Description :
- Titre du poste: Senior Energy Officer (Local Professional)
- Grade: PL
- Poste N°: NA
- Référence: NA
- Date de publication: 17/04/2011
- Date de clôture: 18/05/2011
The African Development Bank Field Office in Mozambique (MZFO) has been established to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and the government, development partners, the private sector, and the civil society, in the design of its development policies and programs, as well as on implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the poverty reduction strategy. MZFO also seeks to assist the operational functions of the Bank Group in launching and follow up of projects and programs in Mozambique with a view to enhancing portfolio quality, identification, promotion of participatory approach, and regional integration. MZFO invites applications from qualified candidates to fill in the following vacant position. This is a national position and posting will be in Maputo, Mozambique. Under the general technical supervision of the Division Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa Energy (ONEC.2), in the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC) as well as administrative supervision of the Resident Representative, MZFO, the incumbent will work in close collaboration with the other Tunis-based energy experts and generally perform the functions of the Country Office and any other such responsibilities as may be assigned to him or her including: - Provide expert, technical sector and policy-related advice on issues related to the financing of energy projects in Mozambique;
- Participate in the development of strategies, policies and procedures relating to the financing of energy projects in Mozambique;
- Contribute to the generation of a healthy pipeline of energy projects and programmes which could be considered for assistance by the Bank;
- Participate in missions from Headquarters and country office aimed at identifying project proposals in Mozambique and serve as a resource person specialist and contribute to the identification, preparation, appraisal, launching, supervision, and completion of energy sector missions, and ensure that the project sponsors comply with all the contractual terms;
- Participate in preparation and appraisal missions to collect and analyze all necessary economic, financial, legal, market and technical information/data required to evaluate potential energy projects;
- Participate in the preparation of appraisal reports and investment proposals for energy projects;
- Assist in the processing of disbursements for approved projects, ensuring project sponsors' compliance with all contractual obligations;
- Contribute to the preparation of the policy statements, papers, briefs and various reports on financing of energy projects;
- Plan and carry out the supervision of approved projects, to ensure their implementation according to design; this involves reviewing progress reports, conducting supervision visions, preparing project supervision reports and recommending appropriate measures to deal with the problem projects;
- Represent the Bank in international seminars/conferences/workshops dealing with the financing of energy projects in Mozambique;
- Gather, maintain and disseminate information on the financing of energy projects;
- Participate in the policy dialogue mission with government officials; identify investment opportunities for possible Bank financing;
- Promote Bank public sector operations and programmes to government officials, development partners, etc…
- Undertake analytical work in the energy sector and advise the HQs on how to ensure sustainability of the benefits of Bank-financed projects and programmes;
- Participate in the energy sector working group activities, related donor-coordination meetings, joint portfolio review meetings, and policy dialogue missions, and advise the Resident Representative and Management on policy issues in the sector;
- Provide expert advice on energy sector financing issues, contribute to the preparation and development of strategy, policy and reports, and generation of healthy public and private pipeline of projects;
- Review documents and reports submitted by executing agencies and advise HQs;
- Actively participate and follow on regional energy initiative;
- Participates in other technical tasks assigned by the Resident Representative.
Notamment compétences, connaissances et expérience souhaitables - At least a Master's degree in electrical engineering or a related field; an MBA or similar Business Graduate degree is highly desirable;
- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in project origination and sector analysis;
- Full understanding of the principles of project cycle and project implementation;
- Proven ability to interact competently with the staff of government and donor agencies on issues relating to aid coordination, as well as with the private sector;
- Competence in the use of Bank standard software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MS Projects);
- Capacity to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English. Fluency in Portuguese is highly desirable.
Seul(e)s les candidat(e)s qui auront satisfait à toutes les exigences du poste et qui auront été retenu(e)s pour les entretiens seront contacté(e)s. Seuls les dossiers de candidature enregistrés en ligne avec un curriculum vitae (CV) complet joint seront examinés. Le Président de la BAD se réserve le droit de nommer un candidat à un grade inférieur à celui du poste annoncé. La Banque africaine de développement est un employeur garantissant l'égalité des chances, et les candidatures féminines sont vivement encouragées: www.afdb.org/jobs |
