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Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety: BIGRS

Bangkok, Thailand

Post Title: Coordinator for Road Design and Transportation

Type of Appointment: Fixed – Term Appointment

Organization Unit: Union North America (UNA)

Based in: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration: Traffic and Transportation Department

Duration of Contract: 2016-2019 (Year by Year Full Time Consultant Contract)

URGENTLY REQUIRED: “Road Safety Coordinator for Road Design and Transportation”

                                 “วิศวกรความปลอดภัยทางถนน และการออกแบบถนนสำหรับการคมนาคม”

Description

As part of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, Bloomberg Philanthropies will support the salaries of 3 full-time staff “embedded” within city (or state) government offices. The purpose of these positions is to assist governments in implementing their road safety work plans and to provide a link between the city and the relevant International organizations providing technical assistance. Union North America (UNA) will work with each city government to recruit, hire, and assist the host government to oversee the work of these “embedded” staff.

General guidelines

In collaboration with UNA, cities will determine the offices/agencies where embedded staff will work and to whom they will report.

Staff should report to high-level host government staff

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will provide office space and supplies.  UNA will provide a laptop computer and mobile telephone.

In collaboration with UNA, cities will develop the job descriptions and duties of each embedded staff (see Appendix for sample Terms of Reference for each of the 3 positions)

Aim for staff with project management experience or technical experience in a relevant area of road safety

Embedded staff will be primary liaisons to Initiative partners, so a strong command of English is desirable

Embedded staff will be points of accountability for work plan completion

Job Qualification

“Road Safety Coordinator for Road Design and Transportation”

Organizational location

To be based in Transportation Department or in other city government office with authority over transportation, road works, and/or urban design policy and projects.

Qualifications

At least 5 years experience in urban transport policy, engineering, planning, road design, traffic design or related sector

Academic qualifications – Masters degree or equivalent 

Local Government experience and familiarity with budgetary process preferred

Quantitative data analysis skills preferred

Understanding of traffic safety in cities, particularly for pedestrians and vulnerable users, and knowledge of mass transport systems.

English language proficiency required

Tasks and Responsibilities

Coordinate city’s work in designing safer streets and safer mobility systems across relevant agencies (e.g., urban planning, road works, higher-level lead safety agency)

Develop detailed work plans with clear milestones for mobility or safer streets-related components of the city’s overall road safety initiative

Monitor and support progress toward work plan milestones

Serve as liaison for city’s interaction with Initiative partner organizations providing transportation expertise (EMBARQ, World Bank, NACTO, iRAP)

Participate in the traffic safety training provided by Initiative partners

Communicate regularly with initiative coordinator in chief executive’s office

Report regularly on initiative progress to city senior transportation officials and to UNA and relevant initiative partners

Submit written reports on implementation status and progress report on a quarterly basis

Troubleshoot barriers to progress and identify opportunities for rapid success.

Only short-list candidates will be notified.

The positions are open to Thai citizens only.

Please submit your CV with a cover letter stating your current and expected salary by email to supharat@bigrs.org and gennis@theunion.org

Deadline 4 December 2015. Also it will be close before deadline if we get a candidate who fit with this position.