The United Nations hiring an Air Operations Officer.
This position is located within the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) with duty station, Dakar. The Air Operations Officer will report to the Chief of Mission Support.
Job description
Within delegated authority, the Air Operations Officer will carry out the following duties:
- Manages and supervises the activities of the Aviation, Movcon and Surface Transport unit;
- Ensures that air operations are conducted in compliance with Air Tasking Orders (ATOs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), UN directives, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Aviation Manual, DFS Movement Control Manual, ICAO standards and recommended practices, IATA rules and procedures, and the host country’s Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs).
- Reviews and approves Air Mission Requests and ensures that the most suitable air asset(s) is/are assigned to a task to achieve the maximum safety, cost efficiency and effectiveness in the Mission support.
- Verifies the daily projected Air Tasking Orders for conformance and compliance with the requested tasks and ensures that they are published and communicated to all relevant elements in accordance with the established procedures and deadlines;
- Manages routine (regular passenger/cargo, logistics resupply) flights, special (casualty and medical evacuation, VIP) flights and military operational flights;
- Manages the integrated search and rescue operations for UN air assets and other aircraft upon request;
- Ensures timely coordination of diplomatic over flight/landing clearances, ground handling support and hotel accommodation/meal/transportation arrangements for aircrews;
- Ensures that the operational risk management is conducted for UN aviation activities in accordance with the established procedures;
- Monitors utilization of UN air assets and analyses the statistical data obtained;
- Develops, implements and reviews/revises the standard operating procedures for the related aviation processes.
- Ensures that flight crews are briefed and conversant with the UN policies, aviation safety requirements and the latest applicable aviation standard operating procedures.
- Ensures that appropriate reference documents are current, readily available and accessible to all aircrew members and aviation personnel.
- Develops budget proposals for the Mission’s air transport, MOVCON and Surface Transport operations.
- Develops the detailed Mission’s Statement of Requirements to UNHQ for aircraft acquisition;
- Provides responses to UNHQ during aircraft technical evaluations to ensure that vendor’s proposals meet technical requirements.
- Supervises the preparation of operational plans, performance reports, and responses to internal and external audit observations.
- Analyzes, in coordination with Aviation Safety counterparts, the aviation safety reports to identify necessary correctives and preventive measures.
- Participates in the aviation accident/incident investigation activities and monitors the implementation of corrective/preventive actions;
- Manages the allocation and rotation of appropriate work assignments for all the areas under his/her responsibilities
- Coordinates the individual annual Work Plans and produces detailed performance assessments and evaluations for the subordinate staff members.
- Manages and coordinates the training courses, workshops and other related training activities.
- Liaises with other Sections, non-government and government organizations/agencies on the aviation movement matters.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Job requirements
Professionalism: Shows pride in work and in achievements; Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations; Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; Adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently.
Managing Performance: Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority; Makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills; Monitors progress against milestones and deadlines; Regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff; Encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative; Actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; Appraises performance fairly.
Judgment/Decision-making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; Gathers relevant information before making a decision; Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; Takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; Checks assumptions against facts; Determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; Makes tough decisions when necessary.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Air Transportation/Aviation Management, Aviation Safety Management, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, or graduation from equivalent aviation military educational establishment, is required. Training as a Commercial Pilot, or a Flight Navigator, or an Aeronautical/Maintenance/Flight Engineer, or an Air Traffic Controller, or a Flight Operations Officer, or equivalent military qualification, is required. An Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) or its military equivalent is desirable. A first level university degree, in one of the previously mentioned areas, with a relevant combination of education, professional training, certification in air transport operations, and two (2) additional years of work experience in air transport related occupation, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in air transport operations or aviation safety, with at least five (5) years of managerial experience on a position directly related to the coordination of complex air transport operations in a field mission/post-conflict environment is required.
- Knowledge of UN financial regulations and rules is desirable. Experience in safety and quality management is desirable. Experience in the use of ICAO standards and recommended practices is desirable. Experience in the management of a surface transport vehicle fleet is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, knowledge of English and French is required.
Assessment
Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for such an assessment.
Special Notice
This « Recruit from Roster » job opening is only open to roster applicants who are already placed on pre-approved rosters, following a review by a United Nations Central Review Body. Only roster applicants who were placed on rosters with similar functions at the same level are considered to be eligible candidates. Eligible applicants receive an email inviting them to apply. Rostered applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are interested and available to take up the position at the duty station/s specified in the Job Opening. Applying to this job opening carries an expectation to accept the offer, if selected.
United Nations Considerations
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.
Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.
The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.
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Application deadline: 21 February 2020
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