New-Power system Data management/Data Analytics Engineer — WAPP Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire Interconnection Project - Phase 1 WA-REMP MPA

WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL Project: WAPP GHANA-CÔTE D’IVOIRE INTERCONNECTION REINFORCEMENT PROJECT NOTICE OF INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT Revised 23.8.2026 Consultant Services Selection of individual consultant Power System Data Management & Data Analytics Engineer Financing: World Bank IDA Don IDA No: E4040 Reference: BJ-WAPP-568960-CS-INDV Open to: All eligible individuals Duty Station: Abomey-Calavi, Benin Application Deadline: 24 September 2024 CONTEXT The West African Power Pool (WAPP) was created by the highest decision-making authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Member States held in Lomé, in December 1999. The Headquarters of the WAPP Secretariat is in Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin. The ECOWAS strategic objective being implemented by the West African Power Pool (WAPP) is based on a dynamic vision of integrating national power grids into a unified regional electricity market, so that such a mechanism would, over the medium and long term, ensure to the ECOWAS citizens access to adequate power quality at an affordable price, and enhance the economic development of the Member States including industrialization growth, Health and Education improvement, Poverty Reduction, various Employment Opportunities Creation, etc… To achieve its vision of operationalizing a unified ECOWAS regional electricity market, the WAPP Information and Coordination Centre (WAPP ICC), a Department within the WAPP Secretariat has been designated to perform the functions of a System Market Operator (SMO) responsible for coordinating the reliability of the WAPP Interconnected Transmission System (WAPPITS) made up of the power systems of fourteen (14) ECOWAS Member Countries and administration of the regional electricity market. To this end, the WAPP Secretariat with the support of the World Bank within the Project “WAPP Côte d’Ivoire Interconnection and operationalization of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market” intends to reinforce staffing of the ICC Department by filling a key vacant position, that of a Power System Data Management & Data Analytics Engineer The Engineer will be selected competitively, and the successful candidates will be joining the current team in the Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) as it prepares to operationalize the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market. 2. ROLE OVERVIEW Under the supervision of the Head of the System Operations Coordination Division, the Power System Data Management & Data Analytics Engineer is responsible for the management of the ICC's Power System Database. He/She extracts data from various sources (APIs, HIVE tables, and other structured and unstructured data sources) to process and store large volumes of data, ensuring their accuracy, consistency and security. He/She develops reporting dashboards and analytical tools to support the analysis of power system operations, and supports the design, testing and implementation of models and databases for all systems requiring the WAPP Network Model. The detailed Job description for the assignment may be consulted and/or downloaded from the WAPP website at: www.ecowapp.org/en/tenders The WAPP General Secretariat invites eligible Individual Consultants to express their interest in providing the required Services described in the Job decription. Interested Consultants must provide information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services by submitting: (a) a cover letter/motivation letter, and (b) an up-to-date detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV). WAPP is an equal opportunity employer that offers equal chances to men and women. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. 3. LANGUAGE Good oral and written communication skills in English and French 4. DURATION OF MISSION The successful candidate shall be offered an initial Consultancy Contract of approximatively 17 months from the beginning of the assignment ( i.e.until April 30, 2028). Upon completion of the World Bank funding, the position shall be absorbed by WAPP. The beginning of the assignment is planned for November 2026 5. SELECTION METHOD The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the method of "Selection of Individual Consultants" described in the World Bank "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (edition September 2025). 6. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS Applications must be submitted exclusively by email and should bear the subject line: “Application for ICC Engineer- Reference: BJ-WAPP-568960-CS-INDV”. Paper applications will not be accepted. Applications may be submitted in either French or English and should be sent to: procurement@ecowapp.org Particular emphasis should be placed on references for relevant similar assignments previously carried out, which should be clearly highlighted and described. Deadline for submission of applications: September 24, 2026, at noon, 12:00 pm, Benin local time (GMT+1). Further information may be obtained by sending an email to: spos@ecowapp.org With copies to : cpm@ecowapp.org hdhra@ecowapp.org Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process. ***