Team Leader – Institutional Strengthening and Transport Policy Specialist- Vanuatu
Job no: 492704
Work type: Full time (fixed term employment)
Location: South Pacific Island countries
SMEC is ranked among the world's top infrastructure design firms and we have won numerous industry awards for technical excellence, including the 2011 Consult Australia Awards for Excellence, where SMEC won a record of four gold awards in four diverse project categories.
The SMEC Profile:
The program will commence early 2013 and run for four years.
Suitable applicants must have/be:
SMEC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a source of strength for our people, our clients, our partners and our communities.
Advertised: Central Pacific Standard Time
Applications close: Central Pacific Standard Time
Work type: Full time (fixed term employment)
Location: South Pacific Island countries
About SMEC
SMEC is a professional services firm with Australian origins and a global footprint that provides high-quality consultancy services for major infrastructure projects.SMEC is ranked among the world's top infrastructure design firms and we have won numerous industry awards for technical excellence, including the 2011 Consult Australia Awards for Excellence, where SMEC won a record of four gold awards in four diverse project categories.
The SMEC Profile:
- It is our culture to celebrate diversity, employ great people and work on interesting projects
- We are a private company, wholly owned by our people
- We have an established network of 75 permanent offices around the world and over 5,000 employees
- We offer our people opportunities to work, both in Australia and internationally, in the areas of: Transport; Water; Natural Resources and Environment; Energy and Renewables; Geotechnical, Mining and Tunnelling Services; Urban Development; Social Development; Government and Advisory Services.
The role
SMEC International are currently preparing for an upcoming Transport Program in Vanuatu. We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced Team Leaders who specialise in Institutional Strengthening and Transport Policy in an international development context.The program will commence early 2013 and run for four years.
Suitable applicants must have/be:
- At least 15 years international development experience on transport or road maintenance programs.
- Qualifications – Civil Engineering degree with Master degree or equivalent post grad qualifications, OR , Senior Public Administration qualifications with relevant skills and experience
- Experience as a Team Leader for international donors such as the ADB, World Bank, NZAID or AusAID
- Good understanding of institutional reform and capacity building approaches and the ability to work with counterparts to transfer skills and knowledge.
- Interpersonal skills suitable to providing high level advice to the Ministries as well as the flexibility to work at Provincial and Island level with implementing contractors
- Knowledge of Land Transport Sector reform and asset development approaches suitable to the Pacific context
- Ability to oversee the work of other advisers, consultants and/or locally engaged contractors
- Experience in providing advisory services to a governmental organisation, particularly with respect to policy development, planning, and budgeting systems
- Understanding of and support for the principles of diversity, gender equity, OHS, and sustainability.
- Ability to manage reporting, monitoring and evaluation of program outcomes.
How to apply
To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at http://www.smec.com. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.SMEC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a source of strength for our people, our clients, our partners and our communities.
Applications close: Central Pacific Standard Time
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