SUMATRA Manager, Ports Services Regulation

REF No.104- 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:

Manager, Ports Services Regulation reports to the Director of Ports and Shipping Regulation.

Duties and Responsibilities

To assist and advise the Director of Ports and Shipping Regulation on issues related to ports and shipping services;

To review and enforce compliance of the conduct and practices of port service providers;

To review and enforce compliance on charges and port tariffs;

To assess license applications for port concessionaires and port operators; v) To license port terminal operators;

To establish standard terms and conditions of ports and marine services;

To monitor availability and performance of port services and advise the Supervisor of possible requisite intervention by the Authority;

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

To develop individual objectives/targets and performance standards as part of the individual performance agreement in consultation with the Supervisor;

To conduct open performance review and appraisal process of subordinates and provide feedback as appropriate; and .

To perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Minimum qualifications and Requirements:

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

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

At least ten (10) years of working experience, three (3) years of which must be at senior managerial position in a reputable institution (preferably ports and shipping institution).

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.