Overview
The Senior Energy Specialist will lead high-level policy dialogue, advance regional power integration, and mobilize private capital for energy projects. The role involves conceptualizing and leading investment operations, engaging with stakeholders, and supervising a portfolio of lending operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Conceptualize and lead investment operations that leverage private capital for energy projects, including ASEAN Power Grid (APG) interconnections and related transmission infrastructure, and/or energy sector operations.
- Lead high-level policy dialogue with governments, ASEAN institutions, regulators, utilities, and private-sector stakeholders on cross-border electricity trade, power-market development, investment frameworks, and an enabling environment for private capital mobilization in Southeast Asia.
- Supervise an active portfolio of national and regional lending operations, including Investment Project Financing (IPF) and Program-for-Results (PforR), and apply a strong understanding of guarantees and other risk-mitigation instruments relevant to electricity projects.
- Engage bilateral and multilateral partners, regional organizations, and financing institutions to coordinate support and mobilize resources for APG priorities and other regional energy activities.
- Lead sector analysis and advisory activities on regional power trade, transmission planning, market design, regulatory and institutional frameworks, and the financial and technical performance of power-sector entities.
- Prepare regional, country, and sector briefings, background reports, case studies, and portfolio reviews, energy connectivity, and private financing, ensuring outputs are timely, technically sound, and aligned with program messaging.
- Identify knowledge gaps and develop innovative financing, guarantee, and risk-allocation approaches for energy projects, including cross-border interconnections and associated infrastructure.
- Organize knowledge exchanges and contribute to publications and communications that share operational lessons on cross-border power trade, and private capital mobilization.
- Participate actively in EAP Energy Practice-wide knowledge sharing and contribute to regional and global communities of practice on energy finance and power-system integration.
Required Experience
Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in the energy sector, with a strong track record in project preparation, implementation, and supervision. Experience in project finance, regional power integration or cross-border electricity trade, and multilateral development bank operations is highly desirable. Demonstrated experience with a range of IBRD, IFC, or MIGA financing instruments, including guarantees and other risk-mitigation approaches, is a significant advantage. Experience in Southeast Asia and familiarity with ASEAN energy cooperation, the ASEAN Power Grid, and the region's electricity-sector context is an advantage.
Qualifications
Master's degree or higher required, in economics, finance, engineering, or a closely related discipline. A combination of financial training with economics and/or engineering is an advantage.