Manager Personnel Licensing at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

KCAA SCALE 5

REF: ASSR/PEL/01/19

Job Summary

To plan and direct all aviation licensing activities and operations.

Qualifications

• a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Aviation, Aeronautical engineering, Physics, Geography, Mathematics or equivalent from a recognized institution;
• A Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
• Commercial pilot’s license; or an air traffic controller’s license with three ratings; or aircraft maintenance engineer’s license.
• Undertaken advanced training in personnel licensing.
• Undertaken safety oversight managers’ course.
• Leadership or Management Training.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing Flight Crew Personnel Regulations as provided for in the Civil Aviation Act and Aeronautical Information Circulars; liaising with outside organizations including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other contracting states on matters connected with flight crew licensing, aircraft registration and deregistration;
• Day-to-day consultation with airworthiness division, Flight Operation sections and approved medical examiners on matters relating to safety oversight issues;
• Directing, maintaining and developing as required an organization for flight crew ground subjects’ examinations as provided by the Civil aviation regulations in consultation with flight inspectors and airworthiness inspectors;
• Approving annual budget estimates and coordinating the implementation of training policy for aviation licensing officers;
• Developing and proposing policies, standards, regulations and legislation to ensure that the regulatory framework of the KCAA is aligned and compliant with ICAO annexes as well as other regional and international conventions of which Kenya is a member state; approving aviation certificates and licenses as appropriate and approving aviation training organizations;
• Registering and deregistering aircraft;
• Developing, maintaining and directing the management of aviation examinations including medical examinations for licensing purposes;
• Approving inspection guidance material, manuals and procedures;
• Advising and guiding management and the Industry on the interpretation and application of aviation safety standards and regulations;
• Reviewing and approving reports and recommendations/rejections for certifications and licenses;
• Identifying the licensing/certification requirements and implementing appropriate strategies to ensure the technical standards and competency levels are maintained in the delivery of licenses;
• Enforcing the relevant civil aviation regulations and recommending appropriate actions.
• Performing other duties as may be assigned by the Director, ASSR