Organization:
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Reports To:
Chief Concession Officer
Chief Concession Officer
About URC:
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) is
a body corporate established under an Act of Parliament to construct, operate
and maintain railway marine and road services both inside and outside Uganda
for the carriage of passengers and goods. As a result of privatisation of
operations, the mandate of URC changed from that of an operator to that of
Asset holder, concession monitor and advisor on railway technical matters.
a body corporate established under an Act of Parliament to construct, operate
and maintain railway marine and road services both inside and outside Uganda
for the carriage of passengers and goods. As a result of privatisation of
operations, the mandate of URC changed from that of an operator to that of
Asset holder, concession monitor and advisor on railway technical matters.
Job Summary: The
URC Principal Concession Officer – Statistics will primarily inspect,
investigate, verify, monitor and evaluate the concessionaire’s performance in
regards to financial, operations, Investment, management performance et al as
per the concession agreement, and provide advice on best practice in line with
the Concession Agreement.
URC Principal Concession Officer – Statistics will primarily inspect,
investigate, verify, monitor and evaluate the concessionaire’s performance in
regards to financial, operations, Investment, management performance et al as
per the concession agreement, and provide advice on best practice in line with
the Concession Agreement.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Provide information to be used
in developing strategies for the operational and long term plans, for
railway sector. - Actively participate in
preparation of reports for key performance indicators (Financial and
Operational) of the Concessionaire for URC and determine actual concession
fees to be paid by the concessionaire. - Collect data relating to
locomotive/wagon movements, number of times in and out of the country,
import and export behavior and production plans of the Concessionaire in
relation to the railways sector. - Actively participate in
incoming and outgoing traffic focus as per data provided by the
Concessionaire, analyze the business environment and extrapolates to
yearly plan. - Conduct all cost recovery
studies as instructed and monitors all possible avenues from which
concession fees may be legitimately claimed.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The candidate should hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in either Economics, Statistics, Transport Economics,
Transport planning, Transport Engineering, Logistics, Chartered Institute
of Logistics &Transport or any other relevant qualification - Possess a PGD in Transport
Planning or Transport Engineering will be an added advantage - A minimum of three years’
experience in monitoring and evaluation of concessions - Good working knowledge of
railway operations will be an added advantage
Age:
Above 30 years
Above 30 years
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified
candidates should submit their applications in a sealed envelope indicating the
post they have applied for addressed to the Managing Director, Uganda Railways
Corporation, P.O. Box 7150, Kampala, Plot 57 Nasser Road, and delivered at the
Corporation’s Managing Director’s Office. The complete application should be
accompanied with recently updated CVs, present position, current remuneration,
Certified copies of academic certificates and testimonials and complete
addresses of three (3) referees with working telephone contacts and email
addresses.
candidates should submit their applications in a sealed envelope indicating the
post they have applied for addressed to the Managing Director, Uganda Railways
Corporation, P.O. Box 7150, Kampala, Plot 57 Nasser Road, and delivered at the
Corporation’s Managing Director’s Office. The complete application should be
accompanied with recently updated CVs, present position, current remuneration,
Certified copies of academic certificates and testimonials and complete
addresses of three (3) referees with working telephone contacts and email
addresses.
Deadline: 18th July,
2014
2014
