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Duties and responsibilities
- Review and assist in the development of transport policies with the view of improving transport facilitation within the region.
- Monitor the implementation of policy decision of ECOWAS Authorities on road transport as they relate to facilitation
- Monitor the implementation of the regional transport facilitation component in ECOWAS member states.
- Develop action plans to extend the facilitation programme on new regional corridors
- Coordinate implementation of the Action Plan of West African Transport Facilitation Strategy.
- Follow up with donors on the funding of all the component of the programme.
- Sensitize member states on the needs for transport facilitation.
- Develop short, medium & long term plans for the sustainable implementation of the facilitation programme (project preparation & implementation)
- Must be computer literate
- Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Director of Transport &Telecommunications Directorate and the Principal Programme Officer, Transport.
Qualifications/Experience/Skills
- A bachelors or Higher Degree in Transport studies Economics, Law or any other degree in social Science or equivalent with specialization in Transport Economics, Policy or Planning.
- 10 years relevant experience in transport facilitation or related areas
- He/she must have cognate work experience in policy analysis and formulation in the road transport sector
- Experience in a regional or international organization is an advantage as well as membership in professional associations
- Ability to prepare project proposal for submission to donors
- Ability to prepare Terms of Reference for studies, to be carried and for consultants to be recruited in the area Transport Policy
- Sound experience in the planning, preparation and coordination of programmes.
- Familiarity with Donor Procurement Procedures (ADB, EU, World Bank) will be an added advantage
- Knowledge in the Management of Donor Funded Projects will be an added advantage.
- Must be computer literate.
- Ability to write & present articulated reports.
- Ability to work in a multicultural team.
Age
Candidates must not be fifty (50) years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.
Languages
Must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS: English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of a second official language would be an advantage.
- Department: Infrastructure
- Directorate: Transports & Telecommunications
- Grade: P5
- Salary Scale: USD 80,335.83 - USD 89,325.91
- Supervisor: Director, Transports & Telecommunication
- Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/INFRA-P004/2010
- Duration: 2 Years, Renewable
- Closing date: 26-06-2010
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