LOS ANGELES - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking Expressions of Interest for members of the 2025 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Standing Committee, a press release stated by ICANN.

Position Description

The NomCom Standing Committee shall be composed of five seats: four members and one ex-officio observer. The term of all four appointed members shall be three years. The ICANN Board, or a subset thereof, is responsible for the selection of candidates to the NomCom Standing Committee.

The purpose of the NomCom Standing Committee is to:

• Support continuous improvement to the NomCom Operating Procedures and associated processes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the NomCom while enhancing the NomCom's commitment to transparency and accountability to the overall ICANN community.
• Provide continuity across annual NomCom cycles and to build the institutional memory of the NomCom.

The NomCom Standing Committee is responsible for providing continuity across NomCom cycles by supporting the standardization of work across NomCom cycles (e.g., planning, documentation and review of the NomCom's processes, and participating in ICANN's annual budget and planning processes on behalf of the NomCom). In collaboration with ICANN's NomCom support staff, the NomCom Standing Committee will also be responsible for reviewing, assessing and providing input on the website and systems used for maintaining a historical archive for processes and procedures. Additionally, the NomCom Standing Committee will work with ICANN's NomCom support staff to evaluate the effectiveness of processes and identify potential improvements needed for future NomCom cycles.

The NomCom Standing Committee does not participate in, oversee, or influence the decision-making processes of the annual candidate evaluation and selection activities. The NomCom Standing Committee is also prohibited from participation in, oversight of, or influencing the NomCom delegate selection process, which is the sole responsibility of the appointing bodies. The NomCom Standing Committee will not have access to any confidential information available to the NomCom.

Skills and Experience

To properly serve as a NomCom Standing Committee member, the selected individual must have:

• Completed at least one full term on the NomCom prior to being appointed to the NomCom Standing Committee.
• Adequate time available to undertake the role.
• A clear understanding of duties and responsibilities of the NomCom Standing Committee.
• Ability to remain unbiased.
• No conflicts of interest that may impact performance of duties as a NomCom Standing Committee member, such as an arrangement regarding the outputs of the Standing Committee or current or future Nominating Committee.
• Familiarity with or experience working within the ICANN ecosystem.
Preference for new NomCom Standing Committee member appointments will be given to individuals with:

1. Prior experience as NomCom Chair, Chair-Elect, or Associate Chair; (2) incoming members who are currently involved in the various Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees; taking into consideration of the Work Stream 2 (WS2) of the Board-approved Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) recommendations to improve diversity.

Eligibility Exclusion

• No person who is an employee or is a paid consultant for ICANN (including the Ombuds) shall simultaneously serve as a member of the NomCom Standing Committee.
• There cannot be an overlap between service on the NomCom Standing Committee and service on the NomCom, other than perhaps the NomCom Associate Chair if one is appointed by the NomCom Chair, who will also serve as an ex-officio observer on the NomCom Standing Committee.

Expenses

All reasonable travel expenses and administrative costs incurred as a result of performing the duties of a member of the NomCom Standing Committee in accordance with ICANN policies will be reimbursed by ICANN upon submission of valid receipts and invoices.

Background

In the final report of the NomCom2 Review, published on 5 June 2018, the independent examiner conducting the review found that there was a lack of continuity in processes across different years within NomCom, such that the operational performance of each annual NomCom was routinely impacted. The independent examiner recommended that a Standing Committee be formed to suggest and assist in implementing changes to NomCom processes, since the NomCom itself operates on a tight timeline and needs to focus on its recruiting and evaluation activities.

In March 2023, the Board accepted the second Organizational Review of the Nominating Committee (NomCom2 Review) Final Implementation Report issued by the NomCom2 Review Implementation Working Group (NomComRIWG), which details the completion of implementation of the twenty-seven recommendations arising out of NomCom2 Review. In September 2023, in relation to Recommendation 24 of the NomCom2 Review, the Board approved the standard Bylaws amendments on Article 8 on the implementation of the NomCom Standing Committee and the NomCom Standing Committee Charter, as revised to address public comments.