[sustran] fwd: UN-ESCAP Senior Transport Job - deadline very close

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United Nations		Nations Unies

CHIEF, TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, TOURISM AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION, D-1
TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, TOURISM AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
(ESCAP) BANGKOK

Functions: Under the supervision and direction of the Executive Secretary,
the incumbent is responsible for the following: (I) planning, formulation
and implementation of substantive activities in transport
(land/water/general transport), and tourism (T&T); (ii) substantive
supervision, preparation and servicing of legislative and non-legislative
meetings dealing with Transport, Communications, Tourism and Infrastructure
Development (TCTID); (iii) overall administrative planning, supervision and
policy guidance in the preparation of medium-term plan, biennial programme
budget, work programme, staff recruitment and financial management of XB
projects in the areas of transport and tourism; (iv) coordination of
activities undertaken by ESCAP, other UN agencies and international
organizations concerning implementation of the New Delhi Action Plan on
Infrastructure Development, 1997-2006; (v) rendering advisory services on
T&T; (vi) advising Executive Secretary on all matters pertaining to T&T;
(vii) maintaining inter-division coordination, and liaison with
governments, UNHQ and specialized agencies, other regional commissions,
international financial institutions and subregional organizations,
non-governmental organizations, private sector and civil society; (viii)
representing ESCAP at international and legislative meetings of direct
interest to the Division. 

Requirements: Advanced university degree in economics/engineering with
specialization in transport economics/transport planning or equivalent
advanced degree in a related field with specialized training in transport
planning. 18 to 22 years of extensive practical experience in transport,
communications and tourism planning and development at national and
regional levels. Experience at policy-making level in a government or
extensive experience of performing professional and management functions at
international level, comprehensive knowledge and understanding of
socio-economic conditions and transport problems of developing countries of
Asia and the Pacific region would be essential. Experience of working at
field levels outside the home country would be an advantage. Fluency in
both written and spoken English, and excellent drafting skills essential.
Working knowledge of another official UN language (i.e. Arabic, Chinese,
French, Russian and Spanish) would be an asset. 

Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates. 

Due to the volume of applications all internal candidates and only those
external candidates under serious consideration will be acknowledged. 

Remuneration: Depending on professional background and experience, a
competitive compensation and attractive benefits package is offered.

PLEASE NOTE THAT POST WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 1 MARCH 2000. 

INTERNS, CONSULTANTS, INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS AND PERSONNEL PROVIDED TO THE
ORGANIZATION ON A NON-REIMBURSABLE BASIS, INCLUDING GRATIS PERSONNEL, SHALL
NOT
BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE POST FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE
END OF
THEIR SERVICE . 

Applications following the indicated UN Guidelines should be sent through
INTERNET to the following address: STAFFING at UN.ORG with reference:
VA-99-E-ESC-00XA03-E-BA/SSR indicated in the subject of the message or by
FAX to the number (212) 963-3134 with the reference on the cover page.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 1 November 1999. Date of
Issuance: 30 August 1999. 

A hard copy should be sent by mail to the address mentioned below clearly
stating reference:
VA-99-E-ESC-00XA03-E-BA/SSR on the envelope and application.

                
                Staffing Support Section
                Office of Human Resources Management
                Room S-2475
                United Nations
                New York, NY 10017. 
                

For electronic transmission of resume, the acceptable formats are: 

ASCII text, Word Perfect 6.1, Microsoft Word 6.0 file attachment to an
e-mail message, or   ASCII text imbedded into an e-mail message