Job Title: Principal
Concession Officer – Statistics
Concession Officer – Statistics
Organization: Uganda
Railways Corporation (URC)
Railways Corporation (URC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports To: Chief Concession
Officer
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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