Focus of the Role

TBI is currently expanding its assistance to African government leaders around energy and climate, responding to an increase in demand by our stakeholders and as part of a rapidly growing Institute.

Based on a long-standing partnership with the US Government’s Power Africa initiative, we implement the Power Africa Senior Advisors Group, an advisory facility that helps government leaders set out clear and ambitious policy directions and plans for their power sectors, and deliver effectively on those.

The work contributes to Power Africa’s targets of increasing installed power capacity by 30,000 MW and to creating 60 million new electricity connections to households and businesses by 2030, and has positioned TBI as a significant player for government advisory in African energy sectors.

The Power Africa Senior Advisors Group deploys Energy Advisors embedded in national institutions (e.g. Ministries of Energy, Utilities, Rural Electrification Agencies, and Regulatory Authorities) for assignments of 2-4 years typically, but also short-term consultants.

Job Introduction

The consultants will be responsible for providing specialized financial and regulatory expertise on selected topics either to TBI’s Energy and Climate teams or directly to our partner Governments. Topics might include (but are not limited to): transmission tariff methodologies; financial analysis of business plans; creation and maintenance of financial models for the energy sector and power utilities.

The consultant  will be able to work remotely, although some traveling might be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial analysis of business plans
• Creation of LCOE, sector and financial models (also from scratch)
• International benchmarks for energy-related policies
• Technical assistance on market design and operations
• Reporting
• Support the external communication strategies by TBI, amplify the voices of African government leaders in energy sectors, and disseminate the successes of our advisory activities
• Support new programme development and business development activities as required by the Climate and Energy Practice

Person Specification

Experience:

• Extensive experience in the energy sector in consulting, investment promotion, banking, trading or corporate finance
• Good knowledge of African energy markets is a plus

Competencies and skills:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Deep knowledge of African energy markets
• Perfect mastering of MS Office applications (Excel, Power Point and Word)
• Ability to develop and assess business plans and carry out financial appraisals of energy projects
• Capacity to deliver complex and accurate tasks in a short period of time and under considerable pressure
• Fluency in English is required, French is a plus