Senior Energy Specialist

**Senior Energy Specialist**

**Job #**:

- req32741

**Organization**:

- World Bank

**Sector**:

- Energy

**Grade**:

- GG

**Term Duration**:

- 4 years 0 months

**Recruitment Type**:

- International Recruitment

**Location**:

- Singapore,Singapore

**Required Language(s)**:

- English

**Preferred Language(s)**:
**Closing Date**:

- 4/25/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

**Description**

**The Infrastructure Practice Group**

**The East Asia and Pacific Region (EAP) Regional Infrastructure Department (IEADR)**

The EAP region serves 22 client countries with a total population of about 2 billion. Clients range from large IBRD countries such as China, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines; to smaller IDA countries (or IDA/IBRD blend countries) such as Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, several Pacific Island states, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The EAP region presents a dramatic illustration of the global dynamics, opportunities and risks of the 21st century. EAP has made spectacular progress towards achieving the WBG’s twin goals, eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity - extreme poverty declined faster than any other region and the income of the bottom 40 percent increased substantially. Such a rapid transformation has made EAP one of the most dynamic regions in the world. However, it also faces Significant challenges such as managing the largest rural-to-urban population shift in human history, coping with rising inequality, addressing large infrastructure gaps, dealing with climate change, and building human capital.

The EAP Infrastructure Department (IEADR) is responsible for project lending and policy advisory work in the energy, transport and urban development and related climate action and private capital mobilization space for the EAP Region. The department presently comprises an energy and extractives unit (IEAE1), a transport unit (IEAT1) and two urban units (IEAU1 & IEAU2).

**Energy & Extractives Global Practice**

Energy is at the heart of development. Energy makes possible the investments, innovations and new industries that are the engines of jobs, inclusive growth and shared prosperity for entire economies. Universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable and modern energy - Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 - is essential to reach other SDGs and is at the center of efforts to tackle climate change.

The EAP Energy Unit (IEAE1) supports clients in the region in addressing diverse energy sector challenges, including sector reform, utility efficiency and restructuring, renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy access, and regional integration. In particular, since the region represents a substantial portion of global greenhouse gas emissions and coal consumption, the engagement focuses on expanding access to clean and modern energy services, facilitating energy transition and cross-border power trade in the region while meeting rising energy demand to sustain economic development.

Energy Competencies

**Duties and Accountabilities**
- **Lead or contribute to policy dialogue and advisory work**. Be part of the strategic engagement with the authorities and stakeholders at national and provincial level, which covers energy transition and Just Transition, power sector and market reforms, renewable energy integration, inter-provincial power trade, industrial decarbonization, building sector decarbonization including heating/cooling, heating sector reforms, energy efficiency, and green fuels for hard-to-abate sectors.
- **Lead or contribute to analytical/advisory work** to inform strategic engagement, policy dialogue, and business development, in coordination with internal and external energy sector stakeholders.
- **Contribute to business development and preparation of lending operations in the energy sector** with the aim of facilitating energy transition and sector reforms in line with climate commitment to carbon peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, the Bank’s Country Partnership Framework and Country Climate and Development Report.
- **Lead and/or contribute to implementation support for energy operations** with the aim to enhance quality in portfolio management, accelerate implementation progress and disbursement, and deliver results and impacts.
- **Forge strong partnerships** with organizations including bilateral and regional development partners and other IFIs and with local and international experts to ensure close coordination in supporting energy transition.
- **Contribute to the dissemination of our activities**, within the WBG and in external events. Provide inputs to operational products/outputs for sector and country briefings, core Bank products including the Country Partnership Framework and Economic Update, other GP’s analytical and advisory reports, etc.
- **Lead teams and provide guidance and mentoring to junior staff on operational**, policy dialogue and analytical activities.
- **Potentially cross-support** the energy s