WORRLD BANK VACANCIES: MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012.

JOB # 120376
JOB TITLE LEAD ECONOMIST/EDUCATION SPEC (TERTIARY EDUCATION)
JOB Family Education
LOCATION Washington, DC
APPOINTMENT International Hire
CLOSING DATE 04-Apr-2012
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS English [Essential]; French [Desired]; Spanish [Desired]
BACKGROUND / GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Over the past decade, the World Bank allocated an average of just under one-fifth of its education lending in low- and middle-income countries to tertiary education. But this demand for resources and analytical and technical work is rising. The demand for tertiary education—from specialization programs and polytechnic training to diploma programs and graduate education—is expanding rapidly across the developing world.

In seeking to meet this demand, low- and middle-income countries alike are engaging in efforts to increase the availability of tertiary education to growing numbers of secondary school graduates, ensure the quality and relevance of that education so that graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and behaviors demanded in the domestic and global economies, and find ways to make tertiary education affordable to low-income students. As a development partner, the World Bank assists countries to respond to this growing demand by providing technical leadership and operational knowledge in areas such as private and public provision, financing mechanisms, student grants and loans schemes, scholarships and other compensatory programs, system-wide governance and quality assurance.

The World Bank’s Human Development Network is the professional alliance of staff working on development issues related to education, health, nutrition, population, and social protection and labor. The HD Network enables the World Bank to build a global knowledge base of effective policies, programs and interventions in these areas, improve the use of that knowledge base to provide the best advice, technical assistance, and operational support to countries, and renew and strengthen the professional skills and know how of its staff to develop and deploy this knowledge and knowhow in service of its clients.

The Human Development Network’s education policy unit (HDNED) is the education hub of this network, supporting the Bank’s country and regional programs, analytical and operational activities, and staff capacity development. HDNED also serves as the secretariat for the World Bank’s Education Sector Board, the governing body for the education sector in the Bank, which is led by the Bank’s Education Director. HDNED responds to the growing international and institutional attention to education as an instrument for social and economic development. The HDNED work program is guided by the new Education Sector Strategy 2020.

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WORLD BANK NIGERIA RECRUITMENT FOR SENIOR ENERGY SPECIALIST: THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011.

JOB #: 110298 JOB TITLE: SENIOR ENERGY SPECIALIST JOB FAMILY: ENERGY AND MINING LOCATION: ABUJA, NIGERIA APPOINTMENT: LOCAL HIRE CLOSING DATE: 04-Mar-2011 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: English [Essential] APPOINTMENT TYPE

BACKGROUND / GENERAL DESCRIPTION Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a renewable term appointment.

AFTEG intends to recruit a Senior Energy Specialist for a position based in Abuja, Nigeria to support the in-country activities of the World Bank. The position reflects the Bank’s growing work program in West Africa, in general, and the increased bank support to the Nigerian Power sector reform, in particular. The Sustainable Development (SD) Department covers Infrastructure (Transport, Energy, Urban, Water and Sanitation), Rural Development, Environment and Natural Resources Management. This department accounts for a substantial part of World Bank operations in the Africa region. The Africa region energy program is rapidly growing with several operations under preparation and supervision, complemented by some sector work supporting country policy dialogue. The focus of the candidate will be in the area of power and gas sector reform, utility investment programming, rural electrification, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Knowledge of related financial issues/instruments and familiarity with Oil sector issues in Nigeria is desirable. The selected candidate will undertake frequent travel within Nigeria and throughout the Sub-saharan Africa region.

The key issues in the Nigeria Energy Sector include: • Significant Supply deficits and unreliable electricity supply negatively impacts competitiveness of existing private sector and deters new business and investment; With about 3,800 MW of available generation supplied through the grid against an estimated demand of 10,000 MW, Nigeria has considerable unmet demand for power forcing a majority of the population and almost all private enterprises to resort to self generation at a high cost to themselves and the economy. • Limited Gas supply infrastructure and upstream gas treatment investments reduce the pace of expansion of Nigeria’s gas fired generation capacity. • High technical losses and poor commercial performance reduce the financial viability of the sector and the ability to fund much needed generation capacity expansion and quality of service improvements. • Low access to electricity in rural areas limits economic activities, quality of social services and improvements in quality of life. Supply shortfalls have meant that only about 40% of the population has access to electricity – around 90 million people continue to live in the dark. Energy efficiency and Renewable Energy will be important components of plans to diversify away from heavy dependence on domestic gas for power generation and expand access to power in rural areas.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term

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