Senior Energy Specialist (GG)
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Senior Energy Specialist (GG)
Job title
Senior Energy Specialist (GG)
Organisation
World Bank
City
Washington, DC
Country
- United States of America
Region
North America
Type of job
temporary contract
Duration
48 months
Sector
Renewable Energy
Language of description
English
Job description
[[Job description::Duties and accountabilities:
- Play an active role in the Bank’s policy dialogue with the authorities, development partners, and others on strategic energy issues and implementation of ongoing energy sector reforms. Lead the organization of large events and high-level sector roundtables. You will be encouraged to forge positive relationships with organizations and individuals which can better inform the energy strategies and result in higher quality implementation and impact of Bank-supported programs. This will require effective communication and outreach to key partners including client governments, academia, civil society organizations, media, other development partners and other Bank Group units;
- Lead the preparation and supervision of investment operations in the Ecuador and specific Central American countries’ energy sector and contribute to the broader Andean and Central America dialogue, including Public Private Partnerships and innovative financing investments in infrastructure projects. The operations demand a good understanding of the electricity, and gas legal, regulatory and institutional framework; transition to the utilities of the future (including electro-mobility); energy efficiency; renewable energy development and integration into power systems and markets; social and climate resiliency; Public Private Partnership investments in infrastructure projects as well as regional integration projects.
- Lead analytical and advisory work in the energy sector and related areas, including political economy and macro-fiscal aspects, in collaboration with other GPs.
- Contribute to the Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) approach. The LAC Energy team is a key contributor to the WBG strategy for MFD with the objective to help countries maximize their development resources by drawing on a range of financing sources and sustainable private sector solutions. You will actively seek opportunities to apply MFD principles in our work program and build a strong internal WBG partnership with IFC and MIGA as well as networks with private sector partners that can contribute to the achievement of our development objectives.
- Lead teams and provide guidance and mentoring to junior staff on operational, policy dialogue and analytical activities.
- Actively contribute, in collaboration with the GP, global leads and knowledge management organizations active in the region, to the identification, development and dissemination of global knowledge products and of our activities within the WBG and in external events. Provide inputs to operational products/outputs for sector and country briefings, analytical and advisory reports, portfolio performance and monitoring reviews, and liaison between the energy and extractives practice and the country unit on energy issues.
Application deadline
2022/05/10
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