A. PURPOSE The Senior Energy Advisor will be charged with managing and developing a range of projects designed to increase energy access, competitiveness, and food security in Ethiopia. S/he will also be charged with providing technical leadership to USAID/Ethiopia, to ensure that U.S. Government (USG) foreign assistance programs are economically viable and fulfill the mandate of Power Africa. The position reports directly to the USAID/Ethiopia Private Enterprise Officer or his/her designee and directly supervises one staff: an FSN Energy Advisor. The Energy Advisor will also work closely with the resident Transaction Advisor. 12. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES: B. MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES OF THE POSITION: The major duties and responsibilities inherent in the position include: Facilitating high-impact energy projects in Ethiopia, while guiding appropriate systemic reforms being made by the government, which will serve as a strong catalyst for greater investment in energy infrastructure in Ethiopia. Overseeing bilateral coordination with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MOWIE), East Africa Power Pool (EAPP); other regulatory bodies; and, regional governments on actionable next steps to provide enhanced opportunities for U.S. investment in energy. Arranging for the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant energy, trade, private sector development, and economic governance information to Office Directors, the USAID Mission Director, the U.S. Ambassador, partners, clients, and others. Liaising with technical officers in other USAID operating units, other donor organizations, Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and private firms, and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. She/he will also represent the Mission's Economic Growth &Transformation Office in meetings and fora deemed important to energy, trade and private sector development, and economic governance, such as the Energy Donor Working Group. Preparing and approving activity designs, creating results monitoring plans, and drafting annual reports. For the Power Africa Initiative, the Senior Energy Advisor will play a key role in developing and designing new energy, trade, private sector, financial services and economic governance activities. In successfully carrying out these duties and responsibilities, the Senior Energy Advisor will exhibit: 1. Technical Leadership 50% Responsible for ensuring that USAID development assistance programming with respect to energy in Ethiopia reflects best practices and state-of-the-art knowledge about international competitiveness, grid and off-grid energy generation and transmission; utility management; rural and isolated energy systems; and their application to food security goals and objectives. Lead USAID program execution with regard to Power Africa to strengthen and deepen engagement with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MOWIE), Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Ethiopian Electric Services (EES), the Ethiopian Electricity Agency (EEA), the East Africa Power Pool, Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility and other national and regional organizations on issues of regional energy, infrastructure, finance, food security, and governance. Responsible for maintaining strong and supportive relations with USAID technical offices in Washington; other U.S. Government agencies involved in energy development policy such as U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the State Department, the Department of Treasury; and other donors such as the UK Department for International Development (DfID), Germany's Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Union (EU). Technical leadership to ensure that USAID/Ethiopia Economic Growth and Transformation office (EG&T) energy methodologies represent best practices in the field and the best interests of the USG. Well-practiced mentorship, coaching, and guidance to EG&T and Embassy Power Africa staff and Points-of-Contact (POC) with diverse backgrounds to ensure that the Power Africa Initiative in Ethiopia is producing high quality results in a timely manner. Supervision support to Power Africa staff as necessary including developing individual training plans, identifying work assignments which offer opportunities to challenge and develop individual skills; and providing timely feedback on performance. 2. Program Design and Management 30% Responsible for effective management of one or more USAID assistance agreements, contracts and/or grants, discharging the full range of Assistance Officer's Technical Representative (AOTR)/Contract Officer's Technical Representative (COTR)/Activity Manager responsibilities. Accountable for high performance in all program management functions including planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and managing for results. Work to complete submissions for the Mission Strategic Resource Plan (MSRP), the Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ), Congressional Notification (CN), the Operational Plan (OP), the annual Performance Plan and Report (PPR) and other budget-related documents as required. Contribute to completion of required monitoring and evaluation efforts relevant to the Mission's Power Africa Initiative, as well as the designing and monitoring of Performance Monitoring Plans (PMPs). Ensure completion of data quality assessments; and completion of Portfolio Reviews. Lead and contribute to other M&E efforts in the EG&T office that are designed to set baselines for and measure the impacts of our programs. 3. Ability to Promote USG Interests 15% Responsible for effective outreach and coordination with partners in Ethiopia including the Ambassador, Mission Director, other senior USG Agency representatives, national level counterparts, bilateral and multilateral donors, and corporate executives. Maintain close relations with private industry, international and regional research institutions, centers of excellence, and a wide network of professional colleagues, to assess, analyze, and identify trends and policies related to energy, competitiveness and food security in Ethiopia and in the East Africa region. 4. Perform Other Duties 5% Respond flexibly and capably to a wide range of work-related requirements such as: 1) responding to congressional inquiries; 2) supporting VIP visits; 3) responding to Washington policy and operational requests; and 4) carrying out ad hoc assignments as dictated by unforeseen operational requirements at the discretion of USAID/ Ethiopia's Mission Director, Deputy Director, EG&T Office Director and Power Africa Coordinator.
