Senior Economist at City of Kigali (COK): (Deadline 5 April 2025)

Key Duties and Responsibilities -Critically evaluate and provide guidance on economic and financial appraisals, adhering to international best practices, to ensure the sustainable development of the transportation system; -To work on data, analysis, modelling, and economic analysis of transportation projects. Provide management and technical input to projects that incorporate transportation data, analysis, modelling, and economics. Develop projects from initial scoping to implementation and communicate findings. Work collaboratively as part of a team and independently. -Conduct and manage in-house transport demand forecasting and modelling exercises. Manage and supervise data and quantitative analysis, including transport modelling work. Continuously monitor travel demand patterns and report trends and their implications to key stakeholders. -Conduct, manage and supervise, financial modelling and appraisal of PPP or projects involving private sector collaboration. -Staying abreast of the latest technological advancements and programs for data collection, analysis, modelling, and presentation, including interpreting and communicating the most recent government guidance. Additionally, maintaining liaison with other national and ministerial bodies. – Manage the Network Integration module and HDM module of the Asset Management System. Monitor Vehicle Operating cost variations based on completed and planned projects. Manage the tools for analysis of rates for roads and bridge works. – Perform prioritisation and budgeting for interventions on transport assets including construction, rehabilitation and maintenance to ensure optimal economic value while minimising transportation cost; – Supervise the work of external consultants, ensuring that the terms of reference are adhered to and that the quality of reports on transport economic studies provided by consultants is satisfactory. -Provide independent assessment through the management of external consultants, or in-house analysis when feasible, of the transport planning, economic, social, environmental, and other outputs of projects under consideration. -Assist the City of Kigali and other stakeholders in comprehending the implications of expert-derived assumptions, software tools, and methodologies, as well as the outcomes generated. – Regularly provide reports and technical notices, as necessary, on the status of the physical and financial execution of projects. Particular attention will be drawn to the problems that may hinder the smooth implementation of projects. Preferably, through an anticipatory approach, propose reliable solutions to this matter; -Develop logical frameworks (log-frames) for both new and existing programs. Supervise and execute in-house monitoring and evaluation of transportation projects and services. Conduct impact assessments by establishing connections between inputs, outputs, and outcomes and their socio-economic effects. – Ensure the economic viability, including financing and contracting, of plans for regional and urban transport development, the execution of major infrastructures, or the economic aspects of strategic policy decisions. – Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor. – Report to CoK/ SPIU Coordinator