Emplois au PNUD - 49639- Costs of Road Traffic Accidents Consultant for the

Costs of Road Traffic Accidents Consultant for the Ministry of Interior- Kuwait

Lieu :

Kuwait, KOWEÏT

Type de contrat :

Individual Contract

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

24-Sep-14 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

International Consultant

Durée du contrat initial

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

2 Months as of 16 Nov 2014

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Historique

Kuwait is highly populated State with the majority of the population live in the cities. Issues and constraints that contribute to traffic and transport sector problems in Kuwait include (1) Increasing demand for transport of people and goods associated with limited infrastructure capacity, and inefficient public transport services, (2) need for better transport-land use planning, (3) need for a reliable information system and monitoring regime, to fully understand causes, create effective countermeasures and assess effectiveness of performance, (4) need for better traffic management, and travel demand system, (5) increasing vehicles, population, congestion, accidents, and lack of safety - conscious road design and black spot procedures, and (5) need for institutional reform and human resources development.

To manage demand, reduce congestion, enhance road safety and improve mobility and accessibility in Kuwait, a long-term and comprehensive National Traffic and Transport Strategy was developed for the period of 2010-2020 (NTTS), under the umbrella of the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SPCPD), and Ministry of Interior Program (MOI). The NTTS has identified major obstacles, characteristics, and role of each associated agency, and included various elements such as institutional reform, human resources development, information system, road infrastructure, transport systems, traffic management, ITS, transport-land use planning, enforcement and traffic policing, community awareness, road safety, congestion management, and vehicle emissions. To strengthen implementation, the UNDP and Government started implementation of one of the priority projects of the NTTS which is called “National Traffic Management Improvement Project”.

The project aims to develop an efficient traffic management, road network, road safety and enforcement system that will assist planning, implementation and management of sustainable transport system in Kuwait.

Objectives of the assignment

The objective of the assignment is to provide high standard guidance in various areas of socioeconomic costs of road traffic accidents and traffic problems, including ability to help staff to expand knowledge, prevention of road accidents, understanding fatalities and injuries and property damage costs, and road users, road design, transport operations and traffic enforcement roles.

The project aims to develop an efficient road traffic accidents and traffic problems mechanism to understand the true costs of the problem and to develop efficient countermeasures to enhance movement of people and goods in Kuwait.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Meetings with the Project Team;
Meetings with senior officers of the General Directorates of Traffic;
Meetings with relevant partners and target beneficiaries.
Desk review of relevant documents: e.g. NTTS, current accident level, accident data form and system, traffic offences, and traffic management issues;
Site visit to assess the current road network system, traffic control system, traffic operations, and police enforcement;
Participation at the international workshop for training of national cadres of traffic and transport organizations;
The Project Technical Director will provide the consultant with the necessary briefings.

Expected Outputs

The consultant will report to the Project Technical Director. Expected outputs include:

Progress report including the field visit, and recommendations;
Presentation of two high quality papers about the best practice in the areas of road accident and problem costs and related matters, to contribute to road safety enhancement and optimize traffic operations;
Development of guidelines regarding socioeconomic costs of road accidents and problems in Kuwait including the costs of the personal and property damages and interruption of traffic operation costs.

Compétences

The consultant should demonstrate diverse skills in various areas of socioeconomic costs of road accidents and traffic problems such as congestion, road design, traffic management, traffic enforcement, information system, insurance, liability including, but not necessarily be limited to the following:

Ability to provide guidance, through technical quality assurance control of projects and efficient monitoring;
Ability to provide sustainable training and development program;
Strong written and communication;
Ability in problem solving, and organization skills; and
Proven record of relevant publications;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education

A Doctorate degree (PhD) in Economics, Transport, Civil Engineering or relevant area from an accredited university;
Additional degree after the PhD such as Post Doctorate, professional certification(s) or professorship award will be considered as advantage.

Experience

Additional years of relevant work experience in combination with professional certification(s) and a relevant Master’s degree, may be accepted in lieu of a Doctorate degree.
20 years of professional experience with solid record of practical achievement and management of integrated and complex transport projects at international level;
Experience in road safety, road design, and traffic management projects in a complex environment, and achievement of significant outcomes;
Understanding of road safety system requirements, fatalities and injuries costs, costs of hospital treatment, and costs of outpatient treatment, rehabilitation, care / nursing, loss of life, loss of output, legal and court issues, and ambulance service;
Understanding of police operation costs, justiciary administrative costs, insurance, cost of job replacement, and funeral expenses;
Cost of resources losses such as duration of temporary disability, duration of hospital treatment, duration of rehabilitation, reduction of fitness, costs of outer market resource losses, humanitarian costs and travel time losses and congestion costs;
Costs of property damages such as vehicle repair, vehicle replacement, road damage, other property damages, police operation, justiciary, insurance, vehicle utilization, reparability, time for repair or replacement, outer market resources losses and travel time losses;
Proven knowledge of strategic requirements of road infrastructure, urban development, and congestion and towing issues;
Knowledge of road safety risks and exposures, road user issues, road design, road safety audit, blackspot treatments, and countermeasures;
Experience in the integration of various road safety system factors including financing mechanisms, economic, education, engineering, vehicle inspection, and enforcement;
Knowledge of relevant issues such as institutional reform, role of lead agency and requirement of UN Decade of Action 2011-2020 Plan for road safety.

Language:

Fluent in English.