Energy Specialist

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges.  The World Bank consists of two entities – the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).  It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries.  As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges.  For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org.

Infrastructure Vice Presidency

Globally, one billion people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 685 million people lack electricity, and nearly 4 billion people lack internet access.  Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor.  The Infrastructure (INF) Vice Presidency within the World Bank is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies.  It currently consists of four global departments: Energy & Extractives (EEX); Transport (TRA); Urban, Resilience and Land (URL), and Global Infrastructure Finance Department.  It oversees the Bank's work across energy and transport sectors, urban development, as well as efforts to promote energy transition, low-carbon transportation, livable cities, disaster risk resilience, land management, and quality infrastructure services through public-private partnerships.  Infrastructure represents around $110 billion of the Bank’s portfolio.  For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure

The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a donor-funded global knowledge and technical assistance program, administered by the World Bank. It provides analytical and advisory services to low- and middle-income countries to increase their know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth.

ESMAP provides a combination of self-managed analytical work in order to further scale up the energy access and transition agendas, as well as grants to regional operational units that support regional and country-specific analyses and capacity building, and operational support for country-specific projects in the six Bank regions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The energy specialist is expected to undertake specific activities related to clean energy and sustainable growth as follows:

• Develop and deploy solutions for accelerated deployment of clean hydrogen and sustainable industrial growth
• Conduct research, supervise analysis, and provide written input to knowledge products and World Bank global knowledge programs
• Identify and promote global best practice on regulatory and policy reforms focused on enabling the environment to boost public and private investments.
• Strengthen collaboration and facilitate access to technical and financial assistance for hydrogen and industrial decarbonization activities, including World Bank’s Hydrogen for Development Partnership and the 10 GW Lighthouse Initiative.
• Contribute to analytical work regarding government support schemes and public infrastructure needs for clean fuels and sustainable growth.
• Support the regional teams in the analytical work how to develop and implement financial and contractual solutions and suitable regulatory frameworks that enhance private sector participation.
• The specialist will support the tracking and monitoring of analytical work delivery and grants for the industrial decarbonization and clean hydrogen teams.
• Participate in operational missions, aiding in preparation, coordination, and documentation, and provide cross-support to World Bank country teams.
• Provide analytical content and assist in drafting of WB documentation, such as Aide-Memoires, Implementation Status Reports (ISRs), Concept Notes, and Appraisal Documents.
• Prepare and conduct high-level workshops and meetings to enable clean energy and sustainable growth projects in developing countries.
• Promote knowledge exchange across internal teams and with leading external institutions.
• Strengthen the World Bank international network of relevant stakeholders for quality enhancement and impact of Bank-supported programs.
• Contribute to the internal WBG partnership with IFC and MIGA.
• Actively support communications, events, and awareness-raising activities, including occasional articles for publication.

He or she would report to the Practice Manager of IEEES and work alongside a group of professionals based in Washington DC, and colleagues globally, and work in close cooperation with the industry and hydrogen leads.