB DETAIL
Post of duty: Washington D.C.
The IDB is the largest source of multilateral financing in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About the Sanctions Committee
The Sanctions Committee (the “Committee”) considers allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, collusive, obstructive practices, and misappropriation (“Prohibited Practices”) in activities financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (“IDB”), the Inter-American Investment Corporation (“IDB Invest”), and the Multilateral Investment Fund (“IDB Lab”), collectively referred as the “IDB Group”. The IDB Group requires that all parties executing, bidding for, or in any way participating in an IDB Group project adhere to the highest ethical standards as defined in the applicable policies and the terms and conditions of the corresponding agreements.
The IDB Group bans such Prohibited Practices on the part of parties involved in its projects and activities.
Four (4) of the seven (7) members of the Sanctions Committee are appointed from outside of the IDB Group (“External Members”) and must not currently hold any appointment as an employee of the IDB Group (including consultants and other professionals subject to similar contracts with the IDB Group).
The work of the members of the Sanctions Committee is coordinated administratively by the Executive Secretary of the Sanctions Committee.
Main Responsibilities of the Sanctions Committee:
- Members of the Sanctions Committee are responsible, under the scope of the IDB Group’s Sanctions Procedures, as well as other applicable policies and rules, for determining whether, in the case of an appeal against a sanction imposed by the Sanctions Officer, a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that a party has engaged in a Prohibited Practice. Such evidence is provided to the Sanctions Committee by the IDB Office of Institutional Integrity and parties subject to the proceedings of the Sanctions Committee. After analyzing the evidence, the Sanctions Committee determines whether the charges for Prohibited Practices should be dismissed, or whether a sanction should be imposed. If the Sanctions Committee deteremines that a sanction should be imposed, it determines the terms of that sanction..
- Members of the Sanctions Committee are required to observe the confidentiality of all information to which they have access in the performance of their functions.
Further details are provided by the Sanctions Procedures and the Sanctions Committee Charter of the IDB Group (available here).
What you’ll need
- Education: Advanced degree in law (Juris Doctor or equivalent).
- Experience: Minimum of 20 years of related professional experience in law, with credit given for specialized experience in anti-corruption, corporate compliance, institutional integrity, international procurement, or forensic auditing,, with 10 years at an international level. Significant professional experience in dispute resolution, preferably as an arbitrator or judge, in complex, corporate and or commercial matters. Demonstrated familiarity and experience in international administrative adjudication or administrative law in the context of international development organizations is preferred. Direct experience with operations and systems within other international development institutions is desirable.
- Languages: Proficiency in English and Spanish, spoken and written, is required. The Committee may need to review documents and evidence in French or Portuguese, so knowledge of those languages is a plus.
Requirements
- Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
- Conflict of Interest: The selection panel will consider potential conflicts of interest or misaligned incentives – both for individual candidates and any firm they are associated with – related to the business of representing parties before MDB sanctions bodies.
Type of Contract and Characteristics of the Consultancy
The External Members of the Sanctions Committee are provided with a Products and External Services consultancy contract with the IDB and are called upon by the Secretary of the Sanctions Committee to render their services on an as-needed basis. Travel expenses and per diem payments will be furnished, when required, in connection with service as a member of the Sanctions Committee.
Membership on the Sanctions Committee does not represent full-time employment with the IDB. Service on the Sanctions Committee is a part-time activity; number of hours to be dedicated to the work of the Committee will vary depending upon the case-load of the Committee at any given time. External Members are appointed for terms of up to five years, that may be renewed once upon discretion by the IDB. The Sanctions Committee may conduct its activities through meetings at the Bank’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C., through video-conference, and other means as determined by the Committee.
The Members of the Sanctions Committee are subject to the IDB Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (available here) as well as the relevant provisions of the Sanctions Procedures.
After serving as an External Member to the Sanctions Committee, an individual shall not be eligible for employment in the IDB Group or to provide the IDB Group with services in connection with any Project, transaction, or initiative on behalf of the IDB Group, in any capacity, for a period of two (2) years. This includes not accepting any kind of employment, consultancy, or interest in any firm that has been a Respondent in a Sanctions Proceeding in which the Member participated.
Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About IDB
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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