Job Opportunities at Ministry of Infrastructure (Mininfra)

1. Job Title: Transport Economist

Job responsibilities

• Provide policy and strategic guidance considering macro and micro- economic implications of transport investment decisions.

• Lead in exercises to undertake socio- economic and environmental assessments of investment options into different areas using economic and statistical modeling tools in support of these analyses.

• Undertake value- for- money exercises to ensure government gets positive returns on investment on its projects before investment decisions are undertaken.

• Lead in undertaking due diligence on prospective investment proposals especially emphasizing on value for money on the side of government.

• Participate in project development and management, working closely with the planning department.

• Work with the M&E Office to carry out end- of- project assessment of programs, projects, policies.

• Lead in producing economic briefs, papers, policy reviews and provide economic guidance to the Chief Engineer, and relevant Minister(s) and other authorities.

• Perform financial analysis and conduct projections on previous scenarios to assess the effectiveness of the transport sector policies.

• Provide strategic input to support the broader activities of the Ministry, including through the drafting of high quality documents, analytical reports, strategy briefs and other material on a wide range of issues related to transport analysis and strategy; and contribute to the development of the work programme and identify key priorities.

• Assist the Ministry in development planning including integrated land use and transportation planning, transport investment and economic development as well as urban planning.

• Assist the Ministry putting in place adequate transport economic data on national and international basis in conjunction with other concerned agencies and institutions.

• Provide recommendations to the Ministry on strategic options enabling the unit costs reduction on construction, maintenance and the use of transport infrastructure.

• Review and comment on economic parts of study reports prepared by consultants and other agencies as assigned by high authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Transport Engineering, Civil Engineering, Transport Economics, Transport Systems Engineering, Railway Systems Engineering and Integration with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Transport Economics, Transport Systems Engineering, Railway Systems Engineering and Integration, Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering with 1 Years of relevant experience

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2. Job Title: Water Transport Water Engineer

Job responsibilities

• Draft water transport policies to be developed by the Government and undertake their review when required;

• Draft laws aimed at governing the water transport and undertake their review when required;

• Monitor the implementation of national and regional policies and laws related to water transport;

• Participate in the technical national, bilateral and/or multilateral negotiations, workshops, meetings about water transport development, management, operations and services and; produce briefs and/or reports for the Senior Management attention;

• Keep updated on the new developments and technologies in water transport and advise the management on the innovative ways to promote water transport considering the national and regional context;

• Participate in the preparation of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for different water transport related studies; spearhead the review of associated reports and monitor the implementation of the study findings;

• Work with relevant institutions to review and check adequacy of design of water transport infrastructure by design teams or consultants;

• Provide technical advice on the design during water transport infrastructure development, upgrading and rehabilitation works when required;

• Advise the Government on alternative and cost effective solutions for the design of water transport infrastructure;

• Follow up on all projects related to water transport and provide timely reports to the supervisor;

• Participate in the development of water transport capacity building plan and its implementation;

• Handle all the office water transport related files;

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor. Draft water transport policies to be developed by the Government and undertake their review when required;

• Draft laws aimed at governing the water transport and undertake their review when required;

• Monitor the implementation of national and regional policies and laws related to water transport;

• Participate in the technical national, bilateral and/or multilateral negotiations, workshops, meetings about water transport development, management, operations and services and; produce briefs and/or reports for the Senior Management attention;

• Keep updated on the new developments and technologies in water transport and advise the management on the innovative ways to promote water transport considering the national and regional context;

• Participate in the preparation of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for different water transport related studies; spearhead the review of associated reports and monitor the implementation of the study findings;

• Work with relevant institutions to review and check adequacy of design of water transport infrastructure by design teams or consultants;

• Provide technical advice on the design during water transport infrastructure development, upgrading and rehabilitation works when required;

• Advise the Government on alternative and cost effective solutions for the design of water transport infrastructure;

• Follow up on all projects related to water transport and provide timely reports to the supervisor;

• Participate in the development of water transport capacity building plan and its implementation;

• Handle all the office water transport related files;

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Transport Management, Marine Engineering, Maritime Safety Policies and Regulations, Port Management Operations and Services, Marine Navigation Systems, Naval Architecture, Sustainable Management of Inland Water Transport with 1 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering, Maritime Safety policies and Regulations, Port Management Operations and Services, Marine Navigation Systems, Naval Architecture, Sustainable Management of Inland Water Transport with 3 Years of relevant experience

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