Energy Specialist

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Company: World Bank Group

Energy Specialist

Job #:
req31349

Organization:
World Bank

Sector:
Energy

Grade:
GF

Term Duration:
3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment

Location:
Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s):
English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:
2/12/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

” This recruitment is part of the Japanese mission “

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE) Region

Home to about 700 million people of Africa’s people, the World Bank’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26 countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South. The region has an estimated gross domestic product of $945,567 million in 2019. South Africa, an upper middle-income country, is the region’s largest economy, followed by Angola, Kenya and Ethiopia. Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, is the region’s only high-income economy.

To learn more, visit: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/eastern-and-southern-africa

Southern Africa Energy Unit (IAEE3)

The Energy & Extractives (EEX) Global Practice (GP) of the World Bank Group is made up of about 300 professionals, a lending program in the order of US$5-7 billion a year, an active portfolio of some US$40 billion, and a rich program of Advisory and Analytical Work. The EEX GP focuses on: providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to meet the needs of fast growing economies and to ensure universal access to modern energy services for people in client countries; and, strengthening policy and institutional frameworks to promote transparent and equitable growth of the extractives sectors for public benefit. There is a strong emphasis on private sector resource mobilization and catalyzing financing from commercial and other sources of development and climate finance.

The Bank is engaged in all aspects of the electricity sector – generation, transmission, distribution, rural electrification and off-grid- through development policy financing, program for results, investment financing support, technical assistance and guarantee operations; assisting the government with policy reforms to attract investments in generation and renewable energy along with the promotion of the regional energy trade in the Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Africa power pools, modernizing the electricity network for the needs of a modern economy and increasing energy access are among the key areas of the Bank’s deepening engagement in the sector.

The Africa energy sector grouping consists of four units across two regions of (a) Eastern and Southern Africa and (b) West and Central Africa.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Eastern and Southern Africa units of the World Bank seek an Energy Specialist to be a key member of the Energy Team to support in the design and implementation of the on-going and future World Bank support in energy in Eastern and Southern Africa in its efforts towards provisioning of clean, affordable, and sustainable electricity. The candidate is expected to be a core member of regional initiatives focusing on energy access and sector reforms. The work entails strategic, advisory, and operational work.

The selected candidate will participate in overseeing implementation of energy operations with the aim to enhance quality and accelerate implementation and will play an active role in Bank’s policy dialogue with the authorities, development partners, and other stakeholders on strategic energy issues and implementation of ongoing energy sector reforms.

The selected candidate will also support teams, provide inputs on operational, policy dialogue and analytical activities.

The responsibilities of the selected candidate will include:

The selected candidate will have the following key responsibilities:
• As part of project teams, prepare, appraise, negotiate and supervise energy projects;
• Remain up-to-date with relevant developments in the country and analytical work in the sector;
• Initiate/participate in analytical and strategic work pertaining to energy sector in Southern and Eastern Africa;
• Support the unit’s analytical agenda on improving energy services in Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Coordinate and follow up with government counterparts and consultants, provide high-quality research and analytical support, including drafting policy notes related to energy;
• Contribute to policy dialogue on energy issues and interactions with the client and partners, and alert management (both country and sector) to issues requiring attention;
• Participate in the dialogue with relevant representatives of the private sector in order to keep abreast with issues related to the business investment climate and identify possible areas of collaboration through public-private-partnerships.
• Draft and provide timely contributions to project documents, project implementation and project completion reports;
• Support the preparation, completion and follow-up of official missions including the drafting of aide memoires and official correspondence;
• Draft and provide timely inputs to sector briefings and policy notes.

Selection Criteria
• Master’s degree in energy planning/economics or equivalent areas relevant for energy/extractives sector development;
• At least 5 years of combined experience in international institutions and/or companies, government agencies, and/or power sector utilities with demonstrated track record of successful engagement with complex projects;
• Demonstrated solid understanding of energy/extractives policies, technologies or strategies, Private sector participation, and institutional development needed to support development and for the success of project and analytic work.
• Experience of analysis and advice on regulatory reform, economic analysis of sector reform impacts (subsidies etc.) and cost of service.
• Experience in supporting playing key roles in policy dialogue with clients and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated active listening skills and the ability to influence the audience (such as counterparts in government, international partner organizations, academia, and colleagues, senior staff and managers).
• Experience working with large global teams, with an ability to produce high-quality results and outputs with minimal supervision is required;
• High level of excitement, ability to work independently, taking initiative, and flexibility in quickly adjusting to changing work program requirements;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build strong partnerships with clients, different stakeholders and colleagues across units and departmental boundaries in a multi-cultural environment with virtual teams located in different countries;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, including an ability to communicate complex issues in simple terms and to engage in evidence-based dialogue with clients. and
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of at least one of relevant thematic business lines such as Energy Access; Economics, Markets & Institution; Oil & Gas; Mining; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy; Energy Finance; Hydropower; Power Systems & Technologies.
• Ability to translate technical analyses into policies, operations and/or research as they relate to any of the following thematic business lines: Energy Access; Economics, Markets & Institution; Oil & Gas; Mining; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy; Energy Finance; Hydropower; Power Systems & Technologies.

COMPETENCIES

Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – Translates technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies; interacts with clients at the policy level;
Policy Dialogue Skills – Anticipates needs and requests in the field and conducts independent policy discussions with representatives of the government and non-government partners;
Integrative Skills – Understands relevant cross-sectoral areas how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations;
Energy Sector Technologies – Deep experience applying knowledge (hydrocarbon, power generation, transmission and distribution, renewables, and energy efficiency) to policy-related decisions and advice;
Energy Policy, Strategy and Institutions – Solid understanding of energy policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations;
Lead and Innovate – Develops innovative solutions with others.
Deliver Results for Clients – Achieves results and identifies mission-driven solutions for clients.;
Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Initiates collaboration across boundaries and broadly across WBG, and brings differing ideas into the forefront;
Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Creates, applies and shares knowledge from across and outside the WBG to strengthen internal and/or external client solutions; and
Make Smart Decisions – Recommends and takes decisive action.

TheWorld Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in race, gender,nationality, culture, and educational background. Individuals with disabilitiesare equally encouraged to apply. Womenand SSA/CR candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates with open term appointments willretain their employment status if selected for this position. All others willbe offered a 3 year term appointment. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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