Junior Professional Associate – Energy at World Bank Group (WBG)

Organization: World Bank
Grade: Ungraded
Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Required Language(s): English

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. 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. 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. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org

Junior Professional Associates – Program Description
The
Junior Professionals Associate Program (JPA) at the World Bank offers
recent graduates a three-year Extended Term Consultant contract to gain
professional experience and develop skills in a diverse setting, with
the possibility of field work. The program
is an excellent platform to sharpen your existing skills and to develop
new ones, all while gaining a profound understanding of the challenges
associated with reducing poverty and fostering shared prosperity on a
livable planet. Participants will engage with the institution’s core
mission of addressing poverty and promoting shared prosperity and can
find more information on the World Bank’s careers page –
www.worldbank.org.

The following are minimum requirements to be eligible for the JPA program:
1.Be a national of Tanzania, 32 years of age or younger
2.Hold a bachelor’s degree
3.Be fluent in English
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The
JPA program at the World Bank is a highly competitive initiative.
Candidates who are being actively considered for positions may be
required to present academic transcripts and professional references.
The World Bank’s Human Resources team and hiring team will reach out
exclusively to individuals selected for assessment and interviews.

Positions may be in any of the World Bank’s offices worldwide.
Eastern and Southern Africa
Home
to about half a billion of Africa’s people, Eastern and Southern Africa
is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26
countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good
Hope in the South. Children under 18 make up almost half of the total
population. The subregion boasts of some of the world’s richest human
and natural resources and, apart from South Africa, the countries are
predominantly raw material exporters.

The subregion harbors some
of Africa’s protracted conflicts, rendering many of its countries
fragile, while significant gaps in education, health, and skills
development continues to keep people from reaching their full potential.
This creates a huge development challenge, impacts heavily on the lives
and livelihoods of people, and hinders regional integration and trade.
But it also creates an opportunity to work closely with country leaders,
civil society, development partners, and young people to chart a
brighter course for the future.

The World Bank’s Eastern and
Southern Africa Region, comprised of approximately 1,207 staff, mostly
based in 26 country offices, has been helping countries realize their
considerable development potential by focusing on the following
priorities:
• Creating Jobs and Transforming Economies
• Building up the Digital Economy
• Institutions more Efficient and Accountable
• Investing in People
• Supporting Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption
• Addressing the Drivers of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
• Building Partnerships and Working across the African Continent

The
World Bank is a dedicated partner for Eastern and Southern African
countries, helping them deliver strong development outcomes for their
people. A brighter future for Africa is a better future for the world.

Southern Africa Energy Unit (IAEE3)
The
Energy & Extractives (EEX) Global Practice (GP) of the World Bank
Group is made up of about 300 professionals, a lending program in the
order of US$5-7 billion a year, an active portfolio of some US$40
billion, and a rich program of Advisory and Analytical Work. The EEX GP
focuses on: providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to
meet the needs of fast growing economies and to ensure universal access
to modern energy services for people in client countries; and,
strengthening policy and institutional frameworks to promote transparent
and equitable growth of the extractives sectors for public benefit.
There is a strong emphasis on private sector resource mobilization and
catalyzing financing from commercial and other sources of development
and climate finance.

The Bank is engaged in all aspects of the
electricity sector – generation, transmission, distribution, rural
electrification and off-grid– through development policy financing,
program for results, investment financing support, technical assistance
and guarantee operations; assisting the government with policy reforms
to attract investments in generation and renewable energy along with the
promotion of the regional energy trade in the Central, Eastern,
Southern and Western Africa power pools, modernizing the electricity
network for the needs of a modern economy and increasing energy access
are among the key areas of the Bank’s deepening engagement in the
sector.

The Africa energy sector grouping consists of four units
across two regions of (a) Eastern and Southern Africa and (b) West and
Central Africa. The position for a Junior Professional Associate is
based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, supporting the Southern Africa energy
unit (IAEE3).

Duties and Responsibilities
The Southern
Africa energy unit (IAEE3) seeks a Junior Professional Associate who
will support the Tanzania Energy Team with day-to-day tasks required for
the effective supervision and management of the US$1.6 billion
portfolio of projects on both mainland and in Zanzibar. The energy
projects cover the entire value chain from renewable electricity
generation and storage, transmission, regional interconnection, to
distribution, last-mile electrification and clean cooking. In addition,
the task team is supporting the implementation of technical assistance
activities aimed at strengthening the operational and financial
sustainability of the power sector, increasing energy access, and
enhancing the functioning of the power market structure and sector
institutions.

Specific duties and responsibilities shall include:
• Data collection and analysis.
• Reviewing reports, sector documents, relevant research and studies, and project documents.
•
Preparation of meeting minutes, energy briefs, presentations, reports,
terms of reference, proposals, and project documents as requested by the
Task Team Leader (TTL).
• Supporting the task team perform duties of
co-chair of the Energy Development Partners Group (EDPG) and lead of
Zanzibar sub-group, including organization of meetings, preparation of
meeting minutes, and planning and execution of energy sector stakeholder
roundtables, among others.
• Supporting the task team to ensure
timely preparation of pipeline operations and supervision of active
project activities by: i) participating in project progress review
meetings and technical discussions with counterparts to closely monitor
implementation of project activities and to report on the delays and
challenges for task team’s attention; and ii) as requested by TTL,
participating in missions, preparing meeting minutes, and contributing
to aide memoires, management letters, and any other necessary project
reports.
• Carrying out any other work as assigned by the TTL and
team members to support successful implementation of project activities
and management of the energy portfolio in Tanzania.

Selection Criteria
i) Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, or energy studies.
ii)
At least 5 years’ experience working in the energy sector. Experience
in developing countries or for development organizations like the World
Bank is an added advantage.
iii) Demonstrable knowledge of key issues in the energy sectors in developing countries.
iv) Sound quantitative skills to perform technical analysis.
v)
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build positive
relationships with clients, colleagues within and across units, and
other stakeholders.
vi) Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, adhere to deadlines and work with minimum supervision.
vii)
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with ability
to prepare articles and reports ready for publication.

Diversity and Inclusion
The
World Bank continually searches for qualified individuals with a
diverse set of backgrounds from around the globe. We are proud to be an
equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed
workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity,
religion, race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Individuals with different abilities may be provided reasonable
accommodations to perform essential functions and support in receiving
other workplace accommodations.

Poverty has no borders, neither
does excellence. We succeed because of our differences and we
continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds
from around the globe.