Senior Energy Specialist

Senior Energy Specialist

Job #: req38539

Organization: World Bank

Sector: Energy

Grade: GG

Term Duration: Open-Ended Staff (OPEN-OP)

Recruitment Type: International Recruitment

Location: Singapore,Singapore

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 10/21/2026 (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

The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. Our mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. We work to drive impactful development that is: i) inclusive of everyone, including women and young people; ii) resilient to shocks, including against climate and biodiversity crises, pandemics and fragility; and iii) sustainable, through growth and job creation, human development, fiscal and debt management, food security and access to clean air, water and affordable energy.

The EAP Infrastructure Department is responsible for project lending and policy advisory work in the energy; transport; urban, land, and resilience, and related climate action and private capital mobilization space for the EAP Region. The department presently comprises an energy and extractives unit, a transport unit, and two urban units.

The energy unit [IEAE1] manages a diverse program of projects, analytic and advisory work. The principal themes underlying the lending and advisory engagements include access to modern energy services; transitioning to a clean energy mix away from coal; climate resilient energy infrastructure; regional energy connectivity, integration and trade; governance reforms and financial strengthening of state-owned enterprises/utilities; and reforming sector regulations to improve the environment for efficient private finance solutions

Duties and accountabilities:

The Senior Energy Specialist will bring a strong track record of leading high-level policy dialogue and mobilizing private capital for power-sector projects. The successful candidate will combine deep knowledge of policy, regulation, and institutional reform with hands-on experience in project finance, transaction structuring, risk allocation, and private-sector participation. The candidate will also have strong operational experience in project design, implementation, and supervision. Key responsibilities include:

• Conceptualize and lead investment operations that aim to leverage private capital for energy projects. The scope would include early-stage concept development, including structuring project design, financial and economic analysis, institutional arrangements, and risk assessment.

• Lead high-level policy dialogue with governments, regulators, utilities, and private-sector stakeholders on power-sector reform, market development, investment frameworks, and measures to create an enabling environment for private capital mobilization in Southeast Asia.

• Supervise an active portfolio of lending operations, including Investment Project Financing (IPF), Program-for-Results (PforR). The successful candidate is also expected to have good knowledge and understanding of Guarantees.

• Participate in strategic discussions on program direction, ensuring new business proposals are coherent with ongoing operations and do not duplicate or conflict with existing workstreams.

• Support the engagement with bilateral and multilateral partners on key topics in the energy sector and mobilize resources for new activities.

• Lead impactful sector analysis and advisory activities, including financial and technical modeling of power sector entities and regulatory or institutional assessments.

• Prepare and contribute to regional, country and sector briefings, background reports, case studies, and portfolio reviews, ensuring outputs are timely, technically sound, and aligned with program messaging.

• Identify knowledge gaps and lead to the development of innovative approaches on the financial structuring of energy projects or tools that support the development of operations.

• Contribute to country-level coordination, ensuring that individual workstreams — across supervision, new business, and analytics — are mutually reinforcing and consistently communicated to internal and external audiences.

• Support preparation of briefings, portfolio summaries, and knowledge exchange events; contribute to team publications and communications.

• Participate actively in EAP Energy Practice-wide knowledge sharing and contribute to regional or global communities of practice.

Selection Criteria

• 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.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience, with a strong track record in project implementation and supervision in the energy sector, ideally including experience with project finance and experience with multilateral development bank operations.

• Demonstrated experience working on a diversity of IBRD / IFC / MIGA financing instruments is a significant advantage.

• Experience in Southeast Asia, and familiarity with the energy and electricity sector context, is desirable.

Technical Skills and Professional Competencies:

• Strong financial and economic analysis skills; experience with sector and project-level modeling.

• Deep knowledge of energy sector topics, including power sector financing, energy transition, and regulatory frameworks.

• Familiarity with World Bank or Multilateral Development Bank operational policies (including fiduciary and environmental and social standards) is an advantage.

• Collaborative and team-oriented: Demonstrated ability and genuine commitment to working as part of an integrated team, sharing information proactively, and aligning work with colleagues rather than operating independently.

• Strong communication skills: Proven writing and editing ability; capacity to convey complex technical and analytical ideas clearly to diverse audiences.

• Self-driven and proactive, with the ability to work with a sense of urgency and manage competing demands under tight deadlines.

• Positive, solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving and client engagement.

• Intellectual curiosity and openness to innovation in development approaches.

• International mobility without restrictions. The successfully candidate is expected to undertake

• Professional proficiency in English required.

As the World Bank Group continues to evolve, we value candidates who:

• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, disciplines, cultures, and institutional boundaries.
• Responsibly leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, learning, and decision-making.
• Bring experience working in fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) contexts and are encouraged to highlight relevant experience in their application materials, where applicable.

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

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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