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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. Visit www.worldbank.org.
The WBG supports the Sustainable Energy for All initiative and is committed to working towards accomplishing the initiative’s three goals by 2030: i) universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels; ii) doubling the share of the world’s energy supplied by renewable sources from 18 percent to 36 percent, and iii) doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency.
The Infrastructure Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. As part of the Infrastructure Practice Group, the Energy & Extractives (EEX) Global Practice (GP) focuses on providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to meet the needs of fast-growing economies, ensure universal access to modern energy services for people in client countries, strengthen 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 position is part of the energy unit of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. The region covers 31 client countries with a total population of about 916 million, with a majority living in middle-income economies. The energy unit in ECA (IECE1) manages a large and diverse portfolio of active projects in about 20 client countries, including investments and advisory services supporting the: (a) scale-up of sustainable heating and energy efficiency investments and programs through a range of programs such as credit lines, energy efficiency revolving funds for public and municipal investments, development of energy service companies and support for residential programs; (b) development of national and regional electricity markets in Southeast Europe, Central Asia and Turkey; (c) rehabilitation and modernizations of power system infrastructure, hydropower generation, district heating networks, gas networks; (d) support to decarbonize the energy sector with a focus on renewable energy development and electrification of heating and transport, with accompanying regulatory and transaction support and application of innovative and smart technologies (storage, hydrogen, distributed renewables, smart grid); (e) integrated assessment, planning and development of energy and water sectors, particularly at the sub-regional level in Southeast Europe and Central Asia; (f) implementation of reforms in the areas of achieving structural and regulatory consistency with the Energy Community Treaty (for countries that are signatories), sector governance and tariff transitions; and (g) supporting the development and implementation of air quality improvement plans in affected locations through comprehensive programs addressing the contributing sources of pollution.
The unit seeks an Energy Specialist to be based in Pristina, Kosovo, who will be responsible for providing project management, as well as technical and analytical support to the lending and advisory portfolio of EEX in Kosovo. A successful candidate would be expected to provide operational support to EEX teams preparing and implementing a portfolio of energy operations, technical assistance and policy dialog in several sub-sectors in Kosovo, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, just transition (phasing out of coal), energy market reforms, and heating services.
DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
As a member of the broader ECA energy team, the Energy Specialist will work primary on Kosovo, but will as relevant also be involved in regional activities across the Western Balkans.
THE Energy Specialist RESPONSIBILITIES AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM WILL INCLUDE:
Selection Criteria
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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.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Macro-area: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Environment, Disaster Risk Management DRM, Energy and Resource Efficiency
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations
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