Apply for Vacancy for Energy Specialist at The World Bank in Uganda. The deadline for this job is 23th February 2021.

Description

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. Also, 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. Likewise, 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.

Duties

• The East Africa unit (IAFE1) seeks a Senior Energy Specialist to work with Government and other donors while leading/coordinating World Bank’s Energy program in Uganda.
• Also, the work entails strategic, advisory, and operational work in the electricity sector.
• Likewise, the main responsibility will be to lead a complex ongoing sector dialogue and a portfolio of investment lending operations, as well as analytical work in Uganda.
• Moreover, the responsibilities will also include supervision of Southern Africa Power Pool transmission interconnection projects that are linked to Uganda.

Responsibilities:

• Co-Lead the preparation and supervision of investment operations in Uganda – including energy access (both grid and off-grid) and transmission and distribution network strengthening and expansion, including regional integration projects; – Lead analytical and advisory work in the energy sector and related nexus areas, for example, macro-fiscal stabilization in Uganda;
• Likewise, contribute to the Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) approach. The Africa Energy team is a key contributor to the WBG strategy for MFD with the objective to help countries maximize their development resources by drawing on a range of financing sources and sustainable private sector solutions.
• However, you will work with IFC and MIGA for the ongoing and new WBG collaboration on existing and potential PPP opportunities in Uganda.
• Moreover, you will actively seek opportunities to apply MFD principles in our work program. And build a strong internal WBG partnership with IFC and MIGA as well as networks with private sector partners.
• Additionally, contribute to the climate agenda.

Technical competencies

• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena
• Also, 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
• Additionally,  anticipate needs and requests in the field and conduct independent policy discussions with representatives of the government and non-government partners; – Integrative Skills
• Moreover, understand relevant cross-sectoral areas how they are interrelated; able to undertake cross-sectoral work in lending and non-lending operations;
• Also, energy Sector Technologies
• Likewise, deep experience applying knowledge.

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