Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 27, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
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 qtiniified Ugandans of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the position of Senior Quality Assurance Officer in its establishment.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the following vacant position in the Quality Assurance Department (Corporate Services), as detailed below.
Job Ref: CAA/ADV/EXT/02/2920
Post: Senior Quality Assurance Officer
Reports to: Manager Quality Assurance
Salary Level: 11
Vacancies: 01
Age: From 30 to 40 years
Job Purpose: To implement ihe Quality assurance (QA) standards and organize internal audits to assess the effectiveness across the authority while ensuring adherence to the ISO 9001 standard .

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• 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

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
• 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE: A minimum of seven (07) years of Quality Assurance exposure.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• 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.

 Job Qualifications: Not Specified 

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Job application procedure
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
To be received not later than 5:00 pm, 10th February 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
CAA is an equal opportunity employer,
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