Senior Energy Economist

Senior Energy Economist

Description

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The Infrastructure Practice Group

Globally, 840 million people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 1 billion people lack electricity, and 4 billion people lack Internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure (INF) Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

INF Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) currently consists of four global practices (GPs): Energy & Extractives (EEX), Transport, Digital Development (DD) and Infrastructure Finance, PPPs and Guarantees (IPG).

Energy and Extractives Global Practice (EEX)

Energy is at the heart of development. Energy makes possible the investments, innovations and new industries that are the engines of jobs, inclusive growth and shared prosperity for entire economies. Universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable and modern energy Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7— is essential to reach other SDGs and is at the center of efforts to tackle climate change. For more information:https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/energy

There are around 300 staff professionally mapped to the Energy and Extractives Global Practice, of which about 90 mapped to EEX global units. Remaining staff is within regional energy units. EEX has an annual lending program in the order of US$6-9 billion, an active portfolio of some $40 billion, and a rich program of Advisory and Analytical Work.Regional energy units oversee and develop lending and non-lending energy operations in different subsectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency, utility performance, grid and off-grid access, regulatory and policy reforms.

There are three global units for EEX: (a) the Infrastructure Energy Extractives Industry Unit (IEEXI) oversees and contributes to lending and non-lending activities in mining and hydrocarbon development with particular emphasis on transparency, governance, capacity building, and gender opportunities together with the regional units; and takes the leadership on global extractives initiatives; (b) the Infrastructure Energy Global Programs (IEEES) oversees mobilization and deployment of trust funds (the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the climate funds); and (c) the Infrastructure Energy Global Knowledge & Expertise (IEEGK).

The Infrastructure Energy Global Knowledge & Expertise (IEGGK)

IEEGK staff are responsible for delivering on global analytical tasks and for supporting country and regional operational and analytical engagements, with cross support accounting for a large share of their work programs. At the global level, the IEEGK staff contribute to global analytical activities, aimed at expanding knowledge in strategic areas and helping operations design and implementation. At the country and regional levels, staff in IEEGK take the lead on embedding frontier global knowledge and expertise in infrastructure country engagements, including joining teams in lending and analytical operations, providing peer review services and supporting the INFs efforts to shape the Banks narrative on energy transition and energy access.

One of the key work streams of IEEGK is focused on strengthening the analytical basis for the design and implementation of investments and policies for energy transition to support low-emission and climate resilient development. This is done by supporting regional energy teams with tailored decarbonization modeling and policy analysis of client countries energy transition (including, as part of Country Climate and Development reports or CCDRs), by facilitating knowledge exchange between energy teams on energy transition issues (through workshops, clinics and other learning events), and by global analytical activities that help shape World Banks narrative and approach on energy transition.

Duties and accountabilities:

Curate energy sector knowledge on energy transition (including CCDRs) including periodic updating of the Energy and Extractives Energy Transition Approaches Note

Mainstream the adaptation agenda for the Energy and Extractives in terms of analytical activities, tools and other knowledge products, and support to task teams to integrate adaptation and resilience measures more in energy sector engagements of the World Bank

Collaborate with regional energy teams on programmatic approaches to operationalize energy transition analytics (including recommendations made in CCDRs)

Coordinate IEEGKs support on CCDRs and coordinate across sectors on energy/climate/development nexus issues (e.g. CCG, EFI, Extractives, Transport) as the unit continues enhancing its analytical toolkits to support the regional energy teams

Serve as a focal point on Paris Alignment for CCG, EEX, and energy projects from other practices

Lead/be a core team member of some of the knowledge products of IEEGK

Cross support complex lending and analytical engagements supporting energy transition

Support fund raising efforts of the IEEGK to support its energy transition workstream

Convene/be part of internal and external stakeholder knowledge exchange platforms on energy transition

Represent EEX in various working groups (internal and external) related to climate change

Prepare briefs, talking points and other inputs for the Sr. Management of the Bank related to climate change/energy transition

Serve as a peer-reviewer for decarbonization and energy transition projects

Carry out ad-hoc corporate tasks and corporate reviews as a staff member of the IEEGK.

Selection Criteria

Masters degree or PhD in economics (econometrics, development, environment, energy economics), finance, or engineering (energy, power) or equivalent areas;
At least 8 years of relevant energy sector experience;
Experience of designing and implementing lending operations financed by the World Bank or other development finance institutions is a plus;
Experience designing and managing analytical activities to inform energy transition pathways as well as investment identification;
Technical proficiency regarding energy technologies, power systems, and renewable energy integration;
Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build strong partnerships with different stakeholders and colleagues across units and departmental boundaries;
Track record as knowledge generator/disseminator and contributor to communities of practice;
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including an ability to communicate complex issues in simple terms and to engage in evidence-based dialogue with regional energy teams and their client counterparts.

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