Senior Specialist -Environment

General Civil Aviation Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

General Civil Aviation Authority seeks a leadership role in the Environment section to set strategic goals, foster excellence, and drive climate-change related aviation initiatives. The role focuses on policy development, international coordination, and regulatory alignment with ICAO Annexes and national programs.

The position emphasizes communication with stakeholders, supporting environmental strategies, and leading studies and training related to aviation environment issues to promote

Job description

Development Standards:

Leadership & Strategy

• Provide a full support to the leadership to the Environment section, setting clear strategic goals aligned with the Civil Aviation Authority's mission and vision. This includes fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement within the section.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among team members and stakeholders to ensure the achievement of organizational objectives. This involves promoting a sense of purpose and shared commitment to the section's mission.
• Develop and maintain the national policies and regulations/internal processes and procedures related to Aviation climate change and Environment while ensuring the protection of UAE’s economic growth in aviation, and continuous enhancements as per the standards.
• Maintain and lead the implementation of ICAO’s Annexes- Annex 16 vol 4 as per GCAA mandate.
• Represent the interest of UAE aviation sector in all working groups in all levels.

Aviation Climate Change

• Maintain, and lead whenever it needed and and support all matters and provide all the needed support to the environment leadership related to UAE’s Aviation Climate change topic including the following:
  • (International Civil Aviation Origination (ICAO)
  • United Nation Frame Work for Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  • UPM office (UAE Permanente Mission to ICAO)
  • UAE National Aviation Environment Working Group (AEWG)
  • Any other committee related in all levels International, Regional and Nationally.

Environmental Studies and Analysis

Support the leadership of environment in drafting of the whitepapers, studies and working papers regarding environmental concerns to all internal and external stakeholders in order to gather opinions and suggestions to build up National and regional views.

• Support the leadership of environment in all the aspects of research and studies to support environmental strategies in alignment with international aviation requirements
• Contribute in the Development of the training programs and seminars on environment issues to spread awareness and knowledge to ensure sustainable growth of the sector
• Support the leadership of environment and participate in international, regional and national studies, plans and policies to present and protect the interest of the aviation sector.
• lead the compliance Carbon Offsetting and Reduction System in International Aviation (CORSIA) requirements as per the mandate giving by the Prime Minister Office and any other international bodies (whenever its applicable).