Senior Project Officer (Energy)

The Senior Project Officer (Energy) will support or lead loan/TA processing and administration, portfolio management, and sector work in the energy sector at the Pakistan Resident Mission. The role involves coordinating with government agencies, development partners, and private sector partners, conducting sector research, monitoring projects, and providing advice on procurement and project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sector work by conducting research, updating information, analyzing financial, institutional or economic uses, and preparing reports
• Assist in preparation of sector assessments for programming purposes
• Lead processing and administration of specific loans and TAs, coordinating with PRM, government agencies, development partners, private sector partners, and other stakeholders
• Participate in processing and fact-finding missions including review of technical designs and cost estimates, liaison with government officials, data and project costing, procurement packaging and related technical issues
• Monitor progress of assigned projects and prepare project performance reports
• Prepare and update forecasts of contract awards and disbursements, identify factors causing shortfalls and expedite achievement of targets
• Identify issues and take actions to address them through interactions with executing agencies, contractors, consultants, and project beneficiaries
• Prepare internal procurement papers, review procurement documents, and papers for loan closing date extensions, reallocation of loan proceeds, changes in scope and implementation arrangements
• Provide advice to government ministries, executing agencies and sector entities on ADB guidelines on procurement, recruitment of consultants, preparation of tender documents
• Resolve complex discussions between executing agencies, government agencies, consultants, and contractors during project administration
• Use consultative approaches and strong communication tools to understand and respond to client needs
• Conduct analyses using best practices to support innovative design or implementation of solutions and evaluation of risks
• Identify, implement, and disseminate solutions to solve recurrent implementation and project administration challenges
• Assist executing agencies for projects administered by various sector divisions in HQ
• Prepare Project Completion Reports and TA Completion Reports as assigned
• Support or participate in Project Review or Country Portfolio Review missions as a mission member
• Provide support for policy dialogues with government on policy matters and institutional issues
• Maintain close cooperation with other development partners and undertake consultations for collaboration and demarcation
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge base of future government investment plans and approval processes, institutional structure and policies relevant to the assigned sectors
• Prepare inputs for sector database for portfolio management
• Support preparation or updating of sector knowledge management plan for PRM and preparation and dissemination of knowledge products
• Organize and conduct training workshops for executing agencies in procurement, project administration/management, safeguards, gender, financial management
• Mentor junior staff to improve their individual performance and development
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably in electrical engineering
• Master’s degree or equivalent would be preferred
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in project management and implementation of energy and related sectors
• At least 4 years of supervisory experience in the energy sector
• Experience and knowledge of various stages of the project cycle (project planning, feasibility analysis, detailed design, project implementation, construction supervision, contract management) is desirable
• Sound knowledge of government administrative systems and procedures
• Good knowledge on private sector operations in the energy infrastructure, including public private partnership, and associated financial structuring of investment projects and procedures for identification, planning, implementation, and operations
• Familiarity with accepted best practices of procurement and disbursement processes
• Effective report-writing and communication skills in English
• Ability to mentor junior National Staff and Administrative Staff to facilitate work planning, delivery and quality review
• Ability to liaise and work effectively with government officials within own work location
• Ability to work collaboratively with teams as a constructive team member
• Strong oral and written communications skills

Skills

• Project Management
• Energy Sector Experience
• Electrical Engineering
• Project Cycle Management
• Feasibility Analysis
• Detailed Design
• Construction Supervision
• Contract Management
• Government Administrative Systems
• Public Private Partnerships
• Financial Structuring
• Investment Project Planning
• Procurement Procedures
• Disbursement Processes
• Report Writing
• Mentoring Staff
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Portfolio Management
• Sector Research
• Project Monitoring

Languages

English