This Position is located in the Division of Mission Support in the Air Operations Section (UNSMIL). Under the supervision of the Air Operations Officer, the responsibilities of the Air operations Assistant include (but are not limited to) the following duties:

• Assists in coordinating routine (regular passenger/cargo, logistics resupply) flights, special (casualty and medical evacuation, VIP) flights;
• Ensures established procedures are in place and aviation safety regulations are followed;
• Assists in planning aircraft parking locations;
• Assists in coordinating diplomatic over flight/landing clearances, ground handling support and hotel accommodation/meal/transportation arrangements for aircrew;
• Assists in monitoring fuel upload;
• Carries out handling, loading and processing of dangerous cargo;
• Reviews aircraft weight and balance records, load manifests and takes necessary actions to follow up;
• Ensures that loading of the aircraft is conducted in accordance to the published daily schedule and cargo manifest;
• Assists in ensuring that aircraft are properly parked;
• Assists in monitoring passengers embarking and disembarking in coordination with MovCon personnel and local airport staff;
• Organizes passengers’ boarding and disembarking;
• Organizes loading and unloading cargo into/from the aircrafts;
• Prepare flight documentation, statistics and ensures accuracy
• Assists in monitoring ramp access;
• Checks in passengers against passenger manifest, issues boarding passes and organizes passengers transfer for aircraft boarding;
• Facilities immigration and customs formalities for passengers;
• Ensures that passengers’ baggage is weighted, measures, labeled, manifested and loaded into the aircraft;
• Ensures the General Release from Liability Form (waiver) for non-UN passengers is in place and retained before boarding;
• Reports time of take-off and landing of UN aircraft to air Ops;
• Receive the Aviation Risk management check list from aircrews and informs Air-Ops. Center of safety concerns if any;
• Provides assistance to VIP passengers if required;
• Performs other related duties as tasked by the supervisor.

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