Principal Civil Engineer Employment Opportunity – East African Community (EAC)
Job Title: Principal Civil Engineer
Organisation: East African Community (EAC)
Duty Station: Arusha, Tanzania
Reports to: Director Infrastructure
REF: EAC/HR/2017-18/01
About US:
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda with its Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAC mission is to widen and deepen economic, political, social and cultural integration to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade and investments.
Job Summary: The Principal Civil Engineer will coordinate Implementation of Policies, Strategies, Projects and Programmes in the Roads and Railways sub-sector.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the development of appropriate programmes and projects in the sub-sectors;
- Coordinate harmonization of laws and regulations relating to Road and Railway transport in the region;
- Develop proposals for funding relating to Roads and Railways sub-sector;
- Coordinate implementation of Council decisions in the sub-sectors;
- Coordinate the implementation of the Funded Projects in the sub-sectors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Civil engineering and must be a Registered Engineer with a recognized Engineers’ Registration Body;
- Ten years of relevant experience in the roads and railway sector specifically in the areas of project design, management and construction with 5 years at senior level.
- Proficiency in computer applications and good Analytical skills;
- Negotiation skills;
- Good communication, project proposal and report writing skills.
- Age: Below 55 years.
Job Benefits: The established posts offer attractive fringe benefits including housing allowance, transport allowance, education allowance, a medical scheme, and insurance cover.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are advised to send their applications, detailed curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificates, names and contact details of three (3) referees, and a copy of National Identity Card, Birth Certificate or Passport showing the date of birth. Please quote the respective reference number on both the application letter and the envelope. For electronic submissions, please quote the respective reference number on the subject of the email and forward to the address given below.
NB:
- Please submit your application either electronically or in hard copy but not both.
- Applications which do not: indicate nationality and age; the reference number; an application letter attached; have certified copies of their academic degrees and other professional certificates; or fail to provide three referees shall be disqualified.
The Secretary General,
East African Community,
- o Box 1096 Arusha – Tanzania.
E-mail to: vacancies@eachq.org
Deadline: 25th April 2018
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