Director Infrastructure 1 Post at East African Community (EAC)

REF: EAC/HR/2022-23/09

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate, coordinate and harmonise the development and implementation of strategies, policies and programs for Roads, Railways, Civil Aviation, Maritime, Information, Telecommunication Infrastructure and Meteorology.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of consolidated annual work/operations plans and ensure complementarity of synergies and cooperation within the sectors under the Directorate of Infrastructure;
• Promote and coordinate implementation of strategies and programs under his/her supervision to promote teamwork, enhance optimal utilization of resources, efficiency; build synergies, internal learning and cooperation; and minimize duplication of efforts between related sectors within and outside the Infrastructure Directorate;
• Provide managerial support and technical advice related to the sectors to staff under the Directorate of Infrastructure;
• Liaise with Directorate Staff to develop specific, measureable, accurate, realistic and time bound (SMART) performance indicators, monitor and evaluate individual Staff performance by ensuring that the EAC performance evaluation/appraisal and feedback process is applied to all staff in the Directorate;
• Identify policy gaps, initiate and facilitate research and studies in priority programme areas for the sectors under the Directorate of Infrastructure;
• Coordinate Implementation of Council decisions and consolidate progress and annual reports on status of implementation of the Council decisions/directives related to the Directorate of Infrastructure;
• Assist the East African Legislative Assembly in its oversight activities for projects and programmes under Infrastructure

Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters Degree in Transport Economics, Civil Aviation, Maritime, Telecommunication, Electronic Engineering or equivalent degree from a recognized University/Institution.
• A Post Graduate Qualification in Management will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 15 years in relevant field, 8 of which should be at Senior Management level.