Jobs – 11 Aeronautical Information Management Officer Trainees at Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Job Title: Aeronautical Information Management Officer (Trainee) 11 Job Careers

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is a corporate body responsible for the regulation of Civil Aviation in Uganda. It manages Entebbe International Airport and 13 other aerodromes upcountry. CAA carries out its work in conformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS). The Authority now plans to recruit suitably qualified Ugandans of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the following positions in its establishment.

Job Summary: The Trainees will be providing Aeronautical Information Management Services for safety, regularity and efficiency of International Air Navigation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive, verify and send flight plans and related information.
• Offer face to face and self briefing to flight crew including; providing Pre-flight Information Bulletins and availing the relevant Meteorological information.
• Work closely with appropriate authentic aeronautical data providers.
• Promulgate, disseminate and receive Notices-to-Airmen on the AFTN or AMHS.
• Coordinate with Air Traffic Services, Crash Fire Services, aircraft operators and all stakeholders regarding flight progress and Meteorological conditions.
• Keep up-to-date the ICAO and AIM technical library.
• Produce, display, distribute and maintain aeronautical charts and maps.
• Implement quality and safety while performing all duties in the AIM department.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned form time to time by the supervisors.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The candidate should hold a good University degree of at least an Honours class with a bias in any of the following: Mathematics, Physics, Geography, Statistics, Computer Science (with sciences background) and surveys.
• The applicant must have obtained at least a credit in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Geography at ‘O’ level and should be computer literate.
• The applicants with technical French, German, Spanish, Arabic or Chinese languages will have an added advantage.
• The applicants must be residents and ready to stay in Entebbe, work shifts, including weekends and public holidays and must accept posting to upcountry aerodromes when required
• The applicant must be ready to undergo medical examination
• Applicant should have the ability to train and perform the duties of aerodrome control.

Age: 26 Years and Below

How to Apply for the job:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who desire to join the aviation industry should send their hand-written applications with detailed CV and copies of academic certificates plus transcripts with the Job reference number clearly marked at the top left hand corner of the envelope should be sent to the address below. Please indicate your (day time) phone contact.

The Director, Human Resource and Administration Civil Aviation Authority (Head Office)

P.O. BOX 5536, Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 30^th September, 2014 by 4PM