What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Energy Specialist, Hydrogen and Industrial Decarbonization position at World Bank Group?
Senior Energy Specialist, Hydrogen and Industrial Decarbonization
Job # : req31527
Organization : World Bank
Sector : Energy
Grade : Term Duration :
3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type :
International Recruitment
Location :
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s) :
English
Preferred Language(s) :
French, Spanish
Closing Date :
2 / 13 / 2025 (MM / DD / YYYY) at 11 : 59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank consists of two entities - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). It is a global development cooperative owned by 189 member countries. As the largest development bank in the world, the World Bank provides loans, guarantees, risk management products, and advisory services to middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries, and coordinates responses to regional and global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org.
Infrastructure Vice Presidency
Globally, one billion people live more than 2 kilometers from all-weather roads, 685 million people lack electricity, and nearly 4 billion people lack internet access. Access to basic infrastructure services is critical for creating economic opportunities for the poor. The Infrastructure (INF) Vice Presidency within the World Bank is charged with developing sustainable solutions to help close infrastructure gaps in developing and emerging economies. It currently consists of four global departments : Energy & Extractives (EEX); Transport (TRA); Urban, Resilience and Land (URL), and Global Infrastructure Finance Department. It oversees the Bank's work across energy and transport sectors, urban development, as well as efforts to promote energy transition, low-carbon transportation, livable cities, disaster risk resilience, land management, and quality infrastructure services through public-private partnerships. Infrastructure represents around $110 billion of the Bank's portfolio. For more information : https : / / www.worldbank.org / en / topic / infrastructure
The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a donor-funded global knowledge and technical assistance program, administered by the World Bank. It provides analytical and advisory services to low- and middle-income countries to increase their know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth.
ESMAP provides a combination of self-managed analytical work in order to further scale up the energy access and transition agendas, monitoring of grants to regional operational units to support regional and country-specific analyses and capacity building, and operational support for country-specific projects in the six Bank regions.
Job Duties and Responsibilities :
The senior energy specialist is expected to undertake specific activities related to industrial decarbonization and clean hydrogen as follows :
- Conduct research, supervise analysis, and provide written input to reports and publications incorporating global experiences on regulatory and policy reforms focused on enabling the environment to boost public and private investments.
- Support World Bank global knowledge programs to identify best practices, strengthen collaboration and facilitate access to technical and financial assistance, including World Bank's Hydrogen for Development Partnership, the 10 GW Lighthouse Initiative and workstreams under the Breakthrough Agenda, particularly on facilitating access to finance.
- Contribute to the analytical work on government support schemes / public infrastructure needs for clean hydrogen and industrial decarbonization.
- Support analytical work on developing suitable commercial regulatory frameworks to support private investments.
- Working closely with the Industrial decarbonization, clean hydrogen teams, the specialist will support in tracking and monitoring the delivery of analytical work and grants.
- Support the regional teams in the analytical work on the development of financial solutions to enhance private participation.
- Promoting knowledge exchange across internal teams and with leading external institutions.
- Strengthen the World Bank international network of stakeholders relevant for the industrial and hydrogen sectors in order to further enhance the quality and impact of Bank-supported programs.
- Contribute to a strong internal WBG partnership with IFC and MIGA.
- Actively supporting communications, events, and awareness-raising activities, including occasional articles for publication.
- Participating in operational missions, aiding in preparation, coordination, and documentation, and providing support to World Bank country teams.
- Provide analytical content and assist in drafting of WB documentation, such as Aide-Memoires, Implementation Status Reports (ISRs), Concept Notes, and Appraisal Documents.
He or she would report to the Practice Manager of IEEES and work alongside a group of professionals based in Washington DC, and colleagues globally, and work in close cooperation with the industry and hydrogen leads.
Selection Criteria
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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