Current Career Opportunities

Sustainable Energy Specialists fulfil the function of operations officers who are collectively responsible for the identification of potential capital projects and technical assistance interventions for inclusion in the Bank’s pipeline. Project preparation, appraisal, and implementation supervision activities account for a significant portion of the responsibilities of the position.

The Sustainable Energy Specialist is accountable for due diligence, probity, and professional excellence in the discharge of the position’s key responsibilities. He/she is expected to stay abreast of advances in the electricity sector and sustainable energy development in general, identify areas for improvement of operational policy, procedure, and practice, “lessons learned” and best practices to support project development activities and project performance assessments. The Sustainable Energy Specialist will monitor developments and trends in electric power systems policies and operations, especially as related to the transition to increased integration of renewable energy, electricity system modernisation, and resilience.  He/she will work directly with clients to contribute to the achievement of their development priorities, relating to the electricity/ sustainable sectors, and the Bank’s strategic objectives.

This role involves collaborating with stakeholders across the Operations Area to provide technical leadership in climate finance, project structuring, and management of the Bank’s climate action project pipeline and the climate change multilateral/vertical funds to which CDB is accredited, namely the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund.

The Coordinator, Climate Change (CCC) will provide in-depth technical support and thought leadership to the development, implementation, and coordination of CDB’s climate change agenda.  The CCC will undertake activities to: (a) address the climate change dimensions of CDB’s policies and strategies; (b) support the consideration of climate change in investment programs and projects of CDB’s clients; and (c) support CDB in mobilising concessional climate finance for its clients; (d) lead CDB’’s capacity building and knowledge management efforts related to climate change, particularly on climate change adaptation and resilience.