SAF Officer for Africa & Middle East

Airbus Industries; Dubai; Presencial; AED 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Airbus is seeking a SAF Regional Roadmap Officer to lead the definition, update, and execution of a 5-year regional roadmap. You will coordinate with GC, regional stakeholders, and SAF officers to align with the region's commercial strategy and drive the one-year action plan with clear milestones.

The role emphasizes ownership, transparency, and proactive issue resolution. You will monitor progress, report quarterly, and ensure regional and central alignment while balancing regional ambition

Formación

• Entrepreneurial mindset to explore opportunities in the region.
• Ability to build trustful relationships and long-term strategy.
• Strong sense of ownership and proactive milestone management.
• Excellent collaboration and transparency in execution.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the definition, update and execution of the 5-year SAF Regional Roadmap.
• Define a one-year detailed action plan derived from the SAF Roadmap.
• Engage regional stakeholders from the SAF ecosystem (airlines, regulators, industry players).
• Ensure roadmap is endorsed by GC and the Region and aligned with regional commercial strategy.
• Monitor milestones, escalate blockers, and report quarterly progress.

Conocimientos

Entrepreneurship

Relationship building

Ownership

Milestone management

Collaboration

Descripción del empleo

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Primary Responsibility is to lead the definition update and execution of the 5 years SAF Regional Roadmap
• The roadmap defines a targeted level of engagement for Regional stakeholders from the SAF ecosystem
• Stakeholders are major actors from the production value chain airline industry and regulatory agencies
• A one year detailed action plan is derived from the SAF Roadmap
• The principle of the SAF Roadmap is that it is jointly defined by GC and by the SAF officer taking into account the strategy in the Region
• It is endorsed by both GC and the Region
• The accountability of the Regional SAF Roadmap belongs to GC whilst its execution falls under the sole responsibility of the SAF officer
• Therefore the primary responsibility of the SAF officer is the execution of the SAF Regional Roadmap and its associated action plan meaning to
• Contribute to a proper balance between the regional ambition and central control
• Establish the one year detailed action plan associated with the 5 year SAF Roadmap
• Ensure the roadmap and action plan are endorsed by the Region and by GC in particular ensure the roadmap is consistent with the region s commercial strategy and objectives
• Manage the engagement of all relevant stakeholders internal between G & Region and external Proactively drive the action plan with autonomy and with a strong sense of ownership
• Track milestones with a high level of self discipline in order to ensure targeted delivery dates are either met or blockers escalated
• Monitor progress of the action plan ask for support where needed
• Share regular updates and prepare the quarterly progress reviews with transparent visibility on the blockers
• Update relevant colleagues in the region in particular External Affairs on the status of SAF activities to ensure a consistent approach to leverage advocacy in the region
• Monitor the execution of the agreement such as MoU JSA or IC & O commitments solve stumbling blocks and elevate blockers whenever necessary

OUTPUTS

• 5 year SAF Roadmap kept up-to-date
• Associated one year action plan Execution and monitoring of the action plan Quarterly Report with a stumbling block identified Regional budget management

PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Entrepreneurship mindset to explore any consistent opportunity in the countries
• Ability to build trustful relationships and long-term business strategy
• Strong sense of ownership
• Proactive milestone driven management
• Great collaboration & full transparency Rigor in execution Assertiveness and diplomacy Understand and be comfortable in the dual GC - Region set-up Comply with Airbus and local management policies Comply with Airbus E & C policies especially but not limited to Airbus Code of Conduct Support and contribute to safety E & C quality and diversity and inclusion initiatives in Airbus Fluent in English Arabic languages will be welcome

REPORTING

• To GC in global organization Functional To Head of Business Growth in the Region Operational Entrepreneurship mindset to explore any consistent opportunity in the countriesAbility to build trustful relationships and long-term business strategyStrong sense of ownership Proactive milestone driven managementGreat collaboration & full transparency Rigor in executionAssertiveness and diplomacyUnderstand and be comfortable in the dual GC - Region set-upComply with Airbus and local management policies Comply with Airbus E&C policies (especially but not limited to Airbus Code of Conduct)Support and contribute to safety, E&C, quality and diversity and inclusion initiatives in AirbusFluent in English, Arabic languages will be welcome