Deadline: 20 January, 2022
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Principal Renewable Energy Specialist.
AfDB’s mission is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the various activities of the Desert to Power task force in mainly Burkina Faso and the subregion, ensuring regular engagement and communication with internal and external partners including the country focal points, project implementation units and prepare regular updates on the implementation of the initiative
- Prepare, appraise, negotiate, and supervise Desert to Power projects in Burkina Faso and the subregion
- Actively participate in overseeing implementation of energy operations with the aim to enhance quality and accelerate implementation
- Assist Burkina Faso and RMCs in structuring renewable energy and energy access scale-up programmes, including Independent Power Producer (IPP), green mini-grids and solar home system scale-up programmes, engaging with relevant stakeholders on aspects of enabling policy and regulatory environment
- Lead project origination and business development activities in Burkina Faso and the subregion, with a view to developing a pipeline of sustainable energy investments to which AfDB’s full range of financial instruments, including concessional finance could be applied
- Contribute to the preparation of knowledge and analytical work
- Undertake any other task that the division manager or director may assign
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Energy, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field
- Six years, minimum, of professional experience at project level
- Broad knowledge of all energy sub-sectors, including renewable energy technologies and business models
- Proven ability to interact competently with, as well as to assess and provide technical advisory services to, both public and private sector stakeholders in the renewable energy space
- Experience in multilateral or development bank/development financial institution operations, preferably in an African context (desirable)
- Good understanding of public and private sector financing, experience in resource mobilisation and structuring of blended finance solutions
- Experience in forging and managing relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Demonstrated track record in the management of energy projects
- Full knowledge of the principles of project cycle and project implementation
- Strong interpersonal and client orientation skills, with proven experience in coordinating various activities and diverse teams
- Fluency in French and English
- Competence in the use of bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of SAP
To apply and for more information, click here.
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