Application for AP membership

The CDM Executive Board is hereby inviting applications from experts to act as members of the CDM Accreditation Panel (AP)

The call opens on 8 February 2013 and ends on 3 March 2013, 24:00 GMT.

1. Be familiar with the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions of the CMP;
2. Have recognized experience and/or knowledge relevant to the CDM project activity cycle;
3. Demonstrate relevant working experience of at least two years in a national, regional or international accreditation body or in third party certification activities;
4. Be able to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, in English. Working knowledge of other UN languages is desirable;
5. Have excellent drafting skills, strong operational and analytical skills, and ability to work as a member of a team;
6. Have an advanced university degree in economics, environmental studies, natural sciences, engineering, or any related disciplines.

• Guidelines and modalities of work including, inter alia, conditions for membership, conflict of interest restrictions and compensation are described in the Terms of Reference of the support structure of the CDM Executive Board (ToR);
• AP members will be paid daily fees for participation in and work related to the meeting, as well as travel and daily subsistence allowance in accordance with UN rules and regulations.
• Meetings may be undertaken as in-person meetings in Bonn, Germany, or as electronic meetings.

Experts wishing to be considered by the CDM Executive Board as a member of the AP are invited to apply. Current AP members whose term ends this year may re-apply. All applicants shall:

1.  Read and agree to the ToR;
2.  Apply by logging in* to submit a P11 form and complete a questionnaire here;

THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOW CLOSED

*Attention:
To apply you will need to be registered on the UNFCCC website. If you are already registered please enter your login details. To register please go to 'Join' located on the top-right of this page. If you do not remember your log-in information, please use the login/password recovery page.

Shortlisted applicants may be invited to a telephone interview, tentatively scheduled to take place in the period 25 March 2013 – 12 April 2013.

The selection of members to all panels and working groups will be decided by the Executive Board and announced in the seventy-third meeting report of the Board.

Applicants should be prepared to join the first meeting of the panel/working group to which they applied for membership. The tentative dates are available in Annex 3 of the seventy-first meeting report of the Board.

According to Decision 3/CMP.1 the CDM Executive Board may establish committees, panels or working groups to assist it in the performance of its functions. The CDM Executive Board shall draw on the expertise necessary to perform its functions, including from the UNFCCC roster of experts. In this context, it shall take fully into account the consideration of regional balance.