Job Opening
Posting Title: Professionals for Aviation Study Consultant
Department/Office: International Civil Aviation Organization
Duty Station: DAKAR
Posting Period: 07 April 2021 - 21 April 2021
Job Opening Number: 21-International Civil Aviation Organization-153389-Consultant
Staffing Exercise N/A
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity

Result of Service
The broad objective of the Project is to develop sustainable professional personnel to carry out effective regulatory and oversight responsibilities in each area of the ICAO Strategic Objectives.

Work Location
Dakar, Senegal

Duties and Responsibilities
THE ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING

The challenge of inadequate Aviation professionals is prevalent globally and more so in the AFI Region.
ICAO Aviation Safety and Security Audits, have identified the lack of qualified aviation personnel as one of the common deficiency and root cause for low scores in the average Effective Implementation (EI) of critical elements (CEs) of a State oversight system, hence low levels of compliance with ICAO SARPs in many African States.
This adversely impedes States’ fulfilment of their international obligations under the Chicago Convention and effective participation in the global aviation market.

The enhancement of aviation human resource capacity in Africa remains a key component of the deliverables of the AFI Region initiatives including: the Comprehensive Regional Implementation Plan for Aviation Safety in Africa (AFI Plan), the Comprehensive Implementation Plan for Aviation Security and Facilitation in Africa (AFI SECFAL Plan) and the African Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF).

This issue, which has been consistently presented and discussed at global and regional forums, including the ICAO Assembly, AFI week events, regional workshops/ seminars etc., continues to be a primary hindrance to States performance and compliance to ICAO SARPs and the efforts to develop a robust and resilient Civil Aviation sector in Africa.

The AFI Plan, AFI SECFAL Plan and HRDF Steering/Management Committees have persistently called for a lasting and sustainable solution to the long-standing anomaly of aviation experts to support the oversight and operational functions of aviation.

In order to have a structured and comprehensive approach to address the Aviation professionals challenge, the AFI Plan Steering Committee (SC) requested African Aviation Training Organization (AATO) and ICAO GAT to identify aviation training needs in Africa.

Subsequently, AATO developed the African Aviation Training Roadmap indicating aviation training needs in Africa, which was approved by the AFI Plan SC in May 2019 (Uganda).
However, the implementation of the roadmap has not yet started due to AATO’s critical financial and institutional challenges prior and following COVID-19.

In addition, some AFI States, AFCAC, AFI Plan and AFI SECFAL Plan SCs have identified the need for data collection on aviation professionals related to Safety, Air Navigation, Security and Facilitation and performance of a gap analysis and a forecast of the needs of the aviation sector in Africa.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Function 1 (incl. Expected results):
• A comprehensive analysis and assessment including SWOT and PEST on AFI States aviation professionals capacity building
strategies in all areas of ICAO Strategic Objectives starting with safety and air navigation in the AFI Region as Phase I.
• Develop a database on aviation professionals in major areas.

Function 2 (incl. Expected results):
• Analyze the existing professional gap and anticipated demand in various professional categories.
Function 3 (incl. Expected results):
• Propose an implementation strategy and plan including the required resource to address the existing gap and future demand at least
in the coming ten (10) years (2022-2032);
• Review the present capacity of aviation approved training centres to meet the forecast capacity building demand; and
• Propose mechanisms/options for the sustainable funding of the proposed implementation of the plan.

Function 3 (incl. Expected results):
• Propose an implementation strategy and plan including the required resource to address the existing gap and future demand at least
in the coming ten (10) years (2022-2032);
• Review the present capacity of aviation approved training centres to meet the forecast capacity building demand; and
• Propose mechanisms/options for the sustainable funding of the proposed implementation of the plan.

Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications:
At least a first level university degree in aeronautics, air transport economics, business administration, aviation law, or in a related field, is required.

A technical qualification in aviation such as an airline transport pilot license (ATPL), or air traffic control (ATC) license or aircraft maintenance engineering license (AME) may be accepted in lieu of a first level university degree.

Experience:
Essential
• Considerable experience (ten years or more) as an officer with a civil aviation authority
and/or international organization and/or a relevant industry, with an increasing level of
responsibility in aviation regulatory and safety oversight functions at national, regional
and/or international levels.
• Experience working with global and regional organizations, and donor/financial institutions
for resource mobilization.
• Experience with HR or Training Programmes

Desirable
• Experience in the utilization of project management software.
• Knowledge of project budgets’ development and manage basic requirements.
• Knowledge of ICAO and its functions, including the functions of the different Bureaus and
Offices, Council and Assembly and experience in working closely with senior officials at the
State and international levels is a definite advantage.
• Experience in negotiating with government authorities.

Language:
Essential
• Fluent reading, writing and speaking abilities in English language.

Desirable
• Fluent reading, writing and speaking abilities in French language.

Additional Information
The selected consultant is expected to be employed for a period of 3 months with a start date of as soon as possible. A competitive rate will be offered

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.