Civil Aviation Advisor / Project Coordinator – CAMP Angola

About the role

The United Nations, through ICAO's Field Operations Section, is recruiting a Civil Aviation Advisor / Project Coordinator to coordinate the development of a Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) for Angola. The project aims to provide a comprehensive planning and implementation strategy for Angola's civil aviation sector, with emphasis on economic and financial aspects, and to support donor fund mobilization. The post reports to the CDI Officer-in-Charge and works closely with ANAC.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Project Coordinator: prepare a detailed work plan and a risk management plan for ICAO within four weeks of deployment, and submit periodic progress and terminal reports.
• Draft job descriptions for other ICAO experts and coordinate their work in line with ICAO policies and the project budget.
• Review past studies, laws, regulations, airport operations, safety records, air transport economics, security, TRIP strategy and funding patterns, then prepare a comprehensive CAMP with other experts and hold a presentation workshop.
• Manage project risks, respond promptly to ICAO correspondence and perform other related duties as required.

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent professional qualification in civil aviation.
• At least ten years of experience in a civil aviation administration at managerial level, responsible for national civil aviation planning, or equivalent professional experience.
• Substantial experience in multi-disciplinary policy and strategy formulation in civil aviation, including organization structuring, human resource planning and training planning.
• Good command of oral and written Portuguese or Spanish; English is desirable.
• Desirable: professional accreditation in project management (PMBOK or PRINCE2), previous ICAO technical cooperation project experience, and experience leading a CAMP development team.

Required skills

• Familiarity with civil aviation trends such as commercialization, economic liberalization, satellite technologies, ICAO CNS/ATM concepts and harmonization of air safety regulations.
• Knowledge of modern management principles and techniques applied to civil aviation administration.
• Understanding of the needs of developing States and proven organizational, administrative and managerial ability.