Job Specifications
The Organizational Setting
The Aviation Security Policy (ASP) Section of Aviation Security and Facilitation (ASF), Air Transport Bureau (ATB), is responsible for policy development related to security of the international air transport system, including developing and updating Annex 17 – Aviation Security, managing the work programme of the Aviation Security (AVSEC) Panel and its working groups, managing the continued development of aviation security guidance material including Doc 8973 – Aviation Security Manual, Doc 10084 – Risk Assessment Manual for Civil Aircraft Operations Over or Near Conflict Zones and Doc 10108 – Aviation Security Global Risk Context Statement; and providing support to the Assembly, the Council, and the Aviation Security Committee (ASC). The ASP Section is also responsible for policy development with regard to aviation cybersecurity in international civil aviation.
In addition, the ASP Section is responsible for fostering cooperation on security matters with other United Nations agencies and international bodies. Among the many entities with which the ASP Section coordinates its work are the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI).
The ASP Section manages the ICAO Aviation Security Applications Platform, or ASeAP, within which a number of information-sharing applications have been designed to provide Member States and Industry stakeholders with the latest information on aviation security and cybersecurity. The Aviation Security Audit (ASA) Section manages the ICAO Aviation Security Audit Programme – Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP-CMA) programme and the use of the USAP-CMA online application to support the delivery of the activities under its programme
ICAO is hiring consultant specialized in project management and .Net systems to assist both sections in defining needs, answering requests and assisting the development teams in migrating existing applications into the new common ASeAP encompassing both ASP and ASA applications, as part of an ambitious project to develop a data management framework for SARPs and relevant ICAO documents. The incumbent will oversee the migration as well the development and updates of new applications to answer State’s needs. The incumbent is familiar with Azure, a serverless architecture to build scalable cloud system to be able to manage and monitor complex cloud apps.
Reporting to the Chiefs of the ASP and ASA sections and working under an ASP technical Officer, the incumbent will develop and manage a project plan to migrate the current applications into a new secure common platform where several applications will be integrated into. The incumbent should also assist, as required, in testing, and deploying .NET applications developed as web or as standalone applications; define and document technical specifications, application functionality, and perform technical testing. Additionally, s/he will be responsible for defining test plans, test scripts and conducting systems testing. The incumbent must have strong project management, programming and database skills and a broad experience across a complex matrix organization. Able to use platform services to build, test and deploy apps; create and manage infrastructure using cloud services like Networking Storage, and VMs; and migrate infrastructure, app, and data workloads from on-premises data centres, or other clouds to Azure.
Major duties and Responsibilities
Function 1 (incl. Expected results)
Develop and manage project plans, schedules and implementation achieving results such as:
Identify project risks and develop risk management plans to mitigate or avoid them.
Determine feasibility options, including technical requirements, for a number of projects and applications aimed at streamlining the collection and sharing of information and data.
Coordinate project activities with different sections, as appropriate.
Monitor progress and adjust project plans as necessary to ensure successful completion and effective implementation.
Facilitate project meetings and ensure project documentation is complete and up-to-date.
Function 2 (incl. Expected results)
Working Under The Joint Management Of ASP Technical Officer And Application Development Officer, In Consultation With The Information And Communication Technology (ICT) Section As Required, the Project Manager Shall Be Required To:
Analyse the current applications used by the two sections
Collaborate in website/platform development:
Define test plans and conduct systems testing
Assist in database and web framework design
Maintain the project issues reporting website (JIRA and Team Foundation Server based)
Coordinate with database administrators to implement system changes and migrations
Provide technical support, troubleshooting and training to end-users
Write technical documentation.
Coordinate miscellaneous development according to
About the Company
ICAO is funded and directed by 193 national governments to support their diplomacy and cooperation in air transport as signatory states to the Chicago Convention (1944).
Its core function is to maintain an administrative and expert bureaucracy (the ICAO Secretariat) supporting these diplomatic interactions, and to research new air transport policy and standardization innovations as directed and endorsed by governments through the ICAO Assembly, or by the ICAO Council which the assembly elects. Industry and civil society gr...
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