SUMATRA Director of Ports and Shipping Regulation

Director of Ports and Shipping Regulation (One Post) -REF No. 103 - Re-Advertised

The Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA) is a Government v Regulatory Authority established by the SUMATRA Act, CAP 413. SUMATRA's role is to regulate, promote and facilitate availability of efficient, safe, quality and reliable transport services in the Surface and Marine Transport sub-sectors through competitive and fair trade practices.

SUMATRA is an equal opportunity employer and it intends to recruit qualified, competent, dynamic and self-motivated Tanzanians to fill the following vacant Management employees' positions during the financial year 2013/2014:

Director of Ports and Shipping Regulation reports to the Director General.

Duties and Responsibilities

To advise the Director General on Ports and Shipping Regulation issues;

To develop rules and guidelines on ports and shipping regulation;

To manage the promotion, facilitation and regulation of ports and shipping services;

To develop a mechanism of consultation with shipping companies and other providers of shipping services and consumers on issues related to quality and standard of services and costs;

To ensure promotion of inter-modal transport cooperation with the objective of achieving efficiency and economy of transportation;            

To manage the promotion of the competitive utilization of inland dry ports, waterways, shipping and inter-modal transport;

To monitor port performance, freight charges, surcharges and other charges on the shipping trade;

To contribute and manage the strategic, business planning and budgeting process of the Authority;

To manage the individual set objectives/targets and performance standards process as part of the individual performance agreement in consultation with the Director General;

 To manage the open performance review and appraisal process of subordinates and

Provide feedback as appropriate; and

Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director General.

Minimum qualifications and Requirements

University Postgraduate degree in Shipping/Ports Management, Transport Economics or its equivalent;

Bachelor Degree in Shipping/Ports Management, Transport Economics or its equivalent; and

At least ten (10) years of working experience, five (S) years of which must be at senior managerial position in a reputable institution (preferable an institution dealing with ports/shipping services).

Candidates' Attributes for the Above Vacant Position's to be filled:

All Candidates must:

Demonstrate highest degree of integrity and professionalism

Possess good communication, leadership and interpersonal skills;

Demonstrate competence in budgeting, setting performance indicators, monitoring and performance appraisals;

Be self driven and capable of working with minimal supervision;

Be capable of delivering excellent results while working under pressure with tight schedules and deadlines;

Possess basic knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) application, such as; Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint Access, Outlook etc.

Terms of Employment

Successful candidates will be employed on 5-Years Contract including six months of probation. The contracts are renewable, subject to the employee's satisfactory performance.

Remuneration

Attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates.

Application Instructions:

Applications should be on applicants' handwriting indicating the Reference Number (Ref. No.) of the application, accompanied with detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of relevant Certificates, Transcripts, testimonials and names, positions and detailed contacts of three (3) reliable referees.

Application letter and the envelope should have the Ref. No. of the post applied. Application without Ref. No. will not be considered.

Applications with statement/Provisional results or Statements of Results from NECTA where Certificates have already been issued will not be considered, thus, need not to apply.

Deadline for Receiving Application:

Application should be submitted in envelope to the address below not later than 21 st June, 2013. Any application received after the due date will not be considered.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for Interview.

Director General,

SUMATRA Head Office,

Mawasiliano House,

A. H. Mwinyi Rd/Nkomo St.

P. O. BOX 3093,

Dar Es Salaam.