Recruitment of Regional Chief Transactions Advisor for Power Infrastructure — SAPP Program

Regional Chief Transacti ons Advisor - Power Infrastructure Johannesburg, South Africa The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) andthe World Bank have designed a program in order to advance thepreparati on of selected priority regional energy projects in the SAPP parti cipati ng countries. This senior role in the region will see you acti ng both as an Advisor to Senior Management of Uti liti es and Senior Policy Makers and performing a senior leadership role for the new high calibre Projects Advisory Unit (PAU) being set up under the SAPP/SADC in Johannesburg.

KPA's: _ Guide the PAU Team, uti lity staff and government offi cials engaged in PPP design, technical and fi nancial feasibility, and regulatory issues relati ng to infrastructure _ Work and advise on the development of appropriate project structures with a view to att racti ng private sector investment, and opti mizing the mixof fi nancial instruments _ Lead the PAU's contributi ons and collaborati on with partners; clients; governments; SADC and fi nancing insti tuti ons; SAPP members in the identi fi cati on of a pipeline of qualifying infrastructure projects and the use of funding available for preparati on in the region, including funding being made available to the PAU by the World Bank and other donors.

Essenti al criteria: You will boast extensive internati onal experience, preparing and implementi ng large, complexinfrastructure investments with a proven track record in high-level positi ons related to the planning, packaging, fi nancing and/or management of infrastructure investments with private parti cipati on. A proven working track record with commercial banks and equity investorsis essenti al. Master's deg. in commerce / equivalent + 15 yrs relevantenergy sector transacti on experience in private sector with collaborati on and high level exposure to public sector.

The SAPP is off ering a market related salary on a 2yr renewable contract from a World Bank grant. Send your CV to alison@aims-southafrica.com by 4 July 2015 to start a confi denti al discussion. For detailed info, visit http://aims-southafrica.com/ jobs/view/cto