The VICMED project was approved as a Presidential Infrastructure Championing Under the vision “One Continent-One River- One people”, the “Establishment of a Navigation Line between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea (VICMED)” Project is championed by Egypt under the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) and coordinated By COMESA. The VICMED project comprises all Nile Basin countries.
The project’s Strategic Objectives are to connect footprint countries via a relatively low-cost natural transport route (navigational and/or multimodal) that is safe, secure and energy efficient, to provide opportunities for land-locked countries, to enhance trade and tourism, to reduce poverty and to develop socio-economic integration among Nile basin footprint countries.
The VICMED Project will represent the backbone of all regional future transportation projects including highways and railways. It will also act as a prototype and successful template for other suggested mega projects in the region. The Pre-Feasibility Study was developed in May 2015. The “Feasibility Study Phase 1” (FS-1) was funded by AfDB through a grant of 650 000 US$ in 2015 and finalized in 31 July 2019. This phase main deliverables were:
1- Institutional and Legal Framework for the project.
2- Training Needs Assessment for footprint countries.
3- TORs for the Feasibilty Study (Phase 2).
In addition to two regional capacity building programs in the field of Inland Water Transport, and four Regional Steering Committee Meetings coordinated by COMESA. The VICMED project has been approved as a Trans regional Project in PIDA PAP2 (AU Summit February 2021). The AfDB committed to partially finance the VICMED Project Feasibility Study (Phase 2). VICMED Project Operational Main Unit is currently recruiting a regional Environmental Expert (EE) to the Project Coordinator for the VICMED Project Feasibility Study (Phase 2). The EE will directly report to the VICMED Project Coordinator and will work in the VICMED Project Operational Main Unit based in Cairo.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY
Under guidance of project coordinator, the Socio-Economic Expert responsibilities shall be the following:
- Review and finalize the ToRs of the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and any other additional technical tasks.
- Undertake a preliminary screening of the technical proposals presented by the applicant.
- Monitor, review, assess and comment on all the data collection processes, data, information and reports and deliverables provided by the consultancy firms to ensure their quality, accuracy and relevance to the ToRs.
- Participate in meetings and workshops as directed by the Project Coordinator and provide relevant technical guidance and advice.
- Submit a monthly, quarterly and yearly technical progress report for the project and any other report or document requested from the Project Coordinator.
- Monitor all technical activities related to the consultancy service and provide a follow up report on weekly basis.
- Contribute in the formulation of adjustments and capacity building measures recommended to be included in the VICMED strategy and the strategic ESMF to ensure they respond to the stakeholders’ needs.
- Carry out M&E for the project activities: Monitor the deliverables schedule, review and comment on technical reports provided by the consultant.
- Monitor the achievement of key performance indicators and targets, as indicated in the results framework.
- Contribute to the preparation of the Project planning schedules, resources management and monthly, quarterly and annual project progress reports.
- Provide the details of his/her activities recorded in a monthly progress report to be submitted to the Project Coordinator.
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