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TradeMark Southern Africa Programme Manager Corridors

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TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA) is a GBP100m programme, funded by the UK’s Department for International Development, supporting the regional integration processes of East and Southern Africa. It works in support of the activities of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite process. This mainly involves supporting the design and planned implementation of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Free Trade Area, improving economic competitiveness of the region and reducing costs of cross-border transactions through a transport corridor approach addressing both trade facilitation issues and infrastructure constraints.

TMSA functions under the legal and fiduciary auspices of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Duty Station

This position is based in the TMSA Programme Management Unit, Pretoria, South Africa.

The Position

The Programme Manager Corridors will be the lead coordinator responsible for developing and implementing strategic transport corridor approaches and project interventions in the region, including infrastructure and transport facilitation measures.

Responsibilities

The Programme Manager will be mainly responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Corridor Work Programme. This will include identifying and managing strategic programme interventions aimed at improving operational efficiencies along key transport corridors in the region.

The Programme Manager will perform the following tasks:

  • In close collaboration with the Programme Director and Tripartite Task Force Infrastructure Sub-Committee, identify, prepare and manage the implementation of project interventions;
  • Provide technical and Secretariat support to the Tripartite Infrastructure sub-committee and assist with the implementation of its Corridor Work Programme, covering roads, rail, border posts, ports, ICT and energy;
  • Collaborate with development partners, multilaterals and private sector organisations to maximise financial and technical support to the Tripartite Corridor Work Programme and minimise duplication of effort;
  • Support and advance transport facilitation agendas of the Regional Economic Communities; and
  • Perform any other activities as determined by the TMSA Programme Director and Deputy Programme Director.

In executing these functions the Programme Manager shall also work closely with the TMSA Programme Manager Infrastructure, and the Tripartite Project Preparation and Implementation Unit (PPIU).

Qualifications and Competencies

The Programme Manager should have the following skills and experience:

  • A relevant degree in economics or engineering
  • At least 5 – 10 years of relevant experience of management transport or logistic systems in developing countries
  • Well conversant with the regional integration agenda, particularly the regional trading agreements and factors affecting the flow of traded goods across border crossings;
  • Excellent report writing and analytical skills including high proficiency in office software packages.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels; and
  • Must be a team player. The ability to work as one of a team of professional staff from different nationalities and backgrounds is of considerable importance.

Reporting

The Programme Manager shall report to the TMSA Programme Director.

Contractual terms

The successful candidate will be contracted by COMESA on a fixed-term contract up to the end of the TMSA programme in November 2014. The contract may be renewed or renegotiated subject to approval by DFID of a programme extension beyond November 2014.

Application Process

Applications and CV’s must be submitted on-line at www.trademarksa.org. Candidates who do not meet the specific qualification and experience criteria need not apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications close on 31 July 2012.

In case you are unsuccessful using the online application form, please send your contact details and CV to info@trademarksa.org.

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