Air Operations Assistant

Job Title: Air Operations Assistant

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNMISS

Assignment country: South Sudan

Expected start date: 30/09/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 9 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Juba

Details

Mission and objectives

Under Resolution 2677 (2023), the Security Council determined that the situation in South Sudan continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region. The Council extended the UNMISS mandate until 15 March 2024. It also emphasized that the Mission should continue advancing its three-year strategic vision defined in resolution 2567 (2021) to prevent a return to civil war, build durable peace and support inclusive, accountable governance as well as free, fair and peaceful elections in accordance with the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, UNMISS is therefore authorized to use all necessary means to implement its mandate which includes: (a) Protection of civilians (b) Creating conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance (c) Supporting the Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement and the Peace Process (d) Monitoring, investigating, and reporting on violations of humanitarian and human rights law The overall ceiling for uniformed personnel is maintained at 17,000 troops and 2,101 police, including 88 corrections officers. Please refer to https://unmiss.unmissions.org/mandate for more information.

Context

This post is in UNMISS Aviation Section and located in Juba Mission Air Operations Center (MAOC) He/she will be responsible for air operations duties within the state and will report to the Chief Air Operations in Juba through the Chief Aviation Planning Cell Officer. UNMISS was established in 2011 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); subsequently, UNMISS mandate has been renewed through resolutions 2057 (2012), 2109 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2223 (2015), 2241 (Dec. 2015), 2304 (2016) and 2327 (2016), 2392 (Dec. 2017), 2406 (Mar. 2018), 2459 (Mar. 2019), 2514 (Mar. 2020), 2567 (Mar. 2021), 2625 (Mar. 2022), 2677(Mar. 2023).

Task description

Air Operations Assistant reports to the Chief Aviation Planning Cell and or the Chief Air Operations and performs the following duties: • Carry out the activities of the Planning Cell and ensure that all the activities are conducted in accordance with the published procedures and instructions. • Attends briefing and coordinates flight schedule with MOVCON for confirmation of its requirements. • Reviews and assign aviation tasks to the appropriate aircraft and crews in such a manner as to insure safe, efficient, reliable, flexible, and cost effective air support taking into consideration type of aircraft, fuel capacity, and compatibility of landing sites and availability of refueling facilities, contract/ allocated flight hours, maintenance requirements, aircrews rest, compatibility of helipads and combining flights where possible before final submission to Chief Air Operations Officer; • Ensures that AIMS platform is used for flight task population with all flight aspect including the mitigation measures and other remarks important for the crew full understanding and following the task to its execution. • Create and disseminate to all relevant parties the updated daily and monthly flight schedules. • Publish all schedules and schedule changes in their appropriate physical locations and on the MOVCON/Air Ops bulletin board in Lotus Notes. Prepares a consolidated daily flight schedule and distributes it in hard copy and/or electronically to DMS, CSCM, CAVO, etc. • Receives and review all Air Mission Requests, produces daily and monthly flight schedules. Reviews and clarifies aviation forecast and non-schedule mission requests. Manages special mission and VIP flights. • Generate Air Tasking Orders that are timely, precise, and effective for publication on the Share Drive. • Ensures DMS approval for all flights as requested. • Keeps records and plans for future coming missions. • Obtains over-flight/ landing clearances for out of mission flights. • Performs any other duties as assigned by the Chief Aviation Planning Cell.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in Aviation industry related to air transport operations, air traffic control or flight dispatch operations. • General knowledge of Aviation international regulations, ICAO standards and recommended practices is desirable. • Basic certificate using computer software’s and databases.

Area(s) of expertise

Information technology, Manual labor and skilled trade

Driving license

Valid driving license for cars with manual transmission Required

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required Arabic, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Required education level

Technical/vocational diploma in line with Flight Dispatcher, Air Traffic control, Ramp or Airport Airside Operations, Cabin crew, Flight Engineer certificates are desirable. A minimum of high school diploma is required.

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba. All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict. Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care. The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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