The CBET (Cross Border Electricity Trading) is a EU funded regional project covering 5 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri-Lanka).

Expertise France (EF) is looking for an Operational Energy Expert, based in Dacca, Bangladesh.The Operational Energy Expert will work under the direct supervision of the Project Director and in close coordination with the project team. As the main in-country technical focal point, the Expert will support the Project Director in shaping, coordinating, and implementing project activities in Bangladesh. He/She will provide contextualized technical expertise, facilitate engagement with national stakeholders, and ensure that the project’s interventions reflect both local priorities and the project objectives.

The Operational Energy Expert will be responsible for providing technical energy-sector expertise and local support for the implementation of project activities in Bangladesh.

Main tasks will include :           

1. Technical support to the Project Director

• Provide continuous technical advisory support to the Project Director on energy-sector issues relevant to Bangladesh, including policy trends, institutional developments, and opportunities for engagement.
• Translate the strategic orientations defined by the Project Director into actionable, country-level workplans and operational proposals.
• Prepare technical inputs, briefings, risk analyses, and recommendations to inform regional planning and decision-making.

2. Support to the design and implementation of national activities

• Act as the primary local contact for Bangladeshi institutional partners (SREDA, BPDB, Power Division, regulatory bodies, public utilities, private-sector actors…), while ensuring regular reporting and coordination with the Project Director.
• Facilitate meetings, consultations, and policy dialogues, ensuring that all engagements reflect the positions, instructions, and strategic priorities set by the Project Director.
• Support the Project Director in mobilising stakeholders for workshops, missions, and regional dialogues, ensuring smooth logistical and institutional preparation.

3. National-level stakeholder engagement and coordination

• Act as the primary local contact for Bangladeshi institutional partners (SREDA, BPDB, Power Division, regulatory bodies, public utilities, private-sector actors…), while ensuring regular reporting and coordination with the Project Director.
• Facilitate meetings, consultations, and policy dialogues, ensuring that all engagements reflect the positions, instructions, and strategic priorities set by the Project Director.
• Support the Project Director in mobilising stakeholders for workshops, missions, and regional dialogues, ensuring smooth logistical and institutional preparation.

4. Monitoring and analysis of the Bangladeshi energy sector

• Conduct ongoing monitoring of the country’s energy policy landscape, including reforms, new regulations, investment climate changes, and political developments.
• Flag emerging risks or opportunities in the national context and provide early-warning inputs to inform strategic adjustments by the Project Director.
• Supply Nepal and India country correspondents with locally sourced data, sector insights, and contextual inputs needed for comparative regional studies, modelling, or policy assessments.

5. Operational facilitation and problem solving

• Support the Project Director in coordinating day-to-day operational aspects of the project in Bangladesh, identify administrative, logistical, or institutional constraints affecting implementation and propose practical solutions for validation by the Project Director.
• Ensure that all country-level activities incorporate gender-responsive approaches and, where relevant, facilitate the participation of women’s organizations and groups supporting persons with disabilities.
• Support the Project Director in representing the project at selected technical events or institutional meetings, when delegated.