UA49,106.81 / USD77,480.72

Date limite de soumission des candidatures (date/mm/aa) – Deadline For Application  (date/mm/yy) – Prazo para apresentação de candidaturas (date/mm/ano) : 8/11/2024

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Program Officer (PO), Rail Transport Officer, under the direct supervision of the Program Officer, Railway Development will work on project related to Railway issues, regulations and policies.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Under the supervision of the PO, Railway Development, the Rail Transport Officer Implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Railway Master Plan

·       Develop programs, projects, and activities to promote the development of the railway sector in the region.

·       Advise on rail sector projects (feasibility, planning, development, and transaction advisory).

·       Provide technical support and manage technical expertise on rail sector projects in emerging markets, to help project managers deliver projects on time and within budget.

·       Support development of the regional railway programs and projects with the objective of improving project implementation and Member States capacity.

·       Identify potential markets for railway development in the region and developing and executing the marketing plans.

·       Support the Department of Infrastructure to develop and maintain the Community’s expertise on railway transport, and logistics to support the strategic goals of the Commission and West Africa.

·       Manage the timely submission of project deliverables, record keeping, and participation in meetings/briefings as required by project contracts.

·       Support business development and marketing activities, including evaluating and advising on whether to pursue project opportunities in the rail sector and identifying potential partners and team members.

·       Participate in the preparation of rail sector procurement and contracting activities covering expressions of interest (EOIs), Terms of Interest, requests for proposals (RFPs) as well as the evaluation of tenders and contracting.

·       Monitor the implementation of railway components of major transport infrastructure programs in ECOWAS member states.

·       Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Head of roads and railways division, Director of Transport or Commissioner.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

·   Hold at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, Railway Engineering, Transport Engineering, Transport Planning, Transport Economics, Transport Logistics, or related discipline.

·       At least 3 years of cognate experience in Inter-State Transportation, Railways transport in the public or private sector, with preferably at least 3 years’ experience working with national, multi-national/regional organization.

·       Proven experience in at least two (2) programs or projects involving planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of railway systems and infrastructure,

·       Thorough knowledge of Railways infrastructure, logistics and railways operations, Institutions, and regulations.

·       Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience in railways infrastructure development and logistics in the public or private sector with proven experience in planning, design, operation, financing, regulation.

·       Relevant work experience in planning, programming, and implementation cross-border (multinational) transport Projects.

·       Have practical and proven experience working with or in a similar national or regional or multilateral organization or level (in terms of management, programming, implementation, and monitoring, etc.).

·       Good communication skills for influencing groups of peers and stakeholders outside the organization (public speaking, writing, persuasiveness, credibility, negotiation, problem-solving)

·       Good interpersonal social skills for working with peers and subordinate staff (listening ability, approachability, clear oral expression).

·       Assist in the preparation of annual work plans and budgets for the Infrastructure Department activities in line with the Commission’s strategic framework.

·       Ability to work in a team and to establish a good team spirit, in a multi-national environment.

AGE LIMIT

Be below 50 years old. This provision does not apply to internal candidates.

ECOWAS KEY COMPETENCIES

·       Ability to lead in the execution of tasks, contacting colleagues and contributors as needed making decisions to ensure tasks are completed as expected.

·       Ability to guide own work by setting and monitoring goals with strong personal initiative and commitment to ECOWAS.

·       Ability to model and advocate for compliance, good work ethics, flexibility, and persistence to get job done coupled with an ability to influence positive teamwork and cooperation.

·       Ability to lead small teams to carry out semi-routine work including assigning work, training, and checking work.

·       Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with clients in positive exchanges that establishes mutual expectations and understandings and reduces uncertainties and conflicts.

·       Ability to keep a client informed on matters of relevance to expectations, establishing “bring forward” systems and introducing other procedures/techniques to ensure that service standards are maintained.

·       Ability to make decisions based on guidelines, procedures and precedents and maintain confidentiality and discretion with clients/stakeholders.

·       Good judgement and demonstrated ability to be assertive – rather than passive or aggressive when interacting with clients.

• Well-developed problem-solving, critical thinking and conflict resolution skills

·       Ability to perceive the moods and feelings of others, and to understand the attitude, interests, needs, and perspectives of others.

·       Well-developed ability to relate well with people from varied backgrounds, open to understanding diverse cultural differences especially within west Africa.

·       Ability to listen attentively to people’s ideas, requests and concerns and to explain to others the need for diversity management in everyday workplace practices.

·       Ability to factor in diversity when providing services, responding to requests, recognizing, and releasing preconceived notions and stereotypical views of certain groups and individuals.

·       Basic understanding of the ECOWAS organization mandate and its functions.

·       Ability to explain the functional area assigned to and the contributions it makes to the organization and its mandate.

·       Knowledge of ECOWAS semi-routine procedures, processes, and practices as it relates to assigned responsibilities and information systems.

·       Ability to apply ECOWAS standards in emailing, reporting, correspondence, etc. and to contribute to implementing associated changes as directed.

·       Ability to carefully review and check the accuracy of information in work reports provided by management, management information systems or other individuals.

·       Good knowledge of office monitoring indicators of relevance to own work (e.g. travels, purchases, accounts, meetings, etc.) and ability to provide brief reports or updates.

·       Ability to edit, check, track and review documents prepared by others and reorganize data or information according to instructions using latest technology.

·       Efficiently retrieves, inputs, edits, formats, transmits, and links electronic file data used for analysis and understands basic data management operations.

·       Ability to condense information and/or produce concise summary notes to help others with decision-making, problem solving and/or assessment work.

·       Proficiency communicating orally and in writing in English and French languages.

·       Demonstrated computer skills to communicate using tools such as email, Skype, word processing, excel, social media, etc. and to write and format documents appropriately for presentation, the web, proposals, reports, and other documents.

·       Ability to proofread, edit and revise document to ensure documents are grammatically correct, follow standard conventions for punctuation and mechanics and formatted in accordance with ECOWAS communication standards.

·       Ability to relay/redirect complete and accurate messages to appropriate persons/departments.

·       Fluency in one of the three ECOWAS official languages (English, French & Portuguese

·       Ability to organize information or materials for others, solving minor problems and checking for completeness and compliance to standards or instructions.

·       Knowledge of techniques to prioritize tasks in fast paced workplace with frequent interruptions and moving deadlines and adaptability/ flexibility to meet work expectations.

·       Understanding and adherence to the policies, procedures and guidelines required to support the ECOWAS planning cycle at the individual and organizational level.

·       Good initiative with an ability to identify what needs to be done and act before being asked or required to.