Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is a
State Corporation under the Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure.
Aeronautical Telecommunications Officers
Ref: ANS/ENG/22/15
Department / Section: Engineering Services
Reports To: Senior Aeronautical Telecommunication officer
Job Purpose: To perform routine maintenance tasks during the
shift
Scope of work / duties /
responsibilities
- Collect, record and maintain equipment status
on daily basis in logbook and hourly serviceability report sheets.
- Inspect, test and measure parameter of
equipment on a daily basis.
- Maintain records of tape transcript, ensure
periodic change of tapes, and avails tapes for replaying.
- Perform routine and periodic maintenance
operations including equipment, tools and work environment.
- Perform equipment repairs up to degree or
level close guidance of the shift supervisor.
- Troubleshoot leased line faults and perform
continuity tests with other service providers.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Telecommunications Engineering of
Kenya National Examination Council or its equivalent.
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean
grade C+ and at least C+ in English Language, Mathematics, Physics or
Physical Science and at least C+ in any other two subjects.
- Below 30 years of age.
- Higher Diploma in telecommunications
engineering will be an added advantage.
Experience
- Experience in similar work environment will be
an added advantage
Assistant Engineers
Ref: ANS/ENG/28/15
Department / Section: Engineering Services
Reports To: Engineer CNS
Job Purpose: To install, repair and maintain aviation
Communication, Navigation Surveillance (CNS) facilities
Scope of work / duties /
responsibilities
- Review compliance data on CNS facilities
performance to enable development and implementation of corrective
measures.
- Coordinate with the SENIOR Engineer – CNS in
performing consultancy services for CNS.
- Install, repair and maintain CNS facilities
- Control quality and standards of repair and
maintenance for NCS facilities
- Any other duty assigned by the Engineer.
Qualifications
- Bsc, BTech or BEng. Degree in electrical and
electronics engineering, telecommunications engineering, or relevant
degree in engineering from a recognized institution.
- Registerable with the Engineers Registration
Board of Kenya.
- Literacy in ICT, UNIX, LINUS and spreadsheets
will be an added advantage.
- Below 30 years of age.
Experience
- Relevant work experience will be an added
advantage.
Knowledge and skills
- Knowledge of CNS/ATM system will be an added
advantage.
Legal Officer
Ref: CS/05/15
Department / Section: Corporation Secretary
Reports To: Principal Legal Officer
Job Purpose: To handle, draft and review all legal documents
relating to the Authority’s activities.
Scope of work / duties /
responsibilities
- Handle, co-ordinate and monitor all litigation
instituted against and on behalf of the Authority and to liaise with the
Authority’s external lawyers.
- Provide professional support in the drafting
and the development of legislation including regulations on civil
aviation.
- Draft, review and interpret
contracts/Agreement.
- Liaise on behalf of the Authority with the
legal personnel in Government, other state corporations, private sector,
regional and international organizations, on legal matters pertaining to
civil aviation including lobbying Government to legislate international
conventions on Civil Aviation.
- Assisting the Corporation Secretary in
handling matters of the Board including coordinating meetings of the
Board, preparation of Board papers and implementing Board resolutions.
- Handling of disciplinary and industrial
relations matters.
- Carry out any other duties relating to civil
aviation generally as may be directed by the Principal Legal Officer from
time to time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in law
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a
valid current practising certificate.
Experience
- At least 3 years’ experience in litigation and
commercial law practice
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, including
ICAO standards and guidelines, affecting the operations of KCAA.
- Excellent written communication skills
- Drafting skills.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
Senior Internal Auditor – Risk Management
and Compliance
Ref: IAQ/6/15
Department: Internal Audit & Review
Reports To: Chief Internal Auditor
Job Purpose: To provide Assurance on Risk Management and
Compliance
Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in development and periodic review
of procedures for use in Internal Audit department. The procedures shall
conform to the standards adopted by the Authority, currently being the ISO
90001:2008 Standards;
- Undertaking continuous evaluation of adequacy
and effectiveness of controls and methodology established by Management to
ensure that the identified risks are appropriately mitigated at both
strategic and operational levels within the Authority;
- Participating in implementation, monitoring
and continual improvement to the KCAA Institutional Risk Management
Framework;
- Ensuring that responsible risk owners within
the Authority provide written management action plans in response to the
audit reports on Risk Management in their areas of responsibilities;
- Follow up on outstanding issues as per
management actions plans provided in responses to Audit Reports to ensure
that management is addressing significant risks and deficiencies within an
acceptable time frame;
- Preparing periodic and mandatory reports on
implementation of KCAA Risk Management Framework as per the approved KCAA
Risk Management Policy;
- Provide consultancy services, as may be
required, to Management on Risk Management within provisions of the
Standards;
- Undertake any other assignments as may be
assigned by Department for time to time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting,
Business Administration, Aviation, Social Sciences, any other relevant
field or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
- Be registered member of Institute of Certified
Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA),
ISACA with Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) qualification or
any other recognized Professional body.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field, such
as, Aviation will be an added advantage.
Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years relevant experience,
one of which should have been in Risk Management and Compliance.
