Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? 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. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org

Junior Professional Associates – Program Description

The Junior Professionals Associate Program (JPA) offers an exceptional opportunity for recent graduates to embark on a professional journey, providing a three-year contract with valuable work experience within a diverse and dynamic environment and the potential of field work experience. The program is an excellent platform to sharpen your existing skills and to develop new ones, all while gaining a profound understanding of the challenges associated with reducing poverty and fostering shared prosperity on a livable planet.

We will provide you with the opportunity to gain entry-level professional experience in a premier development institution, on an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) contract with benefits. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org/careers/jpa

The following are minimum requirements to be eligible for the JPA program:

• Be 32 years of age or younger
• Hold a bachelor’s degree
• Be fluent in English

The JPA program at the World Bank is a highly competitive initiative. Candidates who are being actively considered for positions may be required to present academic transcripts and professional references. The World Bank’s Human Resources team and hiring team will reach out exclusively to individuals selected for assessment and interviews.

Positions may be in any of the World Bank’s offices worldwide.

Eastern and Southern Africa

Home to about half a billion of Africa’s people, Eastern and Southern Africa is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26 countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South. Children under 18 make up almost half of the total population. The subregion boasts of some of the world’s richest human and natural resources and, apart from South Africa, the countries are predominantly raw material exporters.

The subregion harbors some of Africa’s protracted conflicts, rendering many of its countries fragile, while significant gaps in education, health, and skills development continues to keep people from reaching their full potential. This creates a huge development challenge, impacts heavily on the lives and livelihoods of people, and hinders regional integration and trade. But it also creates an opportunity to work closely with country leaders, civil society, development partners, and young people to chart a brighter course for the future.

The World Bank’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region, comprised of approximately 1,207 staff, mostly based in 26 country offices, has been helping countries realize their considerable development potential by focusing on the following priorities:

• Creating Jobs and Transforming Economies
• Building up the Digital Economy
• Institutions more Efficient and Accountable
• Investing in People
• Supporting Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption
• Addressing the Drivers of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
• Building Partnerships and Working across the African Continent

The World Bank is a dedicated partner for Eastern and Southern African countries, helping them deliver strong development outcomes for their people. A brighter future for Africa is a better future for the world.

Southern Africa Energy Unit (IAEE3)

The Energy & Extractives (EEX) Global Practice (GP) of the World Bank Group is made up of about 300 professionals, a lending program in the order of US$5-7 billion a year, an active portfolio of some US$40 billion, and a rich program of Advisory and Analytical Work. The EEX GP focuses on: providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to meet the needs of fast growing economies and to ensure universal access to modern energy services for people in client countries; and, strengthening 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 Bank is engaged in all aspects of the electricity sector – generation, transmission, distribution, rural electrification and off-grid– through development policy financing, program for results, investment financing support, technical assistance and guarantee operations; assisting the government with policy reforms to attract investments in generation and renewable energy along with the promotion of the regional energy trade in the Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Africa power pools, modernizing the electricity network for the needs of a modern economy and increasing energy access are among the key areas of the Bank’s deepening engagement in the sector.

The Africa energy sector grouping consists of four units across two regions of (a) Eastern and Southern Africa and (b) West and Central Africa. The position for a Junior Professional Associate is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, supporting the Southern Africa energy unit (IAEE3).

Duties and Responsibilities

The Southern Africa energy unit (IAEE3) seeks a Junior Professional Associate who will support the Tanzania Energy Team with day-to-day tasks required for the effective supervision and management of the US$1.6 billion portfolio of projects on both mainland and in Zanzibar. The energy projects cover the entire value chain from renewable electricity generation and storage, transmission, regional interconnection, to distribution, last-mile electrification and clean cooking. In addition, the task team is supporting the implementation of technical assistance activities aimed at strengthening the operational and financial sustainability of the power sector, increasing energy access, and enhancing the functioning of the power market structure and sector institutions.

Specific duties and responsibilities shall include:

• Data collection and analysis.
• Reviewing reports, sector documents, relevant research and studies, and project documents.
• Preparation of meeting minutes, energy briefs, presentations, reports, terms of reference, proposals, and project documents as requested by the Task Team Leader (TTL).
• Supporting the task team perform duties of co-chair of the Energy Development Partners Group (EDPG) and lead of Zanzibar sub-group, including organization of meetings, preparation of meeting minutes, and planning and execution of energy sector stakeholder roundtables, among others.
• Supporting the task team to ensure timely preparation of pipeline operations and supervision of active project activities by: i) participating in project progress review meetings and technical discussions with counterparts to closely monitor implementation of project activities and to report on the delays and challenges for task team’s attention; and ii) as requested by TTL, participating in missions, preparing meeting minutes, and contributing to aide memoires, management letters, and any other necessary project reports.
• Carrying out any other work as assigned by the TTL and team members to support successful implementation of project activities and management of the energy portfolio in Tanzania.

Selection Criteria

i) Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, or energy studies.
ii) At least 5 years’ experience working in the energy sector. Experience in developing countries or for development organizations like the World Bank is an added advantage.
iii) Demonstrable knowledge of key issues in the energy sectors in developing countries.
iv) Sound quantitative skills to perform technical analysis.
v) Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships with clients, colleagues within and across units, and other stakeholders.
vi) Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, adhere to deadlines and work with minimum supervision.
vii) Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with ability to prepare articles and reports ready for publication.

Diversity and Inclusion

The World Bank continually searches for qualified individuals with a diverse set of backgrounds from around the globe. 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, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Individuals with different abilities may be provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions and support in receiving other workplace accommodations.

Poverty has no borders, neither does excellence. We succeed because of our differences and we continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe.