Senior Flight Operations Inspector (SFOI) job at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA)

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is a corporate body responsible for the regulation of Civil aviation in Uganda. It manages Entebbe International Airport (EIA) and thirteen (13) other upcountry aerodromes. UCAA carries out its work in conformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The Authority plans to recruit suitably qualified Ugandans of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the following position(s) in its establishment as detailed below: –

JOB PURPOSE:

To participate in enforcing adherence to ICAO Flight Operation Procedures by Flight Crews and Air Operators

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Participating in department budgeting activities
• Administering Aviation Regulations as guided by the Principal Flight Operations Inspector
• Examining and Reviewing procedures submitted by Air Operators
• Distributing Aeronautical Information Circulars
• Invigilating examinations for Pilots and Inflight personnel
• Investigating violations of Civil Aviation Regulations
• Human Resource Management
• Carries out any other lawful ­assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• A Pilot with a CPL and at least 1000 total flying hours.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 years relevant working experience in Civil Aviation Organization.
• Training and or experience on large body aircraft.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge, background and experience in flight operations management activities.
• A Flight Examiner’s Course OR Instructor’s rating.
• Should be well conversant with relevant ICAO SARPs.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

1. Should have demonstrated managerial skills
2. Must have a good command of oral and written English.
3. Must be computer literate
4. Should be under 55 years of Age.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

The Applicants Should be persons of high and unquestionable integrity and needless to emphasize any reported cases of questionable integrity both before and after interview as well as post appointment will lead to his/her cancellation from the process or termination of Employment.

• Supports the Flight Safety Standards Manager and Principal Flight Operations Inspector in budgeting activities
• Produces data as requested
• Prepares sectional reports for submission to the Principal Flight Operations Inspector
• Administers Aviation Regulations with particular reference to the following: Personnel Licensing, Flight Time Limitations, Displays and Air Rallies, Performance of Aircraft, Safety Equipment
• Participates in producing Flight Manual Performance Charts
• Participate in producing Flight Safety Circulars
• Reviews operational procedures submitted by Air Operators and produces a report for presentation to Principal Officer
• Recommends to the Principal Flight Operations Inspector the names and identities of Air Operators whose operational procedures have been approved.
• Processes improvements that should be made by Air Operators in order to ensure that their proposed operational procedure manuals are satisfactory and meet ICAO and CAA standards.
• Distributes Aeronautical Information Circulars as advised by the Principal Inspector.
• Participates in preparation for oral and written examination of Pilots, Inflight personnel, instructors and Aviation Examiners
• Participates in invigilating written examinations for Pilots, Inflight personnel, instructors and Aviation Examiners
• Participates in investigating violations of Rules of the Air, Air Traffic Services Contravention, Onboard Air Safety and Security, Low Flying and Near Misses
• Supervises the flight standards officers and inflight inspectors
• The jobholder is cooperative and readily responds to any ad hoc tasks assigned to him.

• Demonstrated managerial skills
• Good command of oral and written English
• Computer literate

• A Pilot with a CPL and at least 1000 total flying hours.
• At least 3 years relevant working experience in Civil Aviation Organization.
• Training and or experience on large body aircraft.
• Knowledge, background and experience in flight operations management activities.
• A Flight Examiner’s Course OR Instructor’s rating.
• Well conversant with relevant ICAO SARPs.