IFC: E T Consultant – San Salvador

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Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR) Region

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Energy & Extractives Global Practice

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The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Energy Unit

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Energy Unit operates in the context of the overall Bank mission while focusing on the key energy challenges for the region. Lending and analytical activities focus on sectoral reforms and strategic investments across a wide range of areas, with the common objective of contributing significantly to economic growth through transparent, viable and sustainable energy sector development solutions (examples include energy subsidy reform, effective tariff design, institutional and governance strengthening, financially sustainable utilities, emerging innovative solutions, creating enabling environments for private sector participation, among other).

The Bank support to the energy sector in the region is delivered as a coordinated effort with Government counterparts, other relevant financial institutions and development banks, and multiple technical partners.

The unit seeks an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) who will be responsible for supporting project management, technical and analytical tasks to the lending and advisory portfolio in the LAC region, with a specific focus on El Salvador and Honduras, as well as one other country (e.g. Guatemala or Panama). The Bank support to the energy sector in the region is integrated in a coordinated effort led by the Governments and partners in overall sectoral reform as well as a variety of sub-sectors, including electricity legal, regulatory, market, utilities and institutional framework; geothermal development, energy access expansion, and power system strengthening and markets; social and climate resiliency, with the common objective of contributing significantly to the countries’ economic growth and job creation through a transparent, viable and sustainable energy sector development. The term duration for the position is 12 months, extendable by another 12 months.

As a member of the team, you will report to the Practice Manager of ILCE1 and work alongside a group of professionals based in Washington DC and throughout the region, performing the following duties:

• Operational tasks Contribute in operational tasks linked to energy projects in El Salvador and Honduras and other energy programs in the LAC region. Working closely with relevant task team leaders (TTLs) and liaising with the relevant Bank’s Country Management Units (CMUs), such tasks may include planning and participating in preparation and supervision missions; drafting sections of project documents; providing advice and inputs into project designs and institutional arrangements; developing and evaluating project budgets and implementation schedules; review of consultant reports and project implementation plans; coordinating mission Aide Memoires; drafting of Implementation Supervision Reports (ISRs); tracking overall project progress, identifying issues requiring attention and proposing options to resolve them; participating in key project workshops, trainings and other events; procurement of consultants for operational needs; preparing case studies, briefs, and notes, presentations on country programs, internal strategy papers

• Engagement and technical Coordination with Key Stakeholders. Liaising with key internal and external partners, and ensure follow-up on inquiries from clients, donors, NGOs, etc. on Bank energy activities. Expected to represent the Bank’s energy team in engagements with sub-national authorities.

• Analytical Work. Working closely with relevant task team leaders and management, provide specific inputs to advisory and analytical work in El Salvador and Honduras and other energy programs in LAC. Such work may include economic analysis, review and analysis of policy and regulatory frameworks, analysis of energy balances/demand, preparation of renewable and energy efficiency resources assessment and planning, enabling conditions for geothermal development, planning for energy access expansion, and power system strengthening and markets, electricity loss reduction; electricity sector legal and regulatory reforms and institutional strengthening, energy subsidy reform, and social and climate resiliency.

• Liaison with Government. Represent the energy team at project meetings and workshops, follow-up on key government actions (e.g. procurement, reporting), advise on select aspects of the Bank’s dialogue, engage in negotiations, proactive identification and resolution of Bank/client issues, monitor changes in government that may affect the energy programs, etc.

• Other. Carry out other ad hoc tasks, as requested by the TTLs and the EEX Practice Manager for LAC, which may include preparation of briefings, organization of workshops and seminars, development of portfolio summaries, organization of key knowledge exchange events, coordination of publication of unit reports, etc., and providing operational and analytical support to energy projects and programs in other LAC countries depending on the business needs. Preparation of funding proposals and support mobilization of technical assistance resources, and associated monitoring and reporting.