Overview
The World Bank Group is seeking a Sanctions Board Member to serve as the final decision-maker in contested cases of Sanctionable Practices. The role involves reviewing appeals, making determinations on liability, and issuing sanctions.
Tasks Summary
- Review appeals submitted by Respondents from the 1st tier reviewer.
- Carry out a full de novo review in each case.
- Hold oral hearings.
- Make determinations on procedural and evidentiary matters, as well as the ultimate issue of liability.
- Issue one of five types of sanctions, including debarment from WBG financing.
- Issue fully-reasoned decisions for each case.
- Review determinations of non-compliance with conditions for release.
- Review determinations of successorship or assignment.
- Review requests for reconsideration of final decisions.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 20 years of related professional experience including dispute resolution (as an arbitrator, litigator, or judge) in complex corporate and/or commercial matters; anti-corruption and institutional integrity; international procurement; auditing; or related field.
- A minimum of 10 years of the candidate’s professional experience must be at an international level.
- Direct experience with operations and systems within other international development institutions is highly desirable.
- Strong experience with private sector cross-border lending and equity investments.
Qualification Requirements
• Master’s in law, corporate compliance, international procurement, auditing, forensic accounting, or an equivalent advanced degree in a related field.
