Key Expert 2 Senior Advisor Energy Market Regulations Full-Time

Project description

The purpose of this contract is as follows:

To manage a Resource Centre with the aim to effectively respond to Technical Assistance requests by public institutions in the energy sector in Mozambique, notably MIREME, ARENE, EDM and FUNAE by means of capacity building (training), work towards an enabling environment for investment and project pipeline development.

Results to be achieved by the Contractor:

The Contractor is expected to manage a Resource Centre which provides expertise through a permanent team an site while facilitating the selection and recruitment of external experts from a draw down menu of expertise. This expertise is offered to public beneficiaries in the energy sector in Mozambique. The core beneficiaries include MIREME, ARENE, EDM and FUNAE. Expertise will be offered in the three thematic areas of the Resource Centre: capacity building, enabling environment and project pipeline development.

The following main results are expected to be achieved:

• Result 1. The capacities of public institutions to exert their roles in the implementation of the Five-year Government Program (PQG 2015-2019) and of the sectoral energy policies and programmes are improved;
• Result 2. The enabling environment to facilitate investments in renewable energy in Mozambique is improved through continuous policy advisory, legal support, technical assistance and knowledge transfer to public institutions governing the energy sector;
• Result 3. A series of public and private investments in access to renewable energy related activities in line with the Five-year Government Program (PQG 2015-2019) are supported to reach maturity level of financial close, namely: (a) on-grid generation (small and medium scale), transmission and distribution, and energy efficiency; (b) small scale renewables and off-grid electricity access projects.

Job description

The Senior Expert Energy Market Regulations will have amongst other the following responsibilities:

• Support ARENE with implementing its annual plan and respond to specific needs related to the mandate of the energy regulator;
• Assist ARENE to recommend MIREME and third parties on issues related to tariff setting, IPP/mini-grid concessions and licencing (including mechanisms like reversed auctioning), quality and technical standards for electricity equipment, and other relevant issues;
• Assist ARENE in reporting and/or presenting its vision, opinion, recommendation to third parties, and organise training sessions and/0r workshops for ARENE stall if applicable;
• Collaborate and coordinate with other actors in the energy market, including public institutions like GET.Invest and members of the Energy Sector Working Group;
• Report to the Team Leader of the Resource Centre;
• Regional travel may be required;
• Expert Inputs;
• The Senior Expert will be located at the premise of the ARENE office. The expert must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities he/she will take on.

Qualifications

• University degree in Law, Energy Policy or directly related discipline;
• Ability to fluently communicate in English, verbally and in writing. Minimum C I level;
• The following will be considered an advantage;
• Ability to fluently conununicate in Portuguese, Spanish or Italian, verbally and in writing;
• Good inter-personal and communication skills.

General professional experience:

• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a policy officer, legal advisor, programme manager or/and M&E expert;
• Working experience in developing countries will be an advantage.
  Specific professional experience16;
• At least 6 years of experience (preferred 10) in working in the fields of both (renewable) energy off-grid and on grid application fields in emerging markets;
• At least 3 experiences (preferred 6) in the last 10 years in advising governments / regulatory authorities with tariff setting, IPP licensing and/or concession granting, technical standards and quality norms andior in the drafting of Legislation, regulations, standards, norms.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.