Consultant for Port Development & Management

Mekong River Commission

The role of MRC is to promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being

 

MRC Secretariat is now recruiting highly qualified consultants for the following consultancies

1.    International Consultant for Port Development & Management

Consultant type: Programme / Division	: :	International Consultant (Individual) Navigation Programme, Operations Division
Work location	:	Home base and the Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contract type/ Duration	:	70 working days (January – July 2015)

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of a note with approach and methodology to be followed for this part of the project and to be presented and discussed at the first workshop;
• Preparation of a specific questionnaire on the port and terminal in the Lower Mekong Basin, to be used by the National experts to collect data and information;
• If necessary, carry out additional surveys and studies to complete set of data and information;
• Assessment of the domestic and regional river ports and terminals data in the Lower Mekong Basin, including the upper region of the Lower Mekong Basin (upstream the Khone Falls), especially the Quadrangle Area between China, Myanmar, Thailand and Lao PDR but also between Luang Prabang and Savannaketh and the lower region of the Lower Mekong Basin by a review of the Cambodian Master Plan and Vietnamese Mekong Delta Sector plans;
• Prepare, in close cooperation with the National counterpart experts, a future short-term and long-term strategy for river port development and management in the Lower Mekong Basin, to increase cross-bordering, domestic and rural waterborne transport opportunities in the upper and lower region of the Lower Mekong Basin;
• Identify port development and management actions and projects to reach higher developed strategy, with amongst others:

-          Forecasted trends for the development of ports, terminals and landing facilities (upgrading, expansions, new port and terminal constructions, …);

-          Dry ports and multi-modal transport;

-          Port Management Actions (information systems, privatisation, safety and security, …) ;

-          Prioritisation of port development investments (especially in the upper region of the LMB);

• Participate in all technical meetings and workshops, as mentioned in the TOR.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree as Master in Business Engineering and/or Economics, specialisation in waterborne transport
• Ten years experience in the port development and management sector;
• Highly qualified in Master Planning and Port Development and Management;
• High knowledge of Inland waterway transport on the Mekong River;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English is absolute requirement;
• Working Experience in the region is an advantage.

The Term of References and other information can be obtained at MRC websitehttp://www.mrcmekong.org/ working-with-mrc/employment. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

 

Application procedures:

The application should include (i) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position, (ii) a detailed CV, and (iii) MRC Personal History Form. The position title and section/division must be indicated in the cover letter.

 

The application should be sent to:

Mekong River Commission Office of the Secretariat in Vientiane (OSV)
P.O. Box 6101, 184 Fa NgoumRoad
Vientiane 01000, Lao PDR
Email: mrcs@mrcmekong.org

 

Closing date for applications:  21 November 2014