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Job Title:    Project Coordinator, Urban
Mobility

Organisation: World
Resources Institute (WRI)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

World Resources
Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that
turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity
and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that
the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for
people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water,
sustainable cities, and the ocean.

Cities Program Overview:

WRI Ross Center for
Sustainable Cities works to make urban sustainability a reality. Global
research and on-the-ground experience in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey
and the United States combine to spur action that improves life for millions of
people. Aiming to influence 200 cities with unique research and tools, WRI
Sustainable Cities focuses on a deep cross-sector approach in four megacities
on two continents, and targeted assistance to 30 more urban areas, bringing
economic, environmental and social benefits to people in cities around the
globe.

Job Summary:  The Project Coordinator, Urban Mobility  will support a project to foster integrated
urban transport in Kampala, seeking to merge new innovations and enterprises in
the city, emerging plans for BRT and other public transport, as well as
building on the city’s existing minibus system. In this role, you will work
with governments and other stakeholders, such as KCCA, local enterprises in
urban transport, minibus operators and others involved in the public transport
system of Kampala.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Project Management

• Liaise with the Kampala officials to scope, launch and foster
  outcomes towards integrated transport systems in Kampala, ranging from
  items such as fare integration, user information, and physical
  infrastructure – working across modes such as minibus taxis, planning for
  BRT, and other modes such as boda boda, bicycling and walking as modes for
  last-mile connectivity.
• Coordinate and interact with social enterprises and entrepreneurs in
  the city that may interact and be part of an integrated system that
  incorporates new technologies.
• Coordinate with WRI Africa and Washington, DC project management
  staff on urban transport projects, and Shell Foundation staff on advancing
  the project.
• Liaise with other WRI offices and partner institutions for data
  exchange, information requests and project coordination.
• Coordinate any synergies or mutual contacts and institutional
  cohesiveness with integrated transport projects in the region, as well as
  in other countries.
• Organize internal and external meetings, events and other activities
  involving other WRI or Shell Foundation staff, external experts and
  others.

Research, Knowledge
and Practice

• Serve as the point contact and coordinator for project
  implementation and research work on the visioning and creation of an
  innovation-based integrated transport strategy for Kampala.
• Research and create recommendations for integrated transport
  strategies based on transport data, both existing and new research on
  items such as accessibility analysis, modal splits, opportunities for
  physical integration through design, user experience innovations and the
  like.
• Coordinate day-to-day project implementation, research and field
  work. This includes work planning, follow up on project implementation,
  monitoring progress, preparing reports. Conduct research, literature
  reviews and synthesize findings; prepare presentations highlighting
  findings.
• Coordinate dissemination of research to target audiences like policy
  makers, academia researchers, and industrial partners.
• Perform transport data collection, with special emphasis on public
  transport mapping, routes, integration opportunities for last-mile
  connectivity, BRT planning and related research;
• Research, document, evaluate, and analyze emerging trends, best
  practices, and policies in urban mobility as it relates to the project.
• Support the maintenance and tracking of key performance indicators
  and work-plans on shared databases.
• Participate in field work as required, including site visits,
  stakeholder outreach, and hosting partners in Kampala.

Writing &
Editing

• Contribute written and graphic content to reports and presentation,
  and coordinate completion of reports providing recommendations to the
  city.
• Write emails, memos, other organizational items regarding the
  project.
• May involve review of WRI publications or knowledge products.

Grants &
Financial Management

• Help coordinate on management of project as needed
• Prepare and send donor and project/grant status reports to WRI
  global office

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree required in transport
  planning/engineering, or urban/regional planning or design with a focus on
  transportation; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of one year of relevant, full time experience in urban
  transportation planning, road safety, non-motorized transport, road safety
  auditing or sustainable cities
• Knowledge or experience with integrated transport systems, including
  alternatives of last-mile connectivity, BRT, minibus taxis and its context
  in Kampala
• Ideal candidate will understand institutions and government agencies
  in Kampala and the larger African region. Local experience is highly
  desirable
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and research skills
• Enthusiasm to work on sustainability issues and in developing
  countries
• Detail-oriented and organized thinker
• Ability to work well in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams,
  juggle multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines
• Experience with geographic or statistical software/specifications
  such as ArcGIS or open source Qgis, GTFS, Excel, STATA, SPSS, and ability
  to learn new software and computer systems quickly

How to Apply:

Please submit Cover
Letter and CV with application through the WRI Careers portal at the link
below.

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