Senior Quality Assurance Officer Job Careers – Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA)
Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance Officer
Organisation: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA)
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Job Ref: CAA/ADV/EXT/02/2920
Reports to: Manager Quality Assurance
About US:
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is a corporate body responsible tor regulation of civil aviation in the country. It manages Entebbe international Airport (EIA) and thirteen (13) other upcountry aerodromes. UCAA carries out its work in conformity with international Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The Authority now plans to recruit suitably qualified Ugandans of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the position of Senior Quality Assurance Officer in its establishment.
Job Summary: To implement the Quality assurance (QA) standards and organize internal audits to assess the effectiveness across the authority while ensuring adherence to the ISO 9001 standard .
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participates in defining quality Assurance (QA) strategy and rallying all the directorates to embrace them
- Planning and implementing QA concepts and related activities
- Ensures relevance and keeping up~to-date in OA maters
- Identification of directorate-based QA Coordinators
- Organizing internal QA Audits and reports
- Planning and coordinating yearly managements Review of GA system
- Staff capacity building and training
- Quality Assurance system installations
- QA Customer survey
- Plays a leading role to lead CAA introducing a QA regime.
- Actively Promotes QA concepts through meetings, presentations and internal letters.
- Prepares appropriate OA matters in consideration of the strategic and business plans as well as in work plans for all directorates
- Keeps abreast of developments within the field of general quality assurance and new standards
- Regularly up-dates CAA staff on new QA developments through local trainings and inductions
- Identifies and recommends QA Coordinators across all CAA.
- Regularly up-dates training records of OA coordinators across all CAA
- Regularly updates coordinators‘ appraisal performances and prepares reports.
- Proposes required improvements for coordinators
- Coordinates managements review or each directorate’s QA status
- Ensures successful review. Prepares reports for consideration by QA manager and Management. Coordinates QA related training for all employees of CAAA across all Directorates.
- Participates in acquisition and installation of QA system
- Prepares and conducts customer opinion survey on QA every two years
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A science degree from a recognized University preferably Natural sciences or Engineering sciences
- Specific Training and certification as a quality Assurance System (OMS) internal Auditor ISO 9001:2015 Standards.
- A minimum of seven (07) years of Quality Assurance exposure.
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills of GA systems gained from working in A QA Oriented Organization.
- Must be a team player and able to work well with others.
How to Apply:
A well written application letter with a detailed CV and copies of academic certificates with the job reference number clearly marked at the top left hand corner of the envelope should be addressed to;
The Director Human Resource & Administration
Civil Aviation Authority Head Office
P.0. Box 5536, KAMPALA
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
CAA is an equal opportunity employer,
Note: Please indicate your (day time) phone
Deadline: 10th February 2020 by 5:00pm