Expert: Railway Infrastructure
1. Objective(s) and Linkages to Reforms
The Recovery and Reform Support Team (RST) at the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine (MCTID or Ministry) is a group of Ukrainian professionals (non-civil servants) funded on a temporary basis through the Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture (URA)[1] programme that provides targeted technical support and assists the Ministry in the design and implementation of priority reforms. The RST will assist in filling capacity gaps in the design and implementation of priority reform strategies and programmes, while strengthening links and partnerships between the Ministry`s priorities and relevant donor support.
Priority areas for the RST at the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine will be:
The Railway Transport Reform is one of the largest and one of the top priorities of the Government of Ukraine and the Ministry in Transport Infrastructure sector. Reforming the railway industry according to European models, in particular, the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Railway Transport of Ukraine”, is one of the Ukraine Plan indicators and is an important precondition for Ukraine’s European integration course.
The Expert on Railway Infrastructure will be primarily responsible for providing support to the Ministry in the implementation of Railway Transport Reform following the requirements of the EU acquis and taking into account priorities defined in the Ukraine Plan, Annual European Commission’s Enlargement Reports on Ukraine, National Transport Strategy of Ukraine up to 2030, and others, namely developing and supporting draft laws and by-laws, preparing analytical, presentational and informational materials, providing consultancy advice, organising events and meetings, etc. The Expert on Railway Infrastructure will also provide the Ministry with other needed support in the accession process in part related to railway transport and in solving legal and organisational issues related to the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes project.
2. Position and Reporting Line
The Expert on Railway Infrastructure will be a full-time consultant at the RST and primarily cooperate with the Railway Transport Department of the Ministry, and to a lesser extent - with other structural units of the Ministry and JSC “Ukrainian Railways”.
The Expert will be subordinated to the RST Director, Deputy Director on Transport Infrastructure and Senior Project Manager (SPM) on Railway Infrastructure.
3. Duration of the Assignment
This consultancy appointment is expected to start in September 2024 and has an estimated duration till August 2025. Subject to the availability of funding, performance of the selected consultant and the specific needs of the RST, this appointment may be extended.
4. Main Duties and Responsibilities
The specified lists of the scope of work, services and expected deliverables can be modified and supplemented on request from the Ministry and in agreement with the EBRD and the EU Delegation to Ukraine.
5. Qualifications, Skills and Experience
5.1. Qualifications and Skills:
5.2. Professional Experience:
5.3. Other Competencies:
6. Funding Source
The funding source of this assignment is the EBRD Ukraine Stabilisation and Sustainable Growth Multi-Donor Account (MDA). Contributors to the MDA are Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union, the largest donor.
Please note, selection and contracting will be subject to the availability of funding.
7. Submissions
Submissions must be prepared in English only and be delivered electronically by August 14, 2024, 23:59 (Kyiv time) to [email protected]
All submissions must include:
Important notice: only Ukrainian nationals are eligible to apply; civil servants are not eligible to apply unless 6 months have elapsed since they left such employment.
Only applications, which have been submitted using the correct template and are fully completed, will be considered.
8. Selection Procedure
Following the evaluation of all applications received, selected candidates may be invited to the written tests. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to the interview.
[1] Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture (URA) is a comprehensive technical assistance programme deployed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, to support critical recovery and reform processes in Ukraine. URA is financed from the Ukraine Stabilisation and Sustainable Growth Multi-Donor Account (MDA) managed by the EBRD.
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