Location: Head Office, Dear es Salaam
Reporting to Managing Director, the successful candidate shall develop, implement, control and coordinate traffic policies, plans standards and specifications in order to improve the efficiency of the system's traffic operations.
DUTIES
Duties will include developing plans, policies, specifications, standards and procedures, designed to enhance the performance of the transportation system, as well as implementation of such plans to ensure consistent and economical traffic operations meeting marketing and customer demands.
Other duties include coordination of regional transportation activities with Headquarters and advising management on all facets of traffic operations at all levels, in a consultative capacity. Traffic Manager will also evaluate, through reviews, the adequacy and effectiveness of existing transportation facilities with a view to initiating improvements in goods and passenger trains in terms of service provision and system expansion to cope with traffic trends. The Traffic Manager is also accountable for the initiation and implementation of practical time tables, traffic operating Rules and Regulations, review of freight trains marshalling procedures for the safe and efficient operations of all trains. The traffic manager is required to liaise with Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Marketing, Signalling and Telecommunications departments, on motive power availability, capacity track condition, anticipated market size, and signals performance in order to plan and determine optimal traffic operational parameters across the system.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• BSc Degree in Transport/Economics and or appropriate professional qualification with at least 5 years work
• experience in similar position or at Senior Management level.
MODE OF APPLICATION:
Interested and qualified candidates should write to the address below justifying their suitability and enclose detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, two names of referees, reliable contact details, including an e-mail address, if any:-
The Human Resources Manager, TAZARA Head Office, P.O. Box 2834, Oar es Salaam-TANZANIA
The Human Resources Manager TAZARA Lusaka Office POBox31784 Lusaka-ZAMBIA
The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 July 2010. Candidates are advised to note that only those who mtlke ~ it to the short-list shall be contacted. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply
