Regional Officer, Aeronautical Information Management

The NACC Regional Office is primarily responsible for maintaining continuous liaison with 22 States and 19 Territories to which it is accredited and, as appropriate, with international organizations, stakeholder groups, regional and sub-regional civil aviation bodies, service providers, and UN Agencies and Programmes. The Regional Office ensures interregional coordination and promotes the timely and harmonized implementation of ICAO Strategic Objectives, policies and decisions, Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS), Regional Supplementary Procedures (SUPPS, Doc 7030), and the CAR/SAM and NAM Regional Aviation Safety and Air Navigation Plans. The Regional Office also provides technical guidance and assists States in their implementation activities. The office operates in English and Spanish, and all staff are required to be fluent in both languages.

The incumbent reports to the Regional Director through the Deputy Regional Director, with whom the incumbent consults on complex technical issues. She/He also coordinates with other regional officers and the technical officers at the Air Navigation Bureau (ANB) at ICAO Headquarters (HQ) in order to promote the implementation of ICAO SARPs, PANS and regional ANPs and SUPPS with special emphasis on Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), and performs other duties as required. She/He may support the development and implementation of technical cooperation programmes as required.

• Assist States in the development of aeronautical information and data safety-related activities are consistent with System-Wide Information Management (SWIM, Doc 10039) concept principles.
• Coordinate on a regular basis with relevant sections in ANB on aeronautical information and data safety issues.
• Assist States to manage the updates of Annex 4 and the associated guidance material and provide technical expertise in Aeronautical Charts (Doc 8697). 
• Support on the currency of Annex 15, PANS-AIM (Doc 10066), and PANS-ABC (Doc 8400) and its associated documentation – AIS Manual (Doc 8126), AIM Training Development Manual (Doc 9991), WGS-84 Manual (Doc 9674), providing strategic and technical expertise in the area of AIM including NOTAM. 
• Assist States in the implementation of the AIM Quality Management System (QMS) Manual (Doc 9839).
• Provide guidance and advise for States for the implementation of ICAO publications, such as technical manuals and circulars related to AIM and create presentations for management decisions. 
• Prepare comprehensive responses to all external questions relating to AIM and the transition from AIS to AIM.
• Support the implementation and provision of high-quality aeronautical data and information; consistent interpretation and timely exchange of aeronautical data and information; and automatic management, processing, verification, usage and exchange of aeronautical data and information.
• Support the implementation of backup mechanisms to ensure the continuous exchange of data necessary for decision making in ATM operations.

• →Prepare, conduct, participate in and/or serve as Secretary/technical adviser at ICAO NAM/CAR Regional Implementation Groups meetings, seminars, workshops and technical events on AIM and related matters and assist as required at other meetings.
• →Initiate and carry out coordinated amendment of regional planning documents within the Secretariat team and in meetings of relevant technical groups so as to ensure validity and effectiveness of the documentation.
• →Organize, facilitate, and support seminars and/or workshops aimed at developing capacity or addressing specific challenges.
• →Facilitate inter-State and inter-regional cooperation and coordination so as to create and/or improve harmonious working relationships and harmonization of plans and implemented procedures.
• →Prepare clear, accurate, and timely meeting and mission reports.

In accordance with ICAO Staff Regulations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard shall be paid to the importance of recruiting staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible and ensuring equal gender representation. Subject to the foregoing, selection of staff members shall be made without distinction as to race, sex or religion, nor shall there be any discrimination on account of any disability of a candidate who meets the qualifications required to perform the tasks. Unless otherwise permitted under the ICAO Staff Regulations, appointment and promotion of staff members shall be made on a competitive basis.

Candidates will not be considered for employment with ICAO if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts.

Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in Inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

• Prepare analyses on technical/operational aspects of civil aviation including States’ needs and propose and initiate solutions as well as mitigation measures.
• Assist States in their efforts to implement AIM-related SARPs, PANS and regional requirements.
• Conduct missions to States to assess the status of implementation of SARPs, PANS, ANP and regional requirements and expectations in the AIM, and ATM fields and provide recommendations and other assistance as necessary for the development and implementation of corrective action plans.
• Develop proposals for projects/ programmes related to AIM in coordination with ICAO HQ and States concerned.
• Support UAS-RPAS activities related to AIM and ATM aspects.
• Act as a programme manager, monitoring and following up on the conclusions and recommendations of ICAO regional meetings as well as the development of AIM / ATM -related regional projects under her/his responsibility.
• Support States in the management and exchange of Air Navigation Systems data among them and with airspace users.
• Support regional automation through AIM/MET and NOTAM data exchange. 
• Support the implementation of data management for UTM airspace.