Regional Opportunity
Job Title : Transport Expert (Road)
Grade : P3
Division : Infrastructure and Logistics
Duty Station : Lusaka
Basic Salary Scale : COM$ 52, 217.96 – COM$ 64, 181.16 per annum.
Report to : Senior Transport Economist
A. JOB PURPOSE
To provide technical support in facilitating road transport policy and regulatory development, implementation and harmonization to ensure regional road transport infrastructure integration in line with Division mandate and COMESA Treaty.
B. MAIN DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Transport Economist and the overall supervision of the Director of Infrastructure and Logistics, the incumbent of the post will perform the following duties:
- Develops and submits road transport work programme and budget inputs in order to gain approval for allocation of the resources required to implement road transport programmes in line with the Division mandate;
- Proposes bankable projects, programmes and activities in order to develop the road transport sub-sector;
- Proposes policy reforms for management of various road infrastructure in order to domesticate road transport policies in Member States that are benchmarked against international best practices;
- Delivers capacity building programs in road transport to Member States in order to up-skill policies;
- Proposes road safety management programmes and establishment of road transport safety management institutions in Member States;
- Creates road transport sector databases in the COMESA Region in order to facilitate performance tracking, analysis, decision making and information sharing;
- Proposes adoption of common road transport sub sector regulations and standards in order to ensure harmonization of standards and regulations within the COMESA region;
- Analyses studies on road sub-sector infrastructure status in COMESA Member States in order to identify critical infrastructure bottlenecks that need to be addressed; Provides technical advice on project preparation and development for road infrastructure to Member States to facilitate development of road infrastructure according to agreed standards; and
- Support short term experts and consultants on road transport assignments; and
- Performs any other job-related duties as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
C. MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Civil Engineering, Economics, Transport Management or International Trade Law.
- A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields will be an added advantage.
D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Minimum eight (8) years working experience in transport management at regional, international level and or government at senior level.
E. SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge in the area of Transport facilitation, Road Transport Infrastructure Development and Management, Transport Technologies, Road Policy and Regulatory issues, Project Financing issues, and Regional Transport Market is required.