Deputy Director- Air Transport at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:-

• Coordinating formulation and review of air transport policies and legislations;
• Coordinating preparation of reports on air transport matters and air services agreements;
• Approving county status reports for facilitation of air transport;
• Liaising  with international organizations on civil aviation matters;
• Preparing air services agreements;
• Monitoring the economic performance of the air transport industry;
• Overseeing the implementation  of the provisions of air services agreement
• Monitoring the operations of scheduled airlines;
• Identifying  international  legal instruments  for ratification;
• Sensitizing stakeholders on air transport matters;
• Coordinating the implementation of regional and international air transport recommendations;
• Carrying out research on air transport;
• Analyzing, processing and determining  the status  of  designation of scheduled airlines;
• Approving airlines schedules in accordance with negotiated air services agreements;
• Negotiating and initialing air services agreement; and 
• Preparing development budget, work plan, staff performance appraisals and progress reports.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of ten (10) years, three (3) years of which should have  been at the grade of Principal Air Transport Officer, CSG  8  and above, or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines; Sociology, Government, Anthropology, Geography, Meteorology, Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Transportation and Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering or equivalent qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Introduction to Airport Operations, Introduction to Airline Operations, Aviation management, Aviation Security, Air and Space Law, Airline Ground Operation, Air Transport Statistics or negotiations skills from a   recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated a high level of professional competence, managerial, and administrative capability in work performance; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals and objectives.