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• Offer technical input into the
  long term (3 and 5-year) planning process for maintenance of national
  road programmes to ensure balance between needs and resources.
• Ensure efficiency, effectiveness
  and economic principles are embedded in the national road maintenance
  programmes through operationalization and constantly updating the Unit
  Cost Model and utilising results thereof in the planning process.
• Prepare the One Year Road
  Maintenance Plan for national roads including collating and making
  available input of the Road Fund into the Transport sector Budget
  Framework Paper and Ministerial Policy Statement.
• The incumbent will operationalise
  the Road Maintenance Management System and utilise it for annual
  planning of national road maintenance specifically to collate,
  analyse, prioritise and consolidate programmes within limits of
  available budgets; and rendering the programme available for the
  Performance Agreement.
• Keenly track the performance of
  road maintenance programmes of national roads on a quarterly basis and
  prepare physical and budget performance reports.
• Prepare, implement, track and
  report on the performance thereof of an efficient, effective and
  economic financing programme for bridge maintenance, axle load control
  and road safety on the national road network.
• Collate, analyse and recommend
  funding of research programmes tied to national road maintenance
  programmes; and track and report on their performance.
• Keenly analyse and report on the
  quarterly performance of national roads maintenance programmes for
  actions by management and Board; and subsequently provide timely input
  to the annual report.
• Perform any other such functions
  and duties that are delegated to the position by management.

• The ideal candidate for the
  Uganda Road Fund Programme Officer (National Roads) career opportunity
  should hold a Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized University.
• Possession of a Master’s Degree
  in highway & bridges or pavement engineering, transport planning
  or transport economics will be an added advantage.
• The applicant must be a Corporate
  Member of a recognized professional engineering institution and shall
  be registered with the Engineering Registration Board of Uganda or
  similar competent authority.
• At least five years’ working
  experience related to planning and implementation of national road
  maintenance programmes.
• Broad knowledge and understanding
  of the principles, practices and financing of road maintenance, road
  asset management and preservation, appraisal tools and decision
  support systems.
• Computer literacy skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Keen attention to details.

• A capability statement detailing
  the applicant’s general qualifications, adequacy for the post and
  illustrated personal experience
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae showing
  experience and positions held
• Current Salary
• Three professional referees
  including phone and E-mail contacts
• Copies of testimonials
• Postal Addresses, daytime
  telephone contacts and E-mail address of applicant

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