Programme Officer Transport Facilitation & Policy at Economic Community of West African States,

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Last Date: June 26, 2010

Programme Officer Transport Facilitation & Policy
1 Position

* 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

Under its cooperation Agreement with the African Development Bank for implementation of the Nigeria-Cameroon Highway Project and implementation of the Regional Programme for Roads Infrastructure, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States, is to recruit one Programme Officer, Road Infrastructure & Road Safety and one Programme Officer Transport Facilitation & Policy to reinforce the capacity of the Transport Division of the Directorate of Transport and Telecommunications.

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.

Apply online: http://www.ecowashr.info/en/vacancies/transport_facilitation.php?job_id=18