Senior Energy Specialist

• The unit’s program spans the breadth of WB instruments, including investment lending, guarantees for public-private partnerships, technical assistance, program for results, and development policy lending.
• The region’s energy program also has about 120 active Recipient- and Bank-executed trust funds which supplement our Bank-funded work program which has an active portfolio of about 35 IBRD/IDA projects totaling over US$5 billion.
• The EAP region is divided into six country management units (CMUs) with decentralized Country Directors: (i) China, Mongolia & Korea; (ii) Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand; (iii) Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands; (iv) Indonesia and Timor Leste; (v) Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar; and (vi) Vietnam. Overall, EAP energy has a team of 32 staff, with more than 80 percent based in the field. EEX has established a core team in the Singapore Infrastructure Hub, where the energy Practice Manager for EAP is also based along with seven other EEX staff. For each country/CMU, the energy program is coordinated by a country program coordinator, who is part of the country energy team, is based in the field, and reports to the energy Practice Manager.
• The position is based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) to support the implementation of existing projects and the design of pipeline projects in PNG, and to facilitate the WB’s energy sector engagements in PNG.
• The selected candidate is also expected to support energy programs in other EAP countries, and other infrastructure programs in PNG.

• 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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