Regional Officer, Flight Safety - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 235957
Job Network : Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain
Job Family : Aviation
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : DAKAR Department/Office : International Civil Aviation Organization
Date Posted : May 30, 2024
Deadline : Jun 30, 2024
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Org. Setting and Reporting
The ICAO Western and Central African (WACAF) Regional Office is primarily responsible for maintaining continuous liaison with the States to which it is accredited and with appropriate international organizations and regional bodies and United Nations (UN) Agencies and Programmes. The Regional Office ensures interregional coordination and promotes the timely and harmonized implementation of ICAO Strategic Objectives, policies and decisions. The Regional Office also provides Member States and stakeholders with technical guidance and assistance for implementation of Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS), Regional Supplementary Procedures (SUPPs) and aviation safety and air navigation plans. The importance of the Regional Office’s role in providing implementation support has been reiterated with the ICAO No Country Left Behind (NCLB) initiative that also contributes to the attainment of UN Sustainable Development Goals. Within this framework, the Regional Officer, Flight Safety - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (RO/FS-AIG) deals with and is accountable for the work on all matters pertaining to Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (AIG) for the Western and Central African States. She/He reports directly to the Regional Director through the Deputy Regional Director, under whose supervision the work is carried out. The Regional Officer, FS-AIG provides expert support in the field of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (AIG) to States/Administrations in the WACAF Region. This includes, supporting initiatives related to Regional Accident Investigation Authority (RAIO) and Investigation Cooperative Mechanisms (ICM). In addition, she/he serves as technical adviser to the Regional Aviation Safety Group – Africa - Indian Ocean Region (RASG-AFI) and Africa Indian Ocean Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APIRG) contributory bodies on Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation related subjects.