- Position title: Senior Power Engineer
- Grade: PL-5
- Position N°: NA
- Reference: N°ADB/14/043
- Publication date: 28/08/2014
- Closing date: 15/09/2014
Objectives
The Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC) assists Country Programme Departments to manage Bank Group energy operations in regional member countries (RMCs). It addresses climate change and environmental issues by incorporating them into Bank Group supported operations and giving them the visibility required. ONEC includes two energy divisions and a third division which will be responsible for climate change and environment issues. The main objective of the Eastern and Southern Africa Energy Division (ONEC.2) is to build on the Bank’s sector skills and strengthen its capacity to become the leader in strategy, development, financing and implementation of energy projects and programs in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Duties and responsibilities
The Senior Power Engineer will work under the general supervision and guidance of the Manager, Eastern and Southern Africa Energy Sector. His/her core duties/responsibilities will include the following:
Policies, strategy, and frameworks
Policies, strategy, and frameworks
- Contribute in the preparation or review of policies and strategies for Bank Group intervention in energy;
- contribute to country and regional strategy papers; undertake relevant studies and analyses; etc;
Project management:
- Contribute to solve issues related to energy sector development including advice to RMCs for promoting policies conducive to strong growth/development of the energy sector as well as other areas of activity of the Division (creation of an enabling environment for private sector investments in energy projects, corporate governance);
- Lead, coordinate and/or oversee the identification, appraisal, negotiations, supervision and ex-post reviews of Bank operations focusing on the energy sector, involving RMCs’ governments, private sponsor –if relevant- and other development partners or concerned parties;
- Oversee and carry out an active and effective management of the assigned portfolio, including Sector Policy-Based Operations and Institutional Support Projects;
- provide the required technical skills to design national and multinational projects that respond to the needs of the RMCs and RECs based on their priorities and selectivity;
