RTI India is hiring a Governance Specialist on the recently awarded USAID-funded South Asia Regional Energy Project.

Responsibilities of the Governance Specialist include, but are not limited to:

- Develop effective strategies for advancing, advocating, and adoption of deep governance reform in the energy sector value chain.

- Provide critical and detailed inputs to policy formulation, regulatory frameworks, bidding processes, and PPP models to reorient them to enhance transparency, competition, and best value from customers perspective.

- Review and recommend amendments to various counterparts internal processes such as financial reporting, annual reviews, regulatory filings, etc., to introduce best practices in governance.

- Support investment mobilization efforts by reviewing risk-reward frameworks, vetting bid and contract documents, and providing analytical inputs to develop/refine private sector engagement strategies in the energy sector, particularly in areas such as power distribution, smart meters, electric vehicles, etc.

- Work with institutions such as NITI Aayog, Forum of Regulators, etc., in replicating successes at a broader level in India and South Asia.

- Prepare and author reports, research papers, articles documenting evidence and experience from pilots and other studies.

- Prepare and deliver presentations on SAREP themes.

- Conduct trainings and capacity development workshops for utilities, regulators, etc.

- Support improved planning and bid governance practices.

- Identify opportunities for improving procurement systems and develop strategies for implementing them in -cooperation with regulators and utilities.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in law or public policy with 8 years of experience or Master's degree in law, public policy or public administration and 6 years of experience;

- Experience working in energy sector is required.

- Experience in South Asia region is a plus.

- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisor, technical staff, andclients.

- Motivated and able to work under challenging and fast pacedenvironment.

- Ability to effectively prioritize workload, self-manage and complete tasks to best meet project needs.

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