Duties and Responsibilities
- The Transport Specialist reports to the Practice Manager,
Transport, Eastern Africa. They are expected to work on the overall
transport portfolio in Kenya, with a focus on urban transport engagements
both in Kenya and across the region. The transport portfolio in Kenya
currently consists of two regional integration projects focused on roads,
and a large urban transport and a rural roads engagement under
preparation, along with a variety of analytical work across topics such as
intelligent transport systems for public transport, climate-resilience,
and transit-oriented development. The urban transport engagement is
growing and requires an additional country-based specialist to help design
urban investment projects, programmatic approaches and reform policies
contributing to robust projects and policies, work with the transport team
to strengthen the narrative and analysis of World Bank urban transport
engagements, and contribute to country analytical work such as the Country
Climate and Development Report, Country Partnership Framework, and public
expenditure reviews.
The objectives of the assignment will be to:
- Co-lead and/or support task teams in the design, preparation
and implementation of urban transport projects in Kenya, covering the core
elements (planning, financial and economic analyses) while also
incorporating key cross-cutting issues such as gender, climate change,
road safety, and private sector participation.
- Support the design, preparation and implementation of new
non-lending, analytical activities as part of larger regional transport
programs, especially on urban mobility.
- Engage with clients in designing and advancing sector policy
and institutional reforms and capacity building programs, seeking to
develop capacity in the implementing entities to plan, develop, and manage
urban transport projects under their jurisdiction, with gender
opportunities and climate resilience embedded.
- Participate in the policy dialogue under the guidance of the
Country Director, Practice Manager and Operations Manager, with external
stakeholders/development partners in the country and region.
- Provide support and guidance to improve the quality of
transport projects in general, through peer reviews, technical advice,
quality assurance.
- Advise government counterparts on technical matters associated
with urban transport projects, including assessment of investment and
policy options and measures to strengthen regulatory and institutional
arrangements.
- Supervise the work of consultants and technical specialists to
ensure quality and consistency with the World Bank standards.
- Conduct sector work such as the identification and analysis of
transport sector development trends, economic analysis for regional and
country-specific sector studies and analytical work.
- Participate in cross-sectoral teams responsible for
preparation of policy notes, Country Partnership Frameworks, public
expenditures reviews, sectoral studies, and research and policy
development activities on topics/sections pertaining to transport, urban
development, trade and competitiveness, and agriculture sectors.
- Support the World Bank-wide professional community of staff
engaged in the transport practice by participating in a selected number of
thematic technical groups (Global Solutions Groups or Communities of
Practice) and drafting of technical notes, and supporting cutting-edge
work in collaboration with other global practices to enhance knowledge
creation and dissemination, and expanding the existing knowledge base.
- Stay abreast of recent developments in the transport sector
world-wide, and on cross-cutting issues, in relation to the topics of
specialization for this position; identifying knowledge gaps and
disseminating relevant knowledge to clients.
- Represent the World Bank as designated by the Practice
Manager, the Country Director or the Regional Director at public events
relevant to the sector
Qualifications
Technical Competencies
- The position requires candidates with expertise and practical
experience in engineering, infrastructure/transport planning, urban
transport, urban planning, sector policy, combined with appreciation and
awareness of the challenges/difficulties of working in the Sub-Saharan
Africa region. Specialist knowledge of urban mobility is required, while
experience in working in developing countries is essential.
Candidates for the position will be selected based on
the following considerations:
- Master’s degree or higher in civil/transport engineering,
transport planning, economics, urban planning, public policy, finance or
other related disciplines;
- Minimum 5 years proven experience in the transport sector or
in a related infrastructure field (with a government’s transport
authority, contractor(s), design or supervision consultant(s), development
or academic institutions), with demonstrated ability to work on: (a)
infrastructure design or planning; (b) civil works contract management and
execution; (c) procurement of civil works and consultancy contracts; (d)
sustainable transport infrastructure asset management; (e) planning and
implementing sustainable transport plans and policies, including land use
considerations, climate change, non-motorized transport, multi-modal
transport system, transport demand management; and (f) economic, social,
and environmental impact of infrastructure investments;
- Experience of working with programs financed by development
partners;
- Work experience in developing countries, with experience in
more than one of the World Bank’s regions and/or in fragile and island
states as an asset;
- Proven experience in analytical work, such as on international
and national transport policy, strategy, institutions and regulation as
they relate to the transport sector, and transport systems and
technologies (preferably related to urban and inter-urban);
- Substantive knowledge of key developments in related sectors
(especially the urban development context of Kenya) and on cross-cutting
issues affecting the performance of the transport sector, such as private
sector engagement, e-mobility, transit-oriented development, gender,
environmental and social impacts including gender-based violence, road
safety, operational health and safety issues, and climate change;
- High degree of self-motivation, as well as the ability to work
with minimal supervision;
- Ability to identify and develop potential areas for future
World Bank transport sector initiatives based on client consultation and
analysis;
- Familiar with up-to-date trends and technological advancements
in the transport sector
- Willingness to travel to and work in challenging country
environments;
- Excellent written and communications skills in English; French
is a desirable additional asset.
How To Apply