CGIAR Fund Office

The CGIAR Fund Office is the support unit of the Funders Forum, the Fund Council, and their respective Chairs. Fiduciary responsibility for the Fund resides with the Fund Council. The Fund Office does not have fiduciary, monitoring, or oversight roles regarding the use of Fund funds.

The Fund Office has responsibilities in the following four areas:

1.  Support to Fund Council. The Fund Office assists the Council and its Chair in the conduct of the Council’s business. Examples include:

• a.   Managing relations with Fund Donors;
• b.   Drafting background notes and papers as requested by the Fund Council;
• c.   Setting up and maintaining data bases;
• d.   Developing draft Fund Council procedures and guidelines;
• f.    Analyzing the Consortium’s compliance with performance agreements, based on information submitted by the Consortium; and
• g.  Support to the Fund Council in resource mobilization efforts, in close collaboration with the Consortium.

2.  Support to Funders Forum. The Fund Office assists the Chair of the Funders Forum in organizing the Forum.

3.  Liaison with the Trustee, Consortium, and ISPC. The Fund Office assists the Fund Council in maintaining its business relations and dialogue with the Trustee, Consortium, and ISPC on day-to-day operational matters.

4.  Meeting Support and Communications.

• a.  Organizes and backstops the regular meetings of the Funders Forum and the Fund Council;
• b.  Coordinates the Forum’s and the Council’s nomination and election processes (such as for ISPC);
• c.   Coordinates communications on behalf of the Fund and its Chair; and
• d.   Maintains the Fund’s archives and manages its information activities.

 Fund Office Staff

The Executive Secretary of the Fund Council leads the Fund Office and is identified through an international recruitment effort for appointment by the World Bank. The Fund Office is a team of high-level professional staff with expertise in the areas of responsibility of the Office. The Fund Office is located in the World Bank headquarters and its staff are employed by the World Bank. The work program and operating budget of the Fund Office are subject to approval by the Fund Council and are financed through the CGIAR Fund. The Fund Office operates under World Bank policies.  

Mailing address:

CGIAR Fund Office
1818 H Street, N.W.
Mail stop G6-601
Washington, D.C. 20433, USA

Office address:

1776 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006, USA
(1-202) 473-8951
(1-202) 473-8110
cgiar@cgiar.org
www.cgiar.org