Expert adviser on developing sustainable pathways for Ukraine’s surface passenger transport sector
Recommend a candidate for nomination to the expert advisory panel on developing sustainable pathways for Ukraine’s surface passenger transport sector.
Email address correction - 23 October
Please note that an earlier version of this page included an incorrect email address for submitting nominations.
Nominations should be sent to DfTUkraineResponseCell@dft.gov.uk.
If you have already submitted a nomination, please resubmit it to this email address.
Apologies for this oversight. The deadline has been extended to 11.59pm, Sunday 27 October to allow for this change.
The Department for Transport is inviting UK companies and organisations to recommend a suitable expert for consideration by DfT to be one of up to two UK nominees to join this expert advisory panel.
Background
The Common Interest Group for Ukraine (CIG4U) was established in December last year within the International Transport Forum (ITF). It is co-chaired by the governments of Canada, Lithuania, Sweden and Ukraine to help Ukraine rebuild its transport system and develop new international trade links. CIG4U will run a series of research projects, aimed at providing Ukraine with a strong evidence base to underpin transport reconstruction.
One of these projects will focus on ‘Developing Sustainable Pathways for Ukraine’s Surface Passenger Sector’. The goal of this project is to identify sustainable policy and infrastructure development pathways for the economic recovery of Ukraine’s inter-city road and rail passenger transport sectors.
Objectives
The project’s main objectives are:
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Assess the state of Ukraine’s surface inter-city passenger transport sector (road and rail), including the impact of the war and opportunities for enhancing capacity through reconstruction and modernisation.
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Identify key challenges and opportunities for improving the sustainability of Ukraine’s inter-city passenger transport sector.
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Develop sustainable policy and infrastructure pathways based on a comprehensive analysis of future demand scenarios for inter-city travel demand.
In collaboration with Ukrainian stakeholders, the project team will also consider:
- rebuilding and improving infrastructure
- new and enhanced road and rail corridors for domestic and international passenger transport connectivity
- implementing policy and governance reforms
- reducing emissions from inter-city travel
- encouraging sustainable transport mode adoption
Make a nomination
The ITF is now accepting nominations from member countries for a panel of experts to advise the project team. The expert advisory panel will ensure that the project outputs are aligned with international best practices in the passenger transport sector. It will also ensure that the project outputs are compatible with complementary initiatives related to the recovery of Ukraine and encourage international knowledge-sharing and cooperation.
The expert advisory panel will be expected to meet virtually with the ITF research team on a quarterly basis to provide expert feedback on project progress and activities. The panel may also be invited to review or contribute to selected project outputs.
The first meeting of the panel will take place in early 2025 and the project is expected to reach completion in Q2 2026.
Expert panel positions will not be remunerated.
If your organisation would like to recommend a candidate for this panel, please email DfTUkraineResponseCell@dft.gov.uk with:
- their name
- position/title
- contact information
- a short summary explaining why you have nominated your chosen candidate - no more than 150 words
- a copy of their CV
Please use ‘Candidate nomination for Ukraine’s surface passenger transport sector EAP’ as the email subject line.
The nominees should be technical-level experts with considerable first-hand experience in planning and prioritisation of inter-city passenger transport infrastructure. DfT will evaluate recommendations based on these criteria, specifically:
- demonstrable technical level expertise in passenger transport
- first-hand experience in planning and prioritisation of inter-city passenger transport infrastructure.
Additional
- experience across multiple passenger transport sectors
The deadline for submissions is 11.59pm on Sunday 27 October 2024. Responses received after the deadline will not be considered.
Those selected to be nominated will be contacted before Wednesday 30 October 2024.
Terms of appointment
Please note that:
- nomination by DfT does not guarantee acceptance by ITF to the expert panel
- all nominations made by DfT to ITF shall be subject to the ITF’s background and reputational risk check and to the approval of the CIG4U co-chairs
- if appointed by the ITF, nominees will not be representing the UK government and will act on the panel in their personal capacity as an expert on the subject
- a confidentiality agreement will be signed by all participants
Confidentiality and data protection
The Department for Transport will use the personal information you provide to evaluate recommendations for the expert advisory panel on developing sustainable pathways for Ukraine’s surface passenger transport. This recommendation and the processing of personal data that it entails is necessary for the exercise of our functions as a government department. If the data you share contains any information that allows someone to be identified, DfT will, under data protection law, be the controller for this information.
If your recommendation is successful, we will share the name, position / title and submitted contact details of the nominee with the ITF, for the purposes of their consideration for acceptance to the expert panel. We will contact you if your recommendation is accepted before we do this.
The personal data you provide will be kept securely and destroyed after 6 months after the recommendations have been reviewed by DfT.
Updates to this page
Last updated 23 October 2024 + show all updates
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Email address for applications corrected and deadline extended.
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First published.