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The Infrastructure Practice Group
Globally, 840 million people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 1 billion people lack electricity, and 4 billion people lack Internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure (INF) Practice Group is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/infrastructure
INF Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) currently consists of four global practices (GPs): Energy & Extractives (EEX), Transport, Digital Development (DD) and Infrastructure Finance, PPPs and Guarantees (IPG).
Energy and Extractives Global Practice (EEX)
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. For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/energy
There are around 300 staff professionally mapped to the Energy and Extractives Global Practice, of which about 90 mapped to EEX global units. Remaining staff is within regional energy units. EEX has an annual lending program in the order of US$5-9 billion, an active portfolio of some $40 billion, and a rich program of Advisory and Analytical Work. Regional energy units oversee and develop lending and non-lending energy operations in different subsectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency, utility performance, grid and off-grid access, regulatory and policy reforms.
There are three global units for EEX: (a) the Infrastructure Energy Extractives Industry Unit (IEEXI) oversees and contributes to lending and non-lending activities in mining and hydrocarbon development with particular emphasis on transparency, governance, capacity building, and gender opportunities together with the regional units; and takes the leadership on global extractives initiatives; (b) the Infrastructure Energy Global Programs (IEEES) oversees mobilization and deployment of trust funds (the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the climate funds); and (c) the Infrastructure Energy Global Knowledge & Expertise (IEEGK).
The Infrastructure Energy Global Knowledge & Expertise (IEEGK)
IEEGK staff are responsible for delivering on global analytical tasks and for supporting country and regional operational and analytical engagements, with cross support accounting for a large share of their work programs. At the global level, the IEEGK staff contribute to global analytical activities, aimed at expanding knowledge in strategic areas and helping operations’ design and implementation. At the country and regional levels, staff in IEEGK take the lead on embedding frontier global knowledge and expertise in infrastructure country engagements, including joining teams in lending and analytical operations, providing peer review services and supporting the INF’s efforts to shape the Bank’s narrative on energy transition and energy access.
Duties and accountabilities:
The Senior Energy Economist will engage with the energy transition, the utility performance improvement, and the economic-financial analysis workstreams of the IEEGK. He/she will also support other areas of IEEGK’s work program, including the hydropower stream, the initiatives focused on carbon markets and financing for global public goods. The Senior Energy Economist will also be cross supporting regional operations.
Specific responsibilities will include:
• Lead or contribute to the knowledge products of IEEGK focused on energy transition, utility performance improvement, and economic-financial analysis of energy assets
• Lead or contribute to IEEGK’s engagement with World Bank institutional initiatives, including those enabling financing of energy operations that positively impact global public goods
• Cross-support regional teams in lending and analytical engagements in the activities listed above and in related topics, including private sector participation in energy subsectors
• Work with the knowledge management and learning officer to organize trainings and other knowledge sharing events
• Lead or contribute to the global analytical work carried out by the IEEGK
• Represent the World Bank in meetings with other multilateral organizations and donors and in international fora
• Support senior management by preparing briefs on energy sector economic issues
• Serve as a peer-reviewer for energy sector engagements
• Carry out ad-hoc corporate tasks and corporate reviews as a staff member of the IEEGK.