Transport Specialist

The Transport Specialist will contribute to the World Bank's transport sector projects and initiatives in Senegal and neighboring countries, focusing on road connectivity, urban mobility, and regional trade. The role involves technical dialogue with government authorities, project preparation and supervision, and collaboration with other Global Practices to support transport infrastructure and services development.

Responsibilities

• Contribute, as team member and sector specialist, to the preparation and supervision of transport projects in Senegal, with technical support to project dimensions related to procurement, contract management, and maintenance, while monitoring safeguards and cross-cutting issues including climate change/resilience, gender, and private sector involvement.
• Contribute to selected analytical studies or Trust Funds on transport infrastructure and services, financing options, asset maintenance and operations, climate resilience, impact evaluation, and best practices in investment and delivery.
• Support sector policy dialogue, institutional reforms, and capacity building programs, ensuring consideration of social and environmental impacts, gender equality, health and safety, and climate change.
• Contribute to cross-sectoral teams preparing policy notes, public expenditure reviews, sectoral studies, and research on transport, trade, and competitiveness.
• Participate in the Bank-wide transport knowledge group and thematic technical groups, drafting technical notes and enhancing knowledge dissemination.
• Stay abreast of recent developments in the transport sector worldwide relevant to the position.
• Participate in Country Management Unit discussions and liaise with governments, World Bank Group, and other organizations involved in transport in Senegal and neighboring countries.

Requirements

• Master's degree with 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of relevant graduate level education and experience on transport/highway/civil engineering or transport planning/economics.
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in the transport sector, with demonstrated ability to work on at least three of the following areas: (a) development of transport policy and planning instruments; (b) policy, institutional and financing aspects of road transport or urban mobility and the strategies to encourage private sector participation in the delivery of transport infrastructure or services; (c) road/urban mobility investment prioritization; (d) transport asset management; and (e) procurement and contract management.
• Experience in working with and/or leading cross-sectoral teams, including teams for safeguards and fiduciary aspects, and knowledge of key cross-cutting issues that impinge on the performance of the transport sector and on which the development of transport sector infrastructure and services needs to create positive effect, including environmental and social impacts, land acquisition and resettlement, gender equality, road safety, climate change, and the interplay with digital technologies for enhance transport sector performance.
• A reasonable track record of design and implementation of transport programs, and experience of working on programs financed by the World Bank or other development partners.
• High degree of dynamism and self-motivation, as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Proven practical experience in project development and management would be a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with the challenges facing the transport sector in Sub-Saharan Africa would be an advantage.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Fluency in English and French required.

Skills

• Transport Policy Development
• Transport Planning
• Transport Economics
• Road Transport Financing
• Urban Mobility Strategies
• Private Sector Participation
• Investment Prioritization
• Transport Asset Management
• Procurement Management
• Contract Management
• Cross-sectoral Team Leadership
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Social Impact Assessment
• Land Acquisition
• Resettlement Management
• Gender Equality in Transport
• Road Safety Management
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Digital Technologies in Transport
• Transport Program Implementation
• Project Development
• Project Management
• World Bank Project Experience

Languages

English, French