Engineering industry development programme

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

ENGINEERING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Proj ect document # j

Terms of reference •••»••••••••#»• 7

Job description ,, ••••••♦ 10

H77-574 JIB / Run-500

I. rt-jy^ origin and nature of proposal

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The <3

III ^1 rK° °f _{industries "}

^ °f tbS Pollow-uP Committee on Industrialization in Africa

stressed that African oountriee could no longer follow the policy

+ e=°nOmiO ^uirements by way of exports of raw materials^

71 S ln/ugust W5, the Follow-up Committee .proposed the promotion

^"^tries as priority areas for action in the African regio^pp he promotio

as priority areas for action in the African region

Minist2?s of Industry meeting in Cairo in December 1^

1975 ^^^ underli»e<i th. importance of developing basic

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Justification and need for an engineering development

and Asia are alrsady

d rollins .to* ^

- ^^conoluded that the ^-

Latin America

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Lima Declaration and Plan of Action, March 1975, para. 58 (f).

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The following points .ay for such an industrys

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therefore D. put forward as justifying the need

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2. The strategic

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tools are of outstanding

anything near the Lima target The fra^entary character of

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S^filT rifeffn S/S the final confer as

well as to the Government.

Need.to create hetter conditions for self-sustained growth in industrial

development of the region.

onts anl hy adaptinS,and ^proving traditional ones.

Hee* to create:4ndigenol,S.skills and managerial capacities in this

sector. ..- ■ "••:"■-•""

Forward and backward linkages in the ^ and know-hows to reduce halance-of-payments

III. Ot^eotives

enterpries in:

X Development of integrated development policies, programmes and

targets aB well as actual projects m-engineering,

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2. Rationalization and upgrading of existing foundry and forging industries especially those run cy indigenous entrepreneurs, domestic production of spare parts, components and simple tool impelements and equipment;

3- Selection and securing of the neoessary transfer of appropriate

technology; ^

4. Identification and promotion of forward and backward linkages;

5. Establishment of centres and mobile units for the repair and

maintenance of machinery and equipment;

6. Provision of advisory services including preliminary surveys

on setting up facilities for irrigation pumps, windmills, agricultural tools and implements with special reference to Sahelian region countries;

7- Assessment of the costs and benefits of participation in the

engineering industry at subregional level.

Modalities of operation

Inventory of existing engineering plants to determine oritioal areaa ~

T-f^iT0™1119^ afd a3si8tance required for the development of appropriate

priorities and policies aiming at facilitating engineering product '

ftaIi^m^iCa*i°"^!fPanS^°n> °aintenance *"* repair of industrial

" A" ' ' organization oi 2. Development of national and regional policies and

e^erli8ean! H Tf ^ ^^ ^ Pr0V±din« «*"•«& k^noi,

expertise and technologyj either through publications, seminars, working groups and specialized centres or plant workshops. «°rjcing

3* llir^V1On,°f !tUd\9S and hOldins of senli^rs or symposia on specific tlltlil f «ternal Problems facing this sector with a view to propping

solutions to these problems using experience of other developing regions.

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subcdntractxng arrangements among engineering industries in the same or

»dW^»^iOnOf ■potentlals for rationalization, long-term purchase and

different countries including the promotion of meaningful intra-African

for" %?tll\V frUlati°n «*i«*l—ntatlon of fo-ordinltef

for the manufacture of engineering products.

3" n^n!a?C? t(i!.5fiCan °°vernments, on request, in the development of

national institutions for the planning and development of industry integrated engineering with other sectors, uusw

6. Assistance to African countries in their efforts to secure the most

JJJ1^.188 technology, expertise, equipnent, raw materials, finance

and markets, and organization of working parties and seminars in thL

connexion*

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of worfcing^^^

goods-

Convening on re^lar

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sectors of industry

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iveloped ones.

inilii ily fir—^-p™0"* and 0th9r

well as to;agriculture

industrial technology

The development of an engineering

transport and oombiunioations

programme will in general

J o^ber industrial sectors

It is expeotod that the programme

y concentrate on a survey

Ltivities in order to te

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to'participate actively in training component in the VII. Expected impact

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will be expected

intermediate and capitalloods

■Increases in employment in the

to the manufacture of

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5. Development of highly skilled and

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engineering industry.

development of

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VIII.

speciali.ed indigenous manpower.'

i0 "—"Nation „■„,. local engineering industry

Increased savings of foreign exchange.

mutually

of finance

. sources of financing for the programme

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IX* Composition of the ^^v

rican exP©rts must be clnaoiv parts- Snnh ~~~ .*._ . , - _ ■LUbeior

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The programme will

to facilitate effective A £ include a large travel component

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of implementation .... . ■

following is the schedule of the programme's implementation:

Discussion within ECA in connexion with the regional projects

October/November 1976. ■

Discussion with UHIDO - Kovember/Becember 1976.

