Urban Public Transport Specialist; Urban Environmental Planning Specialist
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives. It provides viable, forwardlooking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. Working under difficult conditions, GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. GTZ has operations in more than 120 countries worldwide. Since 1999 GTZ has maintained a representative office in Hanoi, which provides a full range of services to around 20 projects and programmes in the country.
In cooperation with Da Nang City People’s Committee, GTZ is now launching the new technical cooperation programme “Eco Da Nang City”. The future GTZ team shall provide strategic advice and capacity building to the Da Nang City People’s Committee and its relevant departments, especially those for Construction, Transport, and Natural Resources & Environment, in (1) environmentally oriented city development planning with a focus on enhanced integration of the various sectoral planning approaches as well as enhanced participation of private sector and civil society, and (2) development of a modern city bus system, complete with demand management and capacity building for a public transport authority and an operating entity.
GTZ is now seeking 2 qualified and experienced Vietnamese nationals for the full-time positions of:
(a) Urban Public Transport Specialist
Duty Station: Da Nang, with occasional travelling to other locations
Starting in June, 2010
Main responsibilities:
- In cooperation with the relevant Project Management Unit (PMU), assist the German Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) in developing professionally sound strategies for improved and innovative urban transport planning in Da Nang,
- Liaise constantly with the relevant departments of Da Nang City People’s Committee, especially those for Construction, Transport, and Natural Resources & Environment, and help develop an understanding of the relevance of urban transport matters for their work,
- Assist the Dept. of Transport in establishing a Public Transport Authority that shall supervise the city bus system operator entity, and in defining the need for further assistance needed,
- Assist the city bus system operator entity in sketching a corporate development plan and in defining the need for further assistance needed,
- Liaise with other actors on the urban transport stage and coordinate their actions with the transport policy of Da Nang City People’s Committee,
- Liaise with civil society, notably the Women’s Union, to ensure its effective participation in the further elaboration of urban transport strategies,
- Liaise with other cities as well as national and international organisations, to foster an exchange of experiences and views with Da Nang City People’s Committee,
- Assist the CTA in other professional duties as required.
(b) Urban Environmental Planning Specialist
Duty Station: Da Nang, with occasional travelling to other locations
Starting in June 2010
Main responsibilities:
- In cooperation with the relevant Project Management Unit (PMU), assist the German Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) in developing professionally sound strategies for improved and innovative urban environmental planning in Da Nang,
- Liaise constantly with the relevant departments of Da Nang City People’s Committee, especially those for Construction, Transport, and Natural Resources & Environment, and help develop strategies for enhanced integration of their various sectoral planning approaches,
- Liaise with the private sector, notably the various large-scale developers active in Da Nang, to incorporate them more effectively in the urban environmental planning agenda in Da Nang,
- Liaise with civil society, notably the Women’s Union, and support it in the articulation of an urban environmental planning agenda from their point of view,
- Liaise with other cities as well as national and international organisations, to foster an exchange of experiences and views with Da Nang City People’s Committee,
- Assist the CTA in other professional duties as required.
Minimum qualifications for both positions :
- Relevant degree from a reputed university
- Preferably some post-graduate training, preferably of international nature
- At least 5 - 7 years of professional working experience in a similar position
- At least 2 years of this in a donor funded work environment
- Excellent command of English
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Good command of relevant computer programs (e.g. MS Office)
- Dynamic and self-motivated character
Successful candidate will enjoy good working conditions in a friendly and creative working environment, a clear career path with opportunities for promotion, competitive benefits and compensation as well as excellent policies of training and development.
Interested qualified candidates are invited to send their application in English, including copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email or by post, to the following address before 31st January 2010
GTZ Office Hanoi
6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: [email protected]
Note:
Please state “Application for Position Public Transport Expert Da Nang” in the subject line for the position (a)
Please state “Application for Position Urban Planner Da Nang” in the subject line for the position (b)
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged
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