Office Administration
• Manage the schedules, appointments, and meetings of the Deputy Director General (DDG) and Assistant Director General (ADG).
• Coordinate and arrange travel-related logistics for DDG and ADG's local and international trips.
• Ensure efficient management of all inter-office and external communications pertaining to the DDG and ADG Office.
• Maintain organized and up-to-date records and files, both physical and electronic, for the DDG and ADG.
• Develop and compile presentations, reports and correspondence.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure smooth workflow and information sharing.
• Assist in organizing and coordinating events, conferences, and workshops as needed.
Organizational Support
• Mange and oversee and prioritize concurrent projects efficiently.
• Conduct thorough research and gather necessary data.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination.
• Safeguard confidential information and maintain accurate records
• Deliver proactive support to the Deputy Director General, anticipating needs and providing strategic solutions.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Represent the Deputy Director General at meetings and events, ensuring effective communication and follow-up.
• Provide crisis management support as necessary, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
• Coordinate and oversee special projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures
• Recommend improvements to the SUPS’s functional policy.
• Assist in the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of SUPS activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service to customers.
Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for the SUPS’s systems, processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
Reporting
• Ensure that all functional reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet GCAA requirements and quality standards.
Health, Safety and Environment within GCAA
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, quality and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality products/services and a responsible environmental attitude as per IMS available standards
Other Tasks/ Accountability
• Perform additional tasks relevant to the role / area of expertise as requested by the management to be able to achieve the objectives/commitments.
The General Civil Aviation Authority was created in 1996 by Federal Cabinet Decree (Law 4) to regulate Civil Aviation and provide designated aviation services with observance to the safety and security to strengthen the aviation industry within the UAE and its upper space. Since 1996 the Authority has made considerable progress and embarked on bold new initiatives to provide a better service to its civil aviation clients and stakeholders. Since 1996 many new projects and innovations have been initiated with generally excellent result, such as modernization of the air traffic control center program, Radar equipments and establishing of new facilities to serve the growth of the civil aviation within the UAE.
Since its beginning as a former directorate the authority has: