Director, General at Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

Duties and Responsibilities

Specifically, duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Chief Executive Officer of the Authority;
• Spearheads the formulation of policies and planning for the Authority;
• Provides strategic leadership in the overall management, coordination and execution of the Authority’s mandate;
• Oversees the development and implementation of the Authority’s vision, mission;
• Leads the development and execution of Authority’s short and long-term strategies;
• Oversees the formulation and implementation of Authority’s policies, laws and regulations for the Public Transport Sector;
• Advises the Board and Government on all matters relating to the implementation of the policies and legal framework from which the organization’s mandate is driven;
• Spearheads the development of long term strategies, business plans and annual operating budgets;
• Spearheads stakeholder management and enhancement of corporate image of the Authority;
• Serves as an accounting officer for the Authority.
• Oversees the setting of SMART and measurable organizational goals;

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: 

• A minimum period of fifteen (15) years’ relevant work experience, five (5) years of which must be in a Senior Management role in the Public Sector;
• Bachelor degree in a Civil Engineering, Transport Management, Transport Economics, Urban Planning, or any other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized University; 
• Master’s degree in engineering from a University recognized by the Council for Higher Education; 
• Has knowledge and experience in any of the following fields: a. transport economics; b. civil engineering; c. traffic engineering; d. urban planning and management; or e. any other relevant field. 
• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body and in good standing ;