' Recruitment of staff - February/March/April 1977.

evaluated and the next move determined.

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TiiEMS OF

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Background

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industry as an effective instrument for

II# flasks to be performed by the mission

of the countries?^!

the

the benefit

"liBBiOn Sh°Uld Present its r-o«.m«datio»a. covering

(i) ^neral report, including overall policy matters and

strategies for action;

(ii) Short-term action programme-, to improve and redress the

personnel, intermediate inputs and source of

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(Ul) Medium and

and other requirements;

(iv) Concrete proposal,

t« deration between two or

African countries 5,.

within and outside the region;

(vi) Specific programme of work ^^^f/Ldfolley

assist African GoT?"*^^^^ «tio£ai development - . in the implem«*»*«»«[ tfe feat modalities for assisting

programmes together with tne oesi- iu .

the Governments; and :, . ,-

in. «^^«» for tt- -r-+<™ -f *he "ission

missies to identify the^^^

^efer^^

The ■l..Wn should therefore carry ^H^^U^^T(^^eT P^vate or

the relevant engineering workshops > ^™ appropriate ministries, chambers

public),,research -^^^^ficfs a^individuals and gather all relevant . ME ^tf^S°and unpublished documents.

7. The visitis st aid- include inter-alia-.

"■(i) ^Ministries of finance, planning, industry, education,

mining, agriculture and trade-,

(ii) Public sector institutions engaged in production 1 activities, as industrial corporations,

(iii) Private national and multinational companies?

(iv) Commercial and development banks and corporations,

(v) Existing major plants;

(vi) international agencies and other institutions engaged

in research and training; "

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Composition of the

The mission will consist primarily of:

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1 T dustrial economist 1 Mechanical engineer

7» Country coverage

VXI* Report of the

areas for the industrial

period of 1977-1981. Xnduatrial and manufacturing centre during the ^{^} n 8u0h a "^ a* to outline the

Post Title:

Grade/Post No:

Date Required:

Durations Duty Station:

Duties:

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JOB DESCHIPTION

Team Leader for ECA/ttOTO Field Mission on Metal and

Engineering Industry Development Programmes Equivalent to P-5 or D-l,

As soon as possible, possibly Mid-March or early April 1977

Five months .

ECA headquarters, Addis Ababa, with extensive travel to African countries on the Field mission.

Under the overall direction of the Executive Secretary and on his behalf, day-to-day direction of the Chief of the Joint ECA/UHIDO Industry Division..the Team

Leader supervising, metallurgical expert, with experience in mineral processing, mechanical engineer, expert o»

small steel mill foundry and forging, industrial.,

economist. The Team Leader is expected to caW out ; ■ the implementation of duties and functions as contained in the project document and terms of reference for the Metal and Engineering Industry Development Programmes with a view to producing a report covering the following

aspects;

(i) General reports;

(ii) Programme each on the integrated development of metal and engineering industrial branches at the national level outlining the targets, programmes and

strategies as well as instruments for the implementa

tion of such programmes;

(iii) Specific programme of work of ECA in this field to assist African Government individually and collectively in the implementation of integrated national development programmes together with recommendations on the best modalities for

assisting the Governments;

Qualifications:

Languages:

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(iv) Recommendations on the most appropriate means

of facilitating collaboration between ECA and Governments in the implementation of the

programme;

(v) Recommendations on the potentials for co-operation

between two or more African countries in the

implementation of the national objectives contained in the national programme for the development of the industrial branch;

(vi) Recommendations in particular on the integration

of t\i3 industrial branches with other aspects of other branches of industry and other socio-economic

sectors.

Industrial engineer with comprehensive and broad practical experience in engineering industry, including technical and economic aspects of intersectoral and intrasectoral relations, knowledge of the characteristics of the engineer ing industrial branch and its dynamics; knowledge of

organizational relationships including research and develop ment, knowledge of the broad technological problems related to the industrial branch; practical knowledge in the programming and planning of this branch at nation or subregional level;

some knowledge of economic and social development of the developing countries would be very useful.

Fluency either in English or French and working knowledge of either.