EMPLOYMENT POSTS, TODAY 11th oct 2013

The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA)

The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) is an independent, world class regulatory authority responsible for licensing, tariff regulation and quality of service regulation of the electricity, water, petroleum and natural gas sectors. EWURA has the following vacancies for which suitably qualified Tanzanian citizens are invited to apply

1. ELECTRICITY DIVISION

Post Title: Commercial Manager - Electricity – One Post

Duty Station: EWURA Head Office – Dar es Salaam

Reports to: Director of Electricity

Commercial Manager – Electricity will be responsible for carrying out the coordination of all Electricity sector performance and business practice monitoring functions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

a) To take responsibility and advise the Director of Electricity for all commercial matters in the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI).

b) To supervise implementation of provisions of the Electricity Act in order to ensure commercial aspects of electricity sector are in conformity with provision of the Act and good industry practices.

c) To provide support to the Director of Electricity in ensuring optimal provision of economic inputs to regulating and controlling the Electricity supply services.

d) To monitor market’s demand-supply dynamics of electricity and keep track of prices of electricity in national and international markets on regular basis.Page 2 of 5

e) Review of Power Purchase and Power Sales agreements and provide areas of concerns and suggest revisions as deemed necessary.

f) Ensure existence of appropriate codes for the electricity sales market.

g) To provide necessary commercial information to the Technical Manager in reviewing, issuing, renewing and revoking licenses for electricity generation, transmission, distribution, supply, systems operations, cross border trade, physical and financial trade in electricity.

h) To review or develop effective business models for improving quality of service delivery in the electricity supply industry.

i) To supervise monitoring of the licensees’ performance and compliance with the legislative and other regulatory requirements.

j) To supervise implementation of the Renewable Energy policies including Small Power programme.

k) To coordinate and prepare Annual Division report and Annual Sector report.

l) To effectively administer all resources allocated to the Department, including offering technical and operational guidance to staff members in the Department.

m) To undertake any other duties as assigned by the Director General and/or Board of Directors.

Academic Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications and experience:

a) Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or Economics.

b) Post graduate qualifications in the fields mentioned above or others such

as Business Administration will be an added advantage.

c) Knowledge and Competence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) application.

d) Not less than eight (6) years work experience in relevant fields out of which three (3) years should be in senior position.

2. DIRECTORATE OF REGULATORY ECONOMICS

Post Title: Manager Financial Analysis and Modeling

Duty Station: EWURA Head Office – Dar es Salaam

Reports to: Director of Regulatory Economics

The Manager, Financial Analysis and Modeling will be responsible for carrying out financial analysis and evaluating the viability and financial sustainability of regulated sectors under the direction of the Director of Regulatory Economics.

 Main Duties and Responsibilities:

a) Providing support in monitoring of financial performance and investment trends in the regulated sectors.

b) Providing support to developing and implementing financial models to cater for specific agendas.

c) Participating in tariff/prices setting and/or review and enforce conditions to operators in the Regulated Sectors in order to institute financial discipline and efficiency.

d) Evaluating the viability and sustainability of projects submitted by regulated suppliers and conducting special financial studies.

e) Examining financial reports submitted by regulated utilities to confirm their financial health and to identify trends as well as compliance with financial policies, practices, and procedures.

f) Developing metrics/benchmarking that compares regulated utilities’ performance over time in areas such as productivity, indirect costs, return, and growth, utility staffing, funding from development partners, etc.

g) To effectively supervise and guide staff member(s) reporting to the job position.

h) To undertake any other duties as assigned by the Director of Regulatory Economics.

 Academic Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications and experience

a) Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accountancy, Economics or Statistics from a recognized university;

b) Masters Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, Economics or Business Administration will be an added advantage;

c) Certified Public Accountant, CPA (T) or ACCA and must be registered with the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) in the category of either Associate Certified Public Accountants (ACPAs) or Associate Certified Public Accountant in Public Practice (ACPA-PPs);

d) Knowledge and Competence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) applications; and 

e) Not less than six (6) years work experience in the relevant field. Out of which three (3) years should be in senior position in any of the regulated sectors.

 Personal Attributes

In addition to the above skills and qualifications, applicants for the above positions are required to have the following attributes:

a) A very high level of integrity, honesty and sense of responsibility;

b) Ability to work under pressure and produce expected results;

c) Ability to work in a dynamic team;

d) Ability to self manage, achieve results and meet deadlines; and

e) Willingness to work beyond the call of duty.

Tenure and Remuneration

a) A competitive salary will be offered to the right candidates for the posts.

b) EWURA is an equal opportunity employer.

c) Staff will be employed on 5 years renewable contracts subject to satisfactory performance.

 Mode of Application

Application letter with Curriculum Vitae (CV) including e-mail address or day time contact telephone number, together with photocopies of certificates and names and contacts of two referees should be addressed to reach the under-mentioned by 29th October, 2012

Only short listed candidate meeting the above criteria will be invited for interview. Lobbying and canvassing for employment will not be entertained and may work to the candidate’s disadvantage.

 Application letter should be addressed to:

The Director General

Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA)

Samora Avenue, 6th Floor, Harbour View Towers

(Former JM Mall Building)

P.O. Box 72175

DAR ES SALAAM

DEADLINE: 29th October, 2012

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