Air Drop Coordinator

South Sudan

Organization: CTG - Committed To Good
Location: South Sudan
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Environment
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

CTG Overview

CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us proud. Respect for the fundamental human rights of our staff, and those our staff encounter, is a cornerstone of our values. We strive for gender equality, inclusion and diversity, providing fair and equal opportunities for all. We take a zero tolerance approach to corruption and stay true to local labour laws and all local statutory requirements.
In operation since 2006, today we are honoured to serve clients in 15 fragile and conflict-affected states assisting with disaster relief, peace building, humanitarian aid and development programmes through our specialised recruitment, HR management and operational services.

Overview of position

The Drop Zone Coordinator (DZC) is in charge of identification & preparation of the drop zone & security zone site as per provided guidelines & standards outlined in the “air operation SOP's hand book” & the "air drop field manual”.
The DZC will act as the safety officer at the drop zone & security zone & is directly responsible for all ground safety during the airdrop.

Role objectives

In coordination with the Field Coordinator or Team Leader, prepare drop zone & materials prior to receipt of drops & confirming readiness to receive drops.
Provide leadership in specific technical areas of competence, i.e. air lift & drop zone coordination.
In coordination with the Logistics Officer, provide ground clearance for final dropping to take place.
Provide daily situation report including, weather, security & progress of commodity receipt report at the drop site against expected consignment.
Manage logistics operations at the drop site, including coordinating with local authorities (RRC / RRA) to secure the drop zone during the drops or cargo receipt in a safe manner.
Provide proper documentation for cargo hand over (food & non food commodities) at the drop zone to the designated respective CP or program appointed staff for distribution.
Ensure all