Knowledge and Skills
- Certificate in computer applications;
- Proven integrity, transparency and
accountability and shown merit and ability as reflected in work
performance and results;
- Possess good interpersonal and communication
Skills
Flight Operations Inspectors
Ref: ASSR/FO/08/15
Department: Flight Operation
Reports To: Chief Flight Operations Inspector
Job Purpose: To organize and supervise the inspection and
surveillance activities with respect to general aviation to ensure compliance
with aviation safety standards, regulations and recommended practices.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform inspection and surveillance duties
with respect to general aviation.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of the operator’s
training programmes for pilots, including training facilities, equipment
and simulators with respect to the aircraft being used.
- Evaluate, for approval purposes, the training
programmes / curricula offered by training organizations, including the
appropriateness of facilities, equipment and training personnel.
- Perform continuous surveillance, ramp and en
route, of Kenyan registered aircrafts as well as foreign aircrafts
operating in Kenya and reports on incidents and occurrences.
- Prepare, conduct and / or oversee where
outsourced, the processes leading to Pilot licensing, such as preparation
of examination and evaluations, including carrying out flight tests to
evaluate pilot proficiency for aircraft type endorsement for check airman
approval.
- Work closely with Airworthiness, Licensing and
other departments as and when required.
- Maintain and update own level of professional
knowledge and standards.
- Perform duties at the satellite stations as
may be assigned by the Chief Inspector Flight Operations.
Qualifications
- Ordinary level certificate of education with
mean grade c+ or its equivalent.
- Commercial pilot’s license with at least 1000
hours
- Type rating on at least two aircraft types in
the Kenyan register.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field, such
as, Aviation is an added advantage.
Experience
- At least 3 years flying experience (civil or
otherwise).
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to identify non-compliance issues and
unsafe practices and to advise operators on remedial actions.
- Establishes follow-up and monitoring
mechanisms with operators on issues identified by audits.
- Ability to coach for high performance
Knowledge of the inspection process, with an ability to diagnose issues
and propose improvements in the process.
- Good verbal and written communication /
reporting skills.
- Proficiency in office suite and desktop
publishing tools.
Chief Airworthiness Inspectors
Ref: ASSR/AW/02/15
Department / Section: Airworthiness
Reports To: Manager Airworthiness
Job Purpose: To plan, organize and
supervise the inspection and surveillance activities of Airworthiness
Inspectors
Scope of Work / Duties / Responsibilities
- Issue, renew, amend and validate certificates,
and propose amendments to circulars and notices.
- Implement, improve and supervise inspection
processes, procedures, checklists, forms, manuals, programmes and other
inspection tools in line with approved regulations and standards.
- Liaise with the Regulation Office to propose
amendments and improvements where necessary in standards, regulations and
procedures and assists in Preparation of Draft regulations and advisory
material.
- Validate aircraft type certification for
acceptance into the Kenyan register.
- Evaluate and approve operator technical
documents, aircraft repairs and modification and operator programmes.
- Perform inspections, audit and continuous
surveillance and follows-up on corrective actions
- Disseminate service bulletins, airworthiness
directives and other maintenance related information.
- Evaluate aircraft maintenance organizations
for approval purposes and performs continuous surveillance of such
organizations
- Evaluate for approval purposes, maintenance
programmes, the training programmes / curricula offered by maintenance
training organizations, including the appropriateness of facilities,
equipment and training personnel
- Evaluate for approval purposes, aircraft
airframe and power plant modifications
- Assess and evaluate technical documents of the
industry for the purpose of approval and conducts audits as appropriate
- Examine current and new international and
foreign Airworthiness standards related to continuing Airworthiness and
determination of the need for adoption;
- Confer at National and international levels on
matters relating to the regulation of Airworthiness
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by
the Manager Airworthiness.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in aeronautical or
mechanical engineering will be an added advantage.
- Aircraft maintenance engineers licenses.
- Government airworthiness inspector’s course.
- At least three type courses or three type
ratings, one of which must be on large aircraft.
- A master’s degree in a relevant field will be
an added advantage.
Experience
- At least 3 years of hands-on, practical
experience as a qualified aircraft maintenance engineer with an AMO;
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of relevant ICAO standards and civil
aviation regulations will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of the inspection process, with an
ability to diagnose issues and propose improvements in the process
- Ability to build productive relationships with
AMO’s, gaining support and commitment to improvement initiatives and staff
sourcing strategies
- Ability to set and achieve high standards of
performance for self and the Section, and gain staff support and commitment
to achieve planned goals
- People and process improvement skills gained
through appropriate training and / or hands-on experience
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Office Suite and Desktop
Publishing skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates for the job vacancies should submit their applications quoting the job reference No. on the envelope and application letter, copies of certificates, testimonials and a detailed CV indicating current day time telephone and full contact details of three professional referees to the address below to be received not later than 5th May 2015.
Interested and qualified candidates for the job vacancies should submit their applications quoting the job reference No. on the envelope and application letter, copies of certificates, testimonials and a detailed CV indicating current day time telephone and full contact details of three professional referees to the address below to be received not later than 5th May 2015.
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Director General
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
KAA Complex - JKIA
P. O. Box 30163 – 00100
Nairobi
Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted.