Overview
The Principal Transport Specialist will lead in the articulation and implementation of policies and strategies for the transport sector in developing member countries, ensuring project identification, preparation, appraisal, and documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, implement, and administer selected loans, grants, and TA projects with higher levels of complexity.
- Manage the project portfolio, identify implementation problems, and implement corrective actions.
- Lead the development of the assistance project pipeline using sector experience.
- Lead the development of policy and strategies for the transport sector in DMCs.
- Conduct dialogue with government officials and stakeholders on transport sector issues.
- Participate in network activities in the transport sector and regional cooperation and integration.
- Lead the development, processing, implementation and administration of loan, grant and TA projects.
- Administer complex loan/grant and technical assistance projects.
- Lead the monitoring, periodic review and progress reporting of project implementation.
- Provide guidance to improve portfolio performance and identify actions to resolve project implementation issues.
- Oversee the execution of actions to address project implementation problems.
- Lead country programming activities for the transport sector.
- Collaborate with other development partners in the transport sector.
- Communicate lessons learned in project administration.
- Ensure quality and consistency of reports, project documents and communications.
- Provide advice on ADB guidelines and practices on project administration.
- Oversee reporting staff, including their performance and development.
- Ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.
- Mentor junior staff and support their learning and integration.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- At least 12 years of relevant experience in the transport sector at senior technical or management level, preferably working for international organizations, governments, and consulting firms, including international experience working in several countries.
- Experience in preparing written technical and other reports on sustainable transport project concepts, technical scope and feasibility, project implementation arrangements, and policy and institutional change proposals.
- Technical expertise in the planning and operation of sustainable transport projects in developing countries.
- Experience dealing with all types of internal and external clients.
- Experience as a mission/team leader, exercising supervision coordination, and planning responsibilities over the assigned team.
Qualifications
Master's degree in Transport/Civil Engineering, Transport Economics, or other related fields; or University degree and at least 5 years' specialized experience relevant to the position in similar organizations.
