AIIB Sanctions Panel Member (5991)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond--infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 110 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients' needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.

About the Sanctions Panel

AIIB’s Policy on Prohibited Practices establishes a two-tier sanctions system that consists of the Sanctions Officer and the Sanctions Panel (or the “Panel”). The AIIB Sanctions Panel is an Appellate Body that is responsible for reviewing Appeals submitted by Respondents that have been sanctioned by AIIB’s Sanctions Officer. AIIB’s Sanctions Panel Members act independently and do not answer to, nor take instructions from the President, the Board of Directors, Management,representatives from AIIB Members or any other entity or individual. The decisions of the Sanctions Panel are final and cannot be appealed any further.

The Sanctions Panel is composed of three Panel Members appointed by the President. One Panel Member is a Bank Personnel (the “Internal Member”) and shall serve for a term of up to three (3) years, which may be renewed once. Two Panel Members, who shall not be Bank Personnel at the time of their appointment (the “External Members”), each serve for a term of up to five (5) years, which may be renewed once. One of the External Members shall be appointed by the President as the Chairperson of the Sanctions Panel.  In the event the Chairperson of the Panel is not available, the President shall appoint a temporary Panel Member (the “Temporary Member”) and designate the other External Member as the Chairperson.

The Sanctions Panel is supported by a Sanctions Panel Secretary, who is appointed by the AIIB President.

Candidates are sought for vacancies among the External Members on the AIIB Sanctions Panel and potential future Temporary Member appointments.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out the roles and responsibilities in accordance with the Policy on Prohibited Practices (PPP) and its related internal legal framework documents;
• Represent the Sanctions Panel in international fora and conferences, as needed;
• Represent the Sanctions Panel in all administrative matters;
• Serve as Chair of the Sanctions Panel (if appointed by the President) in accordance with the roles and responsibilities under the PPP and its related internal legal framework documents, and direct the work of the Sanctions Panel in consultation with other Panel Members, as required.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s degree or higher in law, corporate compliance, international procurement, auditing or an equivalent advanced degree in a related field.
• Minimum 20 years of related professional experience in complex litigation as an arbitrator, judge or litigator, or similar. Experience in the areas of integrity, international procurement, auditing, white-collar crime or a related field is preferred. Direct experience with operations and systems of other international development finance institutions is desirable, and experience in reviewing cases in the Appellate Bodies of international development organizations is an advantage. A minimum of 5 years of the candidate’s professional experience should be at an international level.
• Candidates must possess first rate ethical and professional qualities, including: unimpeachable probity; and familiarity with procurement matters, law, dispute resolution mechanisms, and/ or operations of development institutions.

The AIIB Sanctions Panel Members are expected to serve on an as-needed basis during this period based on caseload and other deliverables.

Candidates shall (i) not be Bank Personnel at the time of their appointment; and (ii) not have been Bank Personnel at any time in the last three (3) years preceding their appointment. For a period of two (2) years following the end of their term, each Panel Member: (a) shall be prohibited from accepting any kind of employment, consultancy or interest in any party that has been a Respondent in proceedings in which the Panel Member has participated; (b) shall be disqualified from appearing as an attorney, agent or representative of any Respondent in proceedings before the Sanctions Panel. For a period of two (2) years following the end of their term, each External Panel Member shall not seek or accept employment with the Bank or provide the Bank with services in connection with any Project, Financing or other transaction.

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 all MDB appellate sanctions bodies. Candidates will be required to disclose any circumstance which may give rise to reasonable doubts as to their impartiality or independence.