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World Bank Jobs 2024 – United States International Jobs. World Bank looking for “ Lead Energy Specialist”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 12-Jul-24.

World Bank Lead Energy Specialist Jobs 2024

The World Bank has published a job vacancy announcement on 24/06/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Lead Energy Specialist to be based in Washington DC , United States.

Company Name: World Bank

Job Title: Lead Energy Specialist

Duty Station: Washington DC , United States

Country: United States

Application Deadline: 12-Jul-24

Responsibilities: 

The duties and accountabilities of the lead energy specialist will be as follows:

The Lead Energy Specialist will guide the energy sector policy dialogue in regional power trade and key strategic countries and contribute to business development. He/she will lead complex operations, monitor portfolio performance, and ensure that lending operations, advisory services and analytics (ASA) activities led by senior staff are well coordinated and contribute to the goals of sustainable energy for all, the development of the regional power market, and improved performance of the sector. Projects would likely include investment lending, program for results, private-public partnership/guarantee approaches, and development policy lending. The Lead Energy Specialist will also act as Task Team Leader (TTL) on several high-profile sectoral operations and contribute to multi-sectoral efforts on resilience to climate change and the clean energy transition, reducing drivers of fragility, and maximizing finance for development (MFD).

Duties and responsibilities shall include

• Lead policy dialogue on strategic energy issues and implementation of the sub-region’s ongoing energy sector reforms.
• Lead strategy and business development and resulting operations which are part of the Bank’s regional energy program. The work program may include facilitating and supporting regional electricity trade and reducing the fiscal impact of the energy sector.
• Lead operational work (policy dialogue, lending and supervision, ASA), including being the Task Team Leader for individual projects while also maintaining sufficient knowledge of individual operations and activities not managed by him/her to be able to identify and help resolve project-specific or systemic issues.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to other staff and junior TTLs (including staff that are decentralized).
• Develop strategic partnerships with other multilateral/bilateral organizations. This will also require effective communication and outreach to relevant units in International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
• Advise colleagues and clients on global best practices in the energy sector and keeping abreast of country sector issues as well as contributing to global knowledge by introducing success and lessons learned in Africa energy sector.
• Support the Practice Manager in shaping the Bank’s energy strategy, developing business, and policy dialogue.

Requirements:

• PhD or Master’s degree level in relevant field/discipline and substantial professional experience (typically the successful candidate will have about 12 to 15 years of experience in positions of increasing complexity and responsibility).
• Demonstrated skills in integrating multi-sectoral inputs into a package of solutions to achieve development results.
• In-depth knowledge of WBG financing operations as well as analytical and advisory services, including work programming, budgeting, task management, and strong familiarity with WBG instruments.
• Proven experience in designing and managing/supporting IPF/DPF/ PforR and guarantee operations as well as innovative ASA which has impacted policy dialogues and reform paths
• Demonstrated ability to lead discussions at the highest policy levels in the area of Infrastructure.
• Ability to communicate with senior authorities on complex INF policy issues, including the integration of sectoral solutions into the broader the economic framework.
• Demonstrated client orientation through identifying and evaluating emerging opportunities aligned with WBG strategy, and challenging others to remove barriers and to deliver beyond client expectations.
• Demonstrated achievement of results – through building a culture that consistently delivers high-quality products and services to clients and through engaging others in implementing strategies that have long-term impact.
• Demonstrated leadership in teamwork and inclusion to support collaboration and working across boundaries, and ensuring diverse talent and capability is mobilized across Global Practices.
• Proven ability to work across practice and disciplinary boundaries as well as with multiple stakeholders to build collaborative alliances for results.
• Demonstrated capacity to understand the political economy and local context, tailoring policy dialogue and operational response to meet client expectations.
• Excellent inter-personal skills, ability to constructively solve conflict situations and proven ability to lead from behind.
• Superior communication skills with proven experience in dealing with conflict situations, the media, external constituencies, and expert groups.
• Demonstrated clear and concise oral and written communication skills.  Fluent in English and French.

To ensure that candidates for promotion to GH have the desirable combination of multi-regional, corporate, and field/FCV experience for appointment to level GH, candidates must meet the following selection criteria:

•  Work in at least two world regions or a combination of region and corporate assignments is required.
•  Field experience is preferred. Promotion directly into a field-based GH position may be considered. Relevant pre-Bank field experience in an international development institution will be considered.

WBG Core Competencies

• Lead and Innovate – Inspires and influences others to drive innovation.
• Deliver Results for Clients – Acts as a trusted, strategic advisor, partnering with clients to deliver results.
• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Leads collaboration across WBG and with partners drawing on robust professional networks.
• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Establishes an environment where knowledge is created, applied and shared.
• Make Smart Decisions – Makes timely decisions that have a broad impact

Technical competencies

• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – Translate technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies; interacts with clients at the policy level;
• Policy Dialogue Skills – Anticipate needs and requests in the field and conduct independent policy discussions with representatives of the government and non-government partners;
• Integrative Skills – Understand relevant cross-sectoral areas how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations;
• Energy Sector Technologies – Deep experience applying knowledge (hydrocarbon, power generation, transmission and distribution, renewables, and energy efficiency) to policy-related decisions and advice;
• Energy Policy, Strategy and Institutions – Proven understanding of energy policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, they will retain their Regular or Open-Ended appointment. If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Term appointment that expires later than the end date of this appointment, they will retain the duration of their current Term appointment.