Vacancy title:
Transport Economist
Jobs at:
Ministry Of Infrastructure (MININFRA)Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 23 2024
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 09 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
• 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.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
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