Air Operations Assistant

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Overview

Assist with air operations and flight oversight for UNMISS

You have:

• Professional background in Air Traffic Control, Flight Dispatcher, Commercial Pilot or Aeronautical Engineering is essential.
• General knowledge of Aviation international regulations, ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices are essential.
• Vocational Certificate on Air/Flight Operations, Air Traffic Control & Flight Dispatch certificates, ATPL, Aeronautical Engineering are desirable.
• Basic certification in using computer software and database is desirable.
• Experience in the use of Very High Frequency (VHF) and High Frequency (HF) communication radio equipment is desirable.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

UNMISS was established in 2011 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); subsequently, UNMISS mandate has been renewed through resolutions 2057 (2012), 2109 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2223 (2015), 2241 (Dec. 2015), 2304 (2016) and 2327 (2016), 2392 (Dec. 2017), 2406 (Mar. 2018), 2459 (Mar. 2019), 2514 (Mar. 2020), 2567 (Mar. 2021), 2625 (Mar. 2022), 2677 (Mar. 2023), 2726 (Mar. 2024).

Under the direct supervision of the OIC Air Operations Torit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Provide appropriate Flight Information Service (FIS) to UNMISS aircraft. • Plan flight activities within the state and submit to Mission Air Operations Center (MAOC) for approval. • Preparing Air tasking Orders (ATOs) from the daily flight schedule (DFS) and providing them to crew for execution. • Processing Daily Flight schedule into Aviation Information Management System (AIMS). • Monitoring all flights in the states and those transiting from Juba or other Air Regions and providing timely resources for safe and efficient conduct of flights. • Coordinating with local Civil Aviation Officials for smooth and efficient air operations • Briefing Aircrew and state aviation personnel on Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) and other available information concerning flight operations. • Liaising with the Field State administrator (FAO) re all aviation requirements for the state and any TOB/COB/CSB within the state. • Securing mine and security clearance, and threat assessment reports. • Taking charge of all aviation property in the state including air assets and aviation equipment. • Report weather observation of Torit and also collect weather reports of destinations and alternate airfields. • Reporting all changes and deviations to OIC Air Operations Torit, MAOC duty officer and Chief Air Operations. • Reporting and filing all observed safety hazards in the state. • Maintaining a database of crew lists and Risk/Threat assessment forms. • Checking Fuel status and availability both in the state and any relevant regions. • Preparing daily Sitreps and submit to Juba after last flight. • Verifying the Aircraft Use Reports (AUR) for state-based air assets on daily basis and file information in the relevant electronic databases in accordance with UN requirements • Ensure all AUR’s are forwarded to Technical Compliance Unit in Juba on time. • Monitoring crew duty times and air assets flight hour utilization • Participate in capacity building to National staff members. • Check serviceability of aviation Equipment on daily basis. • Check Runway condition and submit HLS & Ramp hazard report to Juba before flight Operations. • Performing any other duties as assigned by the Chief Air operations or the Chief Aviation Officer. • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for in-stance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. • Promote capacity development activities and transfer of skills to national personnel during the assignment. • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

• Professional background in Air Traffic Control, Flight Dispatcher, Commercial Pilot or Aeronautical Engineering is essential (mandatory). • General knowledge of Aviation international regulations, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) are essential (mandatory). • Vocational Certificate on Air/Flight Operations, Air Traffic Control & Flight Dispatch certificates, ATPL, Aeronautical Engineering are desirable. • Basic certification in using computer software and database is desirable • Experience in the use of Very High Frequency (VHF) and High Frequency (HF) communication radio equipment is desirable.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

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