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Senior Energy Specialist
Operations
Posted on Oct 6, 2026
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, advancing regional power integration, 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, including regional and cross-border initiatives. Key responsibilities include: • Conceptualize and lead investment operations that leverage private capital for energy projects, including ASEAN Power Grid (APG) interconnections and related transmission infrastructure, and/or energy sector operations. Responsibilities include early-stage concept development, project structuring, financial and economic analysis, institutional arrangements, and risk assessment. • Lead high-level policy dialogue with governments, ASEAN institutions, regulators, utilities, and private-sector stakeholders on cross-border electricity trade, power-market development, investment frameworks, and an enabling environment for private capital mobilization in Southeast Asia. • Supervise an active portfolio of national and regional lending operations, including Investment Project Financing (IPF) and Program-for-Results (PforR), and apply a strong understanding of guarantees and other risk-mitigation instruments relevant to electricity projects. • Engage bilateral and multilateral partners, regional organizations, and financing institutions to coordinate support and mobilize resources for APG priorities and other regional energy activities. • Lead sector analysis and advisory activities on regional power trade, transmission planning, market design, regulatory and institutional frameworks, and the financial and technical performance of power-sector entities. • Prepare regional, country, and sector briefings, background reports, case studies, and portfolio reviews, energy connectivity, and private financing, ensuring outputs are timely, technically sound, and aligned with program messaging. • Identify knowledge gaps and develop innovative financing, guarantee, and risk-allocation approaches for energy projects, including cross-border interconnections and associated infrastructure. • Organize knowledge exchanges and contribute to publications and communications that share operational lessons on cross-border power trade, and private capital mobilization. • Participate actively in EAP Energy Practice-wide knowledge sharing and contribute to regional and global communities of practice on energy finance and power-system integration.