International Consultant for Transport Planner / Team Leader

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 Transport Planner / Team Leader

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	:	100 working days (January – July 2015)

Key Responsibilities:

• Assistance and advise given in selection of the international consultants and national experts if they have not yet been selected;
• Preparation of a questionnaire on the current status of the Cambodian Master Plan for Waterborne Transport on the Mekong River System in Cambodia and the Vietnamese Sector plans for the Mekong Delta, to be used by the National counterpart experts to collect data and information;
• Development of the Inception Report, giving approach, methodology, schedule and planning of the workload, including the results of the first Workshop;
• Development of the Current Situation and Baseline Conditions Report, based on the Current Situation notes of the other international consultants and in full cooperation with the National counterpart experts;
• Continuous appraisal and assessment of the project implementation, objectives, scope of work, schedule and methodology as presented in the Inception Report and dialogue with PMU to change where and whenever necessary;
• Solid communication with the Project Director and Deputy Director. Ensure that the draft reports are meeting the deadlines;
• Full responsibility / administration for the Consultant's reports and control quality management of the reports (reviews and edits);
• Ensure a well-functioning coordination between the international consultants and between the international consultants and their national counterpart experts;
• Ensure that each international consultant prepares a detailed questionnaire and list of tasks for their National counterpart experts;
• Set up a sound mechanism for follow-up of the Master Plan reports, ensuring that the expert results of certain studies are communicated to the other experts who require the information;
• Assist in the organisation of technical meetings and workshops to involve all stakeholders in the project;
• Provision of technical advice regarding transport planning and strategy formulation;
• Establish links with other projects / programs such as the MRC Navigation strategy, GMS Regional Transport Strategy, World Bank and ADB initiatives in order to find the optimal synergy and in order to avoid overlaps;
• When necessary, hold extensive discussions with the main actors of the project and meet the various stakeholders in this project:

-          The MPW&T, other relevant ministries, the NMCs (coordinating units) and the MRC Secretariat (with the navigation program in particular);

-          The future beneficiaries of the implemented Master Plan (various stakeholders);

-          The relevant international organizations and multinational donor communities dealing with the water transport sector in the Lower Mekong Basin.

 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree as Master Mariner, Degree in Port Engineering, Marine Transport or Civil Engineering with specialisation in waterborne transport;
• Ten years experience in the transportation sector;
• Five years experience in the inland waterway transportation sector;
• Highly qualified in Master Planning;
• Project assistance and management experience in shipping;
• High knowledge of Inland waterway transport on the Mekong River;
• Excellent knowledge of international standards and operational rules and regulations related to inland waterway transportation and safety;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Excellent knowledge of project planning, implementation and monitoring;
• 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