Senior Energy Specialist

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Description

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• Lead or co-lead energy sector strategy development and policy dialogue; 
• Lead or co-lead development of new lending, preparation and supervision of investment operations in the energy sector to accelerate implementation, enhance quality, efficiency, and pro-poor focus; 
• Contribute to the drafting inputs for sector and country briefings, analytical and advisory reports, and studies on accelerating energy access, utility management improvement and reform, generation and transmission rehabilitation, expansion, and resilience enhancement, renewable energy development, private sector participation in the energy sector; 
• Support the unit’s analytical agenda on improving access to energy services, supporting energy transition, and climate resilience; 
• Assume an active role in PNG-based WB staff to ensure adequate and appropriate integration of relevant aspects of the energy development agenda in core WB products, including the country partnership framework (CPF), strategic country diagnostic (SCD), country climate and development report (CCDR), country economic memorandum (CEM); 
• Participate in the dialogue with relevant representatives of the private sector 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 and follow-up of official missions, including the drafting of Aide Memoires, official correspondence, and project preparation, implementation supervision/completion and results reports; 
• Develop strong working relationships with the Government counterparts and state-owned enterprises (e.g. ministries responsible for energy, power utilities, etc.) to aid project preparation and quality implementation support, and support the energy team to be able to work closely with them and to speed up projects’ preparation and implementation; and
• Participate in the dialogue with the development partner community to keep abreast of energy sector support, to identify possible areas of collaboration and maximize synergies.

• Master’s degree in engineering, energy planning/economics, business administration, or equivalent areas relevant to energy/infrastructure sector development. 
• At least 8 years of combined experience in the WB, other international financial institutions (IFIs) or companies, PNG government agencies or state-owned enterprises, PNG private sector companies, and/or energy sector utilities outside PNG, with a demonstrated track record of successful engagement and achievement with complex projects. Experience working on WB, other IFIs, and/or multilateral or bilateral donor’s lending and/or advisory operations is desirable.
• Experience leading and/or playing key roles in energy or infrastructure sector-related dialogues, investment projects, or knowledge activities with counterparts in the government and the other stakeholders.
• Experience working with a global team that produced high-quality results and outcomes is advantageous.
• Excellent track record in coordinating teams and carrying out high-quality and timely analytical reports and activities is advantageous.

• In-depth knowledge of energy access and electrification, energy utility management, operation, and reform, and the PNG government’s energy sector priorities, and PNG’s energy business environment.
• Sound and clear understanding of the energy/infrastructure policies, strategies, and/or technologies, the necessity of the private sector participation, and the institutional development that are needed to support the development and the success of projects and analytic works.
• Demonstrating the capability to translate analytical work and outcomes into policy, operations, research, and/or investment projects, that relate to any of the following thematic business lines: Energy Strategy; Energy Economics; Energy Utilities Management and Operation; Energy Efficiency; Variable Renewable Energy and Hydropower; Energy Finance; Power Systems and Technologies; Energy Storage; Greenhouse gas reduction; and other critical Infrastructure.
• Active listening and discussion skills and abilities to influence the audience (such as counterparts in government, international partner organizations, academia, and WB’s colleagues, senior staff, and managers.
• Ability to work independently and to take initiative, and flexibility to adjust to changing work program requirements quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build strong partnerships with clients, different stakeholders, and colleagues across units and departmental boundaries in a multicultural environment with virtual teams located in different countries.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills, including an ability to communicate complex issues in simple terms and to engage in evidence-based dialogue with clients, other stakeholders, and WB team.
• Business-level IT skills such as Microsoft Office applications and a laptop computer

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