Regional Power Systems Manager

Job Description:
The Regional Power Systems Officer is responsible for providing leadership in the origination, processing, supervision and general portfolio management of Sovereign energy sector projects. In this work, the incumbent works closely with the following complexes; Private Sector, Infrastructure, and Industrialization; Agriculture, Human, and Social Development; and Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth; and supports their efforts to identify business opportunities and manage non-sovereign operations. The incumbent is directly involved in the development cycle from identification of opportunities in line with the High 5s to their approval. As part of the Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery (RDVP) Complex, the incumbent contributes to the delivery of the 'Power and Light Up Africa', 'Integrate Africa', 'Improve the Quality of Life of the People of Africa' and the 'Industrialize Africa' Strategies.
Job Requirement:
Lead the provision of expert advice on issues related to energy sector development including advice to RMCs for promoting policies conducive to strong growth/development of the energy sector as well as other areas of activity of the Division (creation of an enabling environment for private sector investments in energy projects, corporate governance)
Provide the required technical skills to design national and multinational projects that respond to the needs of the RMCs and regional economic communities based on their priorities and selectivity
 Lead, coordinate and oversee the identification, appraisal, negotiations, supervision and ex-post reviews of Bank operations, involving RMCs' governments, private sponsor - when relevant - and other development partners or concerned parties
 Lead discussions with other development partners in order to identify opportunities for co-financing and other partnerships; Develop and manage a diversified pipeline and lending programme of investments in the sector across the region
Portfolio Management:
Provide sector expertise for quality assurance in: preparation of terms of reference (TORs), requests for proposals (RFPs), tender documents to procure goods and/or services procurement rules: e.g. Recruitment and supervision of expert advisors regarding execution of socio-techno-economic (pre-) - feasibility studies and utility performance diagnostics;` Oversee and carry out effective management of the assigned portfolio, including sector policy-based operations and institutional support projects; Ensure timely procurement and disbursement of active power projects in the Bank's portfolio, liaising with Government departments and project implementation units to address blockages in project execution, using the Portfolio Dashboard as main monitoring tool.
Knowledge Production and Coordination:
Lead the preparation of energy sector assessments and other upstream analytical and diagnostic work to inform Country Strategy Papers; provide support to country/regional departments on policy dialogue with RMCs relating to energy sector and related issues; and provide back-up to country offices to ensure provision of quality advisory service to RMCs ; Lead and coordinate the preparation of policy statements, papers, briefs and various reports on energy sector issues and other relevant areas; Represent in national and regional partnerships, networks, conferences, workshops, and training seminars on issues related to energy sector development and related issues; Undertake any other tasks as assigned by the Manager
Qualification/Experience:
Hold at least Master's degree (or its university equivalent) in Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Engineering or any other relevant field Have a minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in energy and infrastructure. Experience implementing projects with public sector institutions and/or bilateral and multilateral development finance institutions; will be an added advantage for this position.
Skills:
Proven ability to build and lead a team of professional staff, and utilize the talent and expertise of team members in a productive way;
 Good listener with demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas as well as make effective and timely decisions; Capacity to initiate and manage innovations and change.
Familiarity with project management and project identification procedures in Development Finance Institutions multilateral organizations
Ability to communicate effectively in English with a working knowledge of the other. A good command used software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations) Knowledge of IT tools; knowledge of SAP is desirable