Operations Manager- TRHDP

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PART I

Position Operations Manager

Category of Consultancy Local (Level 5)

Contract Type Time-based Individual Consultant

Hiring Entity TRHDP Project Office

Location Honiara, Solomon Islands

Duration 2 years

Start date As soon as possible upon agreement

Tina River Hydropower Development Project Project Details

Strategic Context The Tina River Hydropower Project is the first large-scale infrastructure to be developed under a public-private partnership arrangement and the first utility-scale renewable energy project for the Solomon Islands expected to deliver benefits such as more affordable electricity and improved accessibility to cleaner, more reliable energy sources for community now and in the future.

The Tina River Hydropower Project consists of (i) 15-megawatt hydropower facility located on the Tina River southeast of Honiara, comprising: a dam, headrace tunnel and a powerhouse about 3km downstream of the dam; (ii) access road to facilitate the construction and operation of the hydropower facility; and (iii) transmission lines - two parallel (on separate poles) single circuit transmission lines connecting the powerhouse to the existing Lungga Power Station. Further project details are included in Annex A.

The Tina Hydro Project Office under the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification is responsible for the coordination of the project activities to ensure Tina Hydropower Limited as implementing entity responsible for the hydropower facility and access road and Solomon Power as Offtaker under the Power Purchase Agreement fulfil their obligations under the project agreements. The Project Office has a fundamental advisory role to Solomon Islands Government, ensuring that the interests of the government are protected in line with the project agreements. The Project Office is responsible for monitoring and supporting the implementation of the social and environmental safeguard arrangements, the Gender Action Plan and Community Development Plan, and maintaining the Dam Safety Advisory Panel (DSAP) and the Lender’s Technical Advisor (LTA) including the independent social and environmental monitoring agent. The Project Office also supports entities participating in the implementation arrangements agreed under the land acquisition process, the communities in utilizing their share of project benefits for community development, and the tribes which would be interested and committed to the establishment of a protected area in the upper catchment.

The Operations Manager of the Project Office is expected to enhance leadership within the Project Office to efficiently support project implementation in the best interests of the Solomon Islands Government.

Contract Details Details

Objective

The Operations Manager shall be based in Honiara, Solomon Islands, providing support to the Project Manager (PM) in managing the Tina River Hydropower Project Office.

Duration The position is for a period of 2 years with expected opportunity to renew subject to satisfactory performance evaluation rating by the PM annually.

Reporting The Operations Manager will report to the PM. The Operations Manager will shadow the PM to learn the various aspects of the Project including the following: All the 4 components of the Project The Stakeholders Implementation Flow of funds Agreements including EPC contract The Financial Model Additional financing Technical aspects of the dam, tunnel and powerhouse Pending work at the site Up to date Disbursements Future disbursements Pending design issues Role of LTA and DSAP Meetings SharePoint structure Procurement through STEP Status of contracts of the Consultants Performance Management World Bank and other CFP Missions, aide memoir

The Operations Manager will hold briefing meetings with the PM monthly or as otherwise agreed in writing with the PM.

The Operations Manager, under the guidance of the PM and Deputy Project Manager, will provide project implementation progress updates to the Project Steering Committee (PSC) at the quarterly PSC meetings or as required by the Chairperson of the PSC. The Operations Manager will liaise and work very closely with the CBSP 2 Project Manager, the Deputy Project Manager and the Environmental and Social Safeguards Manager such that he/she develops a very good understanding of the finances, procurement, administrative, communications & media, grievance redress mechanism, gender action plan, biodiversity management plan, safeguards, health and safety, Tina Core Land Company (TCLC), Cooperatives, Land, Influx, all 4 components of the Community Benefits Sharing Project 2 (CBSP2) The Operations Manager will shadow the Project Manager; however, it is expected that he/she to learn about the project he/she will actively be involved in the deliverables listed on page 6. The Operations Manager will conduct and chair meetings, preparing the agenda and minutes of the meetings.

The Operations Manager will act in the role of the Project Manager during periods of absence of the PM from Honiara. During this period the Operations Manager will be solely responsible for the running of the Project Office. The delegations include: authority to endorse and sign purchase vouchers, review and approve timesheets for the ESSM, the Financial & Commercial Advisor (FCA), review and approve invoices from LTA, DSAP members, Ashurst, the FCA, the ESSM; review and approve agenda for the Project Steering Committee meetings, CFP missions, review and approve imprest requests, review/endorse memos from DSAP, correspond with THL on pending matters, conduct and chair progress meetings, chair meetings with ADB, WB, MMERE, MOFT and respond to emails.

The Project Office organization chart is included in Annex B.

DETAILED POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Operations Manager will support the PM, the Environmental and Social Safeguards Manager, the Deputy Proj