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• Act as the Bank’s Expert on Transport infrastructure and Services.
• Prepare and implement transport projects in the RMCs
• Strengthen and maintain the Bank‘s understanding of the Transport
  sector and its role in the development of the continent
• Mobilize resources for targeted activities in the Banks work.
• Advise on future investments in the sector by the Bank and its
  regional member countries.

• Advise RMCs on issues pertaining to policy and institutional reforms
  in the transport sector, especially in the areas of Planning and
  Programming, transport network development, asset management/maintenance,
  and Private Sector Participation.
• Participate and contribute to country and regional programming
  activities (CSP and RISP) and ensure that key sector issues and proposed
  solutions are adequately reflected in the resultant country/regional
  programming documents.
• Carry out analytical and sector work to inform and underpin the
  downstream intervention of the Bank in project and program design in the
  transport sector.

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of experts as Task Manager in the
  identification, preparation, and appraisal of complex projects and large
  scale projects/studies;
• identity suitable projects for inclusion in the Bank Group lending
  program in the transport sector and be responsible tor the formulation of
  the project concept note identifying key development issues, project/program
  objectives, risks assessments, budget and timetables for management
  decisions;
• Advise member countries on the preparation organization and
  execution of feasibility studies and assist in drafting Terms of
  Reference; review the progress reports of studies; select the components
  to comprise the eventual project; review and supervise the work of
  consultants engaged by the Borrowers to the assigned projects/studies:
• Steer the preparation and appraisal oi transport projects and
  programs involving broad planning of resources and techno-judgment of
  alternative ways of shaping projects towards optimal contribution to
  development objectives; prepare and process the appraisal report involving
  detailed assessments of technical aspects, economic and financial
  feasibility, environmental and social safeguards, fiduciary issues,
  institutional arrangements, etc.

• Supervise projects; play a key role in following up the progress of
  projects; supervise and monitor procurement activities for goods, works
  and services in accordance with Bank’s rules; review the submissions from
  the Borrowers, including tender lists, bidding documents, bid evaluation
  reports, award recommendation and contracts documents; study and analyze
  data submitted by borrower; verity and approve contracts tor disbursement
  of funds;
• Lead or participate in project midterm review missions, sector
  portfolio review missions and country portfolio review missions and
  prepare the related reports;
• Lead project completion report mission and collect adequate data tor
  the preparation of the Bank‘s project completion-report; advise the Bank
  Group on lessons derived from the project which will guide future
  intervention in the sector and the specific countries;
• Manage judiciary responsibilities including procurement, and
  ensuring compliance with the Bank guidelines and the provisions of
  loan/grant agreements.

• Guide the regional member countries on Bank’s financing
  requirements; act as a key person to liaise with government officials and
  spokesman of the Bank in the transport sector; negotiate sensitive and delicate
  policy and sector reforms issues with borrowers and other parties
• Coordinate with other development partners and RMCs tor consistency
  oi approach, exchange of experiences, and continuous improvement of
  practices and integration of transport sector policy commitments to the
  management of projects.
• Collaborate with other development partners in the transport sector
  for consistency and harmonization of approach, exchange of experience,
  partnership and co-financing where appropriate.

• Develop and maintain a knowledge base in the transport sector,
  keeping abreast of the latest developments and issues related to policy
  and planning, institutional development, design and construction,
  financing, operation and maintenance, and regulation;
• Actively contribute to activities for advocacy, dissemination and
  knowledge building around transport sector issues.

• The African Development Bank Principal Transport Engineer job
  placement must hold a Master’s degree (or its equivalent) in Civil or
  Transportation Engineering or related fields
• Seven (7) years’ experience in the transport sector with proven
  ability to work on policy, institutional and financing aspects of
  transport projects, road and other transport infrastructure construction
  and maintenance, contract management and procurement, planning and
  programming of capital and maintenance works, knowledge of private sector
  participation, and the connection to economic development and poverty
  reduction.
• Be able to apply advanced technical knowledge, skills and expertise
  in the transport sector to advise and support Project/Country teams and
  RMCs in policy and institutional development and implementation
• Be able to apply technical skills in a team leadership role to
  resolve and manage complete issues in relation to transport project
  program design and implementation from a broad developmental goal of
  poverty reduction
• Competence in decision-making, team working and self-motivation
• Excellent spoken and written English; a working knowledge of French
  will be advantageous.
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel,
  Access, PowerPoint);
• Knowledge of SAP.

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