POST: CIVIL ARTISAN II – 5 POSTPOST CATEGORY(S) ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
EMPLOYER: TANZANIA RAILWAYS CORPORATION (TRC).
Introduction
Tanzania Railways Corporation, is an organization created under the Railway Act No. 10 of 2017 with the main objective of providing quality and reliable rail transport services, to manage, develop and ensure the protection and security of railway infrastructure in Tanzania.
History
The history of the Tanzania Railways can be traced back to 1948 with the establishment of the East African Railways and Ports Agency (EAR & H). The East African Railways and Ports Corporation was formed in 1948 in parallel with the East African Community and was a public corporation that controlled the railways and ports of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika and later Tanzania in the years before and after the independence of these countries.
Following the collapse of the East African Community, a new Railways Corporation (Tanzania Railways Corporation) was formed as a Public Corporation. Tanzania Railways continued to bear the full responsibility of transport in Tanzania thus continuing to provide rail transport services (Rail Transport Services), Marine transport service, Road (Road transport service) and Hotels and Restaurants (Hotels and Hotels). Catering services). Transportation activities in Tanzania continued with the available materials, as most of the equipment was blocked in Nairobi - Kenya, where it was the headquarters of the Community and also the headquarters of the East African Railway Corporation.
Privatization of Tanzania Railways Corporation
Due to the fact that, in an effort to make the Corporation more profitable, especially after the ERP and RRP plans did not meet the expected standards in the late 1990s, donors decided to suspend further investment in rail transport and insisted on privatization policy.
The objectives of the Personalization of Railways were,
Involve investors from the private sector
Involve management from the private sector
Reducing the government's burden on the organization depends on the state budget
Incorporating modern technologies into operation
In 1998 the Government approved the privatization plan of the Tanzania Railways Corporation which is expected to start in April, 1998 and end in April 2000. After a long process, on March 6, 2006 the Indian company RITES was notified and after all the formalities were completed including the introduction of Tanzania Railway Company (TRL) and Railway Resources Holding Company (RAHCO), RITES management was entrusted with the operation of Tanzania Railway transport services for a period of twenty-five years from October 1, 2007. RITES of India had 51 % of all shares by the Government of Tanzania was 49%.
However the targets expected to be achieved after privatization proved unfulfilled, the Government of Tanzania decided to terminate the lease agreement in 2010 and from 22 July 2011 the company returned to the government with 100% ownership.
Restructuring of the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC)
In 2017 the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania passed the Tanzania Railways Bill to merge the Tanzania Railway Company (TRL) with the Railway Resources Holding Company (RAHCO) and finally the creation of the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) under the Act. new Railways in Tanzania.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
i.Packing of the railway track as directed by the supervisor;
ii.To clear grass and bushes along the line;
iii.To clean side drains and water outlets.
iv.To repair the track after accidents.
v.Load and offload permanent way materials.
vi.To performs any other related duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Holder of Secondary Education Certificate with Trade Test II, National Vocational Award II (NVA) in Civil Technology and Railway Track Maintenance or equivalent from recognized institution.
REMUNERATION SALARY SCALE – TRCS 1
The deadline for submitting the application is 31 May 2021.
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