Vice President Safety, Security and Operations

Airports Council International (ACI) World is the association of the world's airports. It is a non-profit organization, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations. By fostering cooperation amongst airports, world aviation organizations and business partners, ACI makes a significant contribution to providing the travelling public with an air transport system that is safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible. ACI World contributes to the safety, security, and sustainability of the global aviation industry by advancing the collective interests of airports and the communities they serve and promoting excellence in airport management and operations.,

Our Vision is for ACI World to be at the forefront of the world's air transport development by fostering and promoting harmonized, coordinated and sustainable growth.

**Position title**: Vice President, Safety, Security and Operations

**Reports to**: Director General and CEO

**Location**: Montreal, Canada

Summary

**Primary Responsibilities**:
**Safety, Security and Operations Team Leadership**: lead and manage the Team through the establishment of long term strategic initiatives, development and execution of a yearly work plan, coordination of activities across the other ACI departments, creating synergies with other strategic initiatives and ensuring implementation of actions to support ACI and the needs of members.

**Representing ACI at ICAO**:
Coordinate across ACI including Regions to inform members of current and upcoming issues and developing a common position to present to ICAO.
Represent ACI as the nominated Observer to the Air Navigation Position (ACI), including preparation of comments and positions as required on ICAO papers, prior to commission meetings.
Provide technical support to the ACI Observer to the ICAO Council and to those representing ACI at other ICAO meetings and Conferences in the broader fields of operations and airport technical affairs.
Attend meetings and report back as required on ICAO Panels, Working Groups and with the ICAO Secretariat.
Develop positions and strategies to address emerging airport issues, across the operations and technical domains but also when appropriate across into other areas such as sustainability or economic policy.
Draft Working Papers for ICAO meetings, to pursue ACI objectives and respond to ICAO programmes.
Carry out other duties as assigned.

**ACI World Standing Committees**:
Ensure the overall coordination of the activities and workplans of the World Standing Committees under the responsibility of the SSO Team.
Work with the Committee Secretaries to develop and deliver the annual workplans and ensure appropriate policy and strategy development by the committees.
Support the Committee Secretaries in the management of the committees, and where appropriate participate in the activities of the committees, with a specific focus on strategic coordination with the committee leadership.
Coordinate appropriate reporting of committee affairs to the World Governing Board, including the validation of policy and strategic initiatives of relevance.
Provide strategic level support to the Expert Group on Slots and other relevant activities related to the slots and capacity allocation at airports portfolio.

**Support to the Director General**: Provide strategic advice and input to the Director General on operations policy matters and formulate relevant positions and documentation for the ACI World Governing Board on the range of topics covered by the Safety, Security and Operations Team.

**International aviation organizations**: represent ACI at and work with key aviation industry organisations such as ASA, IATA, ICCAIA, CANSO, Flight Safety Foundation, IFALPA, IFATCA, etc
**Support to ACI programmes**: Assist other ACI departments and staff in providing strategic guidance on the development of programmes and services as appropriate.
**Liaison with Regional Offices**: liaise with staff in the Regional Offices on relevant topics, and when necessary attend ACI Regional Committees and Forums.
**Industry representation**: Represent ACI in relevant industry events and fora, with the intention of advancing ACI's advocacy positions and policies or collaborating with entities across the industry in support of strategic initiatives and the members needs.
**ACI Events and Communications**: provide specialised inputs to ACI's events and conferences and support ACI communication efforts in making complex technical issues easily understood, relevant and applicable to all audiences.

Education, Experience, Technical knowledge, Skills and Abilities

At least 7 to 10 years experience working for an airport operator in airport safety, security, facilitation, operations, airfield design or master-planning and development
Experience of working with ICAO and/or other aviation related regulatory bodies and organisations
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