Transport Planner - United Nations Committee on Social Development

Who: United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development is a coalition of organizations dedicated to working towards people-centered social change and development through the United Nations. The NGO Committee on Social Development is dedicated to raising awareness of and contributing to discussions on social development issues taken up by the United Nations (UN) System and in particular by the UN Commission for Social Development. The Committee also advocates on social development issues in other forums such as the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and at the General Assembly. Committee members keep one another informed and deliver group statements to the UN voicing ideas and positions on key social development issues. In addition, the Committee is focused contributing to the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit on Social Development. The NGO Committee on Social Development is a substantive committee of the Conference of Non- Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO).

What:
Duty Station: Multiple, Job Opening Number: 18-TP- UNNGOSOCDEV -7234-N-MULTIPLE, Pay Grade: P4 - $151,031 – 169,540
The expert will be assigned to the Ministry of Transport (MOT) under the supervision of the National Project Co-ordinator (NPC), the Deputy Minister for Roads, and the overall supervision from the Chief of Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch, United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development (NGOSOCDEV). The expert will co-operate with the other United Nations personnel and officials of the MOT.

In particular the expert will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the project, namely:
(i) National Transport Strategy (NTS) development and implementation; and
(ii) Strengthening Public Administration (assist in the process of strengthening the administrative capacities) of the Ministry of Transport; (MOT).

In this context the expert will perform the following functions:
(1)Assist the MOT in identifying and evaluating related issues, in preparing work programmes, terms of references, proposals for sector policies, and other papers as deemed necessary

Candidate should have knowledge and understanding of geographic information systems and related fields. Ability to provide technical and procedural advice in a wide range of transport planning issues; ability to integrate knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives; conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand cartographic/GIS production and mapping and very important GIS applications for road planning and management.

Solid understanding and demonstrated professional competence to promoting sustainability through integrated transport policies. Planning and organizing: Ability to effectively assess/develop GIS programmes for road planning and management; establish priorities, and ensure timely delivery of results; ability to coordinate inputs from a variety of sources and synthesize those inputs into a well- constructed briefs/reports; ability to plan and organize own work, manage conflicting priorities and work under pressure and ability to plan and organize technical meetings.

Qualifications:

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in civil engineering, transport planning, or related appropriate specialty or a related field. A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. 
• A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in transport planning and/or cartography/ Geographic Information System. 
• The expert should be familiar with information systems for road planning and management including GIS database systems and applications. 
• Knowledge and experience in geographic information system design and development, geo-database design and management, software programming languages and project management tools are desirable. 
• Professional experience in the work environment of a national road administration, and work experience in Saudi Arabia would be an additional advantage. 
• Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable. 

Other Skills:

• Excellent computer skills, working knowledge of office automation software and practical knowledge of information technology (IT) are desirable. 
• Knowledge and practical experience of the following GIS software is required: ArcGIS (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView, and its extension), ERDAS Imagine; Web mapping technology (WMS, WFS, etc); RDMS (Oracle, Informix, MS SQL Server). 

To apply, send resume and application letter to:
Mr. James Darryl Shaw Human Resources Officer-ePlatform
United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development (NGOSOCDEV)
UN House,1818 H Street,Room 23A, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA
Via email: recruitment@ngosocdev-un.org

Important - Kindly reflect the following information in your application:
1) Indicate your position in the subject heading of your e-mail message.
2) Include your motivation note/letter attached to the email.
3) Name any attached documents properly
4) As part of the UN secretariat, United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development (NGOSOCDEV) offers attractive remuneration packages and benefits. Starting salaries are based upon academic and professional qualifications, as well as the level of the post. We thank all applicants for their interest in employment opportunities with United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development (NGOSOCDEV). Only candidates whose skills and experience are under serious consideration shall be contacted. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early due to the high volume of mails received.