Publishing date: 14 June 2023
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: The East Africa unit (IAEE1) of the World Bank seeks a Senior Energy Specialist to be a key member of the Energy Team to support the Governments to co-lead the design and implementation of the on-going and future World Bank support in energy in East and Southern Africa in general and in Burundi, Madagascar, Somalia and DRC in particular (other countries may be added) in its efforts towards provisioning of clean, affordable, and sustainable electricity. The candidate is expected to be a core member of regional initiatives focusing on energy access, in particular the regional energy access MPA program, Electrifying Africa and DARES. The work entails strategic, advisory, and operational work. The main responsibility of the candidate will be to support the scaling of the DRE-sector through ongoing sector dialogue, implementation of the investment lending operations, preparation of pipeline, as well as analytical work in the energy sector. The candidate will be based in Nairobi but travel frequently to the focus countries.
