Job Description

E T Consultant

Job #: req39030 Organization: World Bank Sector: Energy Grade: EC3 Term Duration: 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Paris,France Required Language(s): English, French Preferred Language(s): English, French, Spanish Closing Date: 11/4/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd

Home to about 700 million of Africa's people, the World Bank's Eastern and Southern Africa Region is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26 countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South. The region has an estimated gross domestic product of $945,567 million in 2019. South Africa, an upper middle-income country, is the region's largest economy, followed by Angola, Kenya and Ethiopia. Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, is the region's only high-income economy. To learn more, visit: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/eastern-and-southern-africa

The Energy & Extractives (EEX) Global Practice (GP) of the World Bank Group is made up of about 300 professionals, a lending program in the order of US$5-7 billion a year, an active portfolio of some US$40 billion, and a rich program of Advisory and Analytical Work. The EEX GP focuses on providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to meet the needs of fast-growing economies and to ensure universal access to modern energy services; and on strengthening policy and institutional frameworks to promote transparent and equitable growth of the extractives sectors. There is a strong emphasis on private sector resource mobilization and catalyzing financing from commercial and other sources of development and climate finance.

The Bank is engaged in all aspects of the electricity sector — generation, transmission, distribution, rural electrification and off-grid — through development policy financing, program for results, investment financing support, technical assistance and guarantee operations. The Africa energy sector grouping consists of four units across two regions: (a) Eastern and Southern Africa and (b) West and Central Africa.

This position is based in Paris, France. Paris is home to major bilateral and multilateral development partners, impact investors, energy access companies and energy policy institutions. These include AFD, Proparco, the IEA and the OECD, among others. Their mandates intersect directly with Mission 300. The selected candidate will deepen these partnerships, mobilize private capital and represent the Bank in Paris-based fora. The candidate will remain fully engaged in the operational work of the Eastern and Southern Africa energy team.

Duties and Accountabilities:

The Eastern and Southern Africa unit seeks an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) to join the Energy Team. The ETC will support the design and implementation of World Bank energy initiatives in Madagascar, Malawi and the wider AFE region through regional and national ASCENT projects. This work advances Mission 300 objectives.

The ETC will help oversee energy operations, with the aim of improving quality and accelerating implementation. The ETC will also contribute to policy dialogue with governments, development partners and other stakeholders. This includes support for ongoing sector reforms and the Mission 300 energy compacts. From Paris, the ETC will link country operations with France-based partners, investors and companies.

The responsibilities of the selected candidate will include:

• Contribute to sector strategy, policy reform and high-level government dialogue. Support implementation of Mission 300 energy compacts in Madagascar, Malawi and other AFE countries.
• Support the design, preparation and implementation of World Bank–financed energy projects. Oversee specific components, monitor progress and resolve implementation challenges.
• Lead or contribute to studies, sector assessments and policy notes with evidence-based recommendations. Prepare project documents and reports, join missions and capture lessons learned.
• Provide technical support on public funding mechanisms for energy access. Examples include end-user subsidies, results-based financing, credit lines and technical assistance.
• Strengthen off-grid and distributed renewable energy (DRE) programs, including off-grid solar, mini-grids and clean cooking. Support their design, implementation and evaluation.
• Build and manage Paris-based partnerships with key stakeholders including AFD, Proparco, and others. Engage UN partners where relevant, for example on energy access in displacement settings.
• Engage impact investors, fund managers and energy access companies in France, Switzerland and beyond to mobilize private capital for Mission 300. Examples include Bamboo Capital Partners and responsibility Investments. Explore blended finance and carbon finance opportunities.

Selection Criteria

• Advanced degree in energy, engineering, economics or social sciences, with the ability to apply technical, socio-economic and governance insights to energy sector challenges.
• At least 10 years’ experience in the energy sector. This includes contributing to or leading projects, strategies, policy reforms and high-level government dialogue. Experience in Eastern and Southern Africa, within the World Bank Group or with development partners, is preferred.
• Proven ability to support the design, preparation and implementation of complex energy operations. This includes component oversight, implementation monitoring and problem-solving.
• Relevant experience in energy access, energy policy or access to finance. Familiarity with public funding mechanisms, such as subsidies, results-based financing and credit lines, is an advantage.
• Practical experience with grid and off-grid electricity access programs. This includes financing mechanisms and operational models for DRE, mini-grids and off-grid solar. Clean cooking experience is a plus.
• Experience engaging impact investors, fund managers, or bilateral, multilateral and UN partners. Experience supporting blended finance, concessional capital, results-based financing or carbon finance is also relevant.
• Track record of engaging governments, utilities, regulators, private sector actors and development partners. Experience supporting policy dialogue, field missions and operational documents. Strong communication skills and ability to work in multi-country teams. Experience in Eastern or Southern Africa, or similar contexts.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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