Job description:
As an Industrial Advisor for Electricity, the incumbent performs duties and responsibilities which may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
* Assess local capacity of the power grid and local electricity generation strategies to help increase production;
* Advise the provincial government on electricity issues, including management of the provincial power grid, and problems with efficiency and reliability to help them improve local distribution and increase the number of ratepayers;
* Advise the provincial government on issues affecting the electricity sector to include transmission line security and repair;
* Advocate the needs of the provincial electricity system with national-level ministries;
* Build Iraqi capacity by applying engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production;
* Advise on managing aging infrastructure for power plants;
* Prepare and submit appropriate documents such as analytical reports, briefing materials, decision memoranda, correspondence, and others related to the specific area(s) of assignment;
* Advise the provincial council and its electricity-related entities of current national-level plans, policies, and priorities;
* Provide mentoring to counterpart Iraqi officials to build capacity in project identification and assessment, prioritization, development, execution, monitoring, and evaluation.