ETC – Senior Energy Specialist

ETC – Senior Energy Specialist

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit 

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Home to about half a billion of Africa’s people, Eastern and Southern Africa 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. Children under 18 make up almost half of the total population. The subregion boasts of some of the world’s richest human and natural resources and, apart from South Africa, the countries are predominantly raw material exporters. The World Bank is a dedicated partner for Eastern and Southern African countries, helping them deliver strong development outcomes for their people. A brighter future for Africa is a better future for the world. 
 
The Energy & Extractives (EEX) Global Practice (GP) of the WBG is made up of more than 300 professionals. 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 extractive sectors for public benefit.  The Africa energy sector grouping consists of four Units across two regions of Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE) as well as Western and Central Africa. The local Extended Term Consultant (ETC) will support the East Africa unit (IAEE1), with a specific focus on Ethiopia.

Duties and Accountabilities: 

• Review and provide feedback on feasibility reports and other technical documents prepared by the clients and assist in bringing these documents to a satisfactory level to the Bank, and advise on technical and institutional solutions of new operations
• Advice and support to the Bank team and client for the implementation of ongoing projects, including the environmental, social and safety teams, to ensure adequate implementation of existing projects; and monitor implementation progress and and recommend solutions to implementation issues.
• Review key sector documents and provide substantive engineering and technical inputs for the supervision of the ongoing projects, particularly about procurement and project management. 
• Participate in: (i) Bank Energy missions and provide input for preparation of the mission documents as needed by the team; and (ii) regular progress review and technical procurement meetings with EEP. 
• Advice to the task team on options for utility reform design and implementation, including options for unbundling EEP and the establishment of an independent system operator. The consultant will provide technical and analytical input to the task team on sector reform dialogue focusing on improving utility performance, as well as contributed to related analytical activities being undertaken by the team. 
• Provide technical advice to assess solar and wind Independent Power Producers (IPPs) projects, assessing transmission strengthening needs for IPPs, as well as on Independent Power Transmission (IPT) projects to enable private sector participation. 

Selection Criteria

• Master’s Degree in power sector engineering.
• At least 15 years of experience in a power sector utility or similar power sector coporate, including at least 8 years in a managerial position, with at least 5 years of experience in developing and reviewing technical specifications of power equipment and handling technical aspects of procuring and managing such contracts. 
• Excellent English written/spoken ability.
• At least 3 years of proven experience working at the World Bank Group as consultant

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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