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Manager, Passenger Services Job Placement – Rift Valley Railways (RVR)
Job Title: Manager, Passenger Services
Organization: Rift Valley
Railways (RVR)
Railways (RVR)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: General Manager
About US:
Rift Valley Railways is the region’s oldest socio-economic binding
asset and currently operates a total of 2541.44 kilometers of track network
linking the shores of the Indian Ocean to the agriculturally rich hinterland of
the Kenya Highlands and into Kampala, Uganda on the shores of Lake Victoria in
a 25-year concession agreement originally signed in 2006.
asset and currently operates a total of 2541.44 kilometers of track network
linking the shores of the Indian Ocean to the agriculturally rich hinterland of
the Kenya Highlands and into Kampala, Uganda on the shores of Lake Victoria in
a 25-year concession agreement originally signed in 2006.
Job Summary: The Manager,
Passenger Services will plan, coordinate and manage the Passenger train
services. Manager day to day operations, strategic development, marketing and
PR in order to ensure quality service and adherence to set industry standards.
Passenger Services will plan, coordinate and manage the Passenger train
services. Manager day to day operations, strategic development, marketing and
PR in order to ensure quality service and adherence to set industry standards.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Ensure
that the Passenger service operations meet their performance and safety
targets. - Preparing
reports and presenting options and recommendations to the Regulator and
Management. - Managing
and supervising Staff and organizing work shift rotas - The
incumbent will play an advisory role on Policy and strategic developments - Examining
business decisions (pricing policy, level of service provision, timetable
changes etc.) to assess their impact on passengers. - Ensuring
that all operations are carried out in accordance with Uganda and
International laws and regulations, particularly relating to health and
safety. - Responsible
for negotiating and managing contracts and developing new business
opportunities whenever possible. - Minimize
disruption and resolving any unscheduled delays, having to make decisions
in difficult situations. - Meeting
Passengers and customers to deal with complaints and areas of concern - Marketing
passenger services to encourage greater passenger use of particular routes
and methods of transport. - Work
closely with and negotiate with different stakeholders including KCCA and
other Local Council Authorities etc - Identifying
existing and possible future transport problems, developing transport models
and investigating the feasibility of alternative or additional
routes to be served.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Rift Valley Railways Manager, Passenger
Services career opportunity must hold a bachelor’s degree in Business
studies or management, logistics or transport management and planning. - Possession
of postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management, Marketing or Project
planning or MBA will be an added advantage. - At
least five years of significant work experience in a customer-focused
environment with at least three years at supervisory level. - Previous
experience in Rail, Bus or Airline transport sectors will be of added
advantage. - Good
leadership and motivational skills - Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills - Excellent
organizational, planning and time-management skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an updated
CV and application letter with copies of academic and professional certificates
to:
CV and application letter with copies of academic and professional certificates
to:
The General Manager Human Resources,
Rift Valley Railways Uganda,
P.O. Box 7891 Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 26th
August, 2016
August, 2016
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