Air Operations Assistant (Aviation Fire Marshall)

Provision of emergency aircraft crash, rescue, and firefighting (ARFF) services at MINURSO airfields and landing sites to ensure adequate emergency response coverage, support safe flight operations throughout the Mission's area of responsibility, and address the existing capability gap in the provision of these essential services.

Laayoune

6 months

Under the overall supervision of the Chief Technical Compliance and Quality Assurance and within the Airfields and Air Terminal Cell, the Air Operations Assistant Aviation Fire Marshal is responsible for planning, coordinating, supervising, and monitoring aviation firefighting and rescue services to ensure the safe conduct of all aviation operations throughout the Mission area. The incumbent will ensure that aviation firefighting resources, equipment, and emergency response arrangements remain operationally ready and compliant with United Nations Aviation Standards and ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). Within the delegated authority, the Air operation Assistant (Aviation Fire Marshal) will carry out the following duties but not limited to the following: • Manage and supervise Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) operations at MINURSO operational airfields, helipads, and temporary landing sites. • Assists with the coordination of the provision of reliable, cost effective and efficient emergency crash and rescue (ECR) support (including ground handling support) to the air operations activities of MINURSO. • Maintain an effective and fully operational aviation firefighting capability throughout the Mission. • Verifies that airfields/air terminals and landing sites are equipped for UN air operations in accordance with the requirements of the DFS Aviation Manual and UN AVSTADS with specific emphasis on ECR equipment • Conduct regular inspections of firefighting facilities and equipment to ensure serviceability and compliance with applicable standards. • Ensure continuous operational readiness of firefighting vehicles, rescue equipment, firefighting agents, communication systems, and personal protective equipment. • Assist in the Development, revision, and implementation of aviation firefighting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and contingency procedures. • Plan, coordinate, and conduct emergency response exercises, aircraft accident simulations, and live firefighting drills involving aviation personnel, and other Mission stakeholders. • Provide technical guidance on aircraft rescue, firefighting techniques, aviation fuel fire hazards, hazardous materials (HAZMAT), and aircraft incident management. • Conduct fire safety inspections and fire risk assessments of aviation facilities, fuel storage installations, and operational sites. • Assists with the development of technical specifications for ECR goods and services, provides inputs to the responses to bids and technical evaluations to ensure that vendor's proposals meet technical requirements. • Monitors that appropriate ECR reference documents are current, readily available and accessible to all aircrew members and aviation personnel. • Provides inputs in the development of the standard operating procedures for the related aviation processes. • Provides inputs in the development of budget proposals for the mission's ECR requirements. • Provides inputs for the preparation of operational plans, performance reports, and responses to internal and external audit observations. • Assist with the Coordination routine (regular passenger/cargo, logistics resupply) flights, special(casualty and medical evacuation, VIP) flights and military operational flights in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), UN directives, Department of Field Support (DFS) Aviation Manual, UN Aviation Standards (UN AVSTADS), UN Aviation Safety Manual, ICAO standards and recommended practices and the host country's Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs). • Assists with the coordination of the integrated search and rescue operations for UN air assets and other aircraft upon request. • Assists with the coordination of diplomatic over flight/landing clearances, ground handling support and hotel accommodation/meal/transportation arrangements for aircrews. • Assists in conducting internal audits in accordance with the approved unit's/section's Internal Audit Program and Internal Audit Plan. • Assists in conducting random checks and inspections of civilian air operators. • Maintain records of inspections, equipment maintenance, emergency drills, and operational readiness. • Advise the Chief Aviation Officer/or Chief Technical Compliance on improvements to aviation emergency response capability and fire safety programmes. • Perform any other operational or administrative delegated duties as per the requirement.

High school diploma is required. A minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in air transport ECR operations, including active participation in aviation rescue operations or related aviation safety experience, and Fighting Authority is required. Experience in firefighting techniques, firefighting vehicles, conducting aviation emergency exercises and managing firefighting equipment and resources is required. Experience in Aviation firefighting (rotary-wing and fixed-wing) aircraft operations is required. Experience in at least two of the following fields directly related to: air transport operations or/ airfields management or/ Quality Assurance or/Resources management or /contract management for air transport services is highly desirable. Experience in the use of ICAO standards and recommended practices is desirable Previous experience in United Nations peacekeeping operations or other international organizations and working in remote, austere, desert, or conflict affected environments is desirable. A vocational training certificate in Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, or crash Fire rescue, or Aviation Emergency Crash and Rescue from a Fire Brigade or Training Centre or National Fire is required. Training in the Aviation safety and quality management is desirable. Training as an aviation internal auditor is desirable. Training as a Fire Fighter vehicle operator in fire and rescue, dangerous goods and basic first aid is desirable. Training and certification as a Commercial Pilot, or a Flight Operations Officer/Flight Dispatcher, or an Aircraft Maintenance Technician, or a Ground Operations Officer, or an equivalent military qualification is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of French language is desirable.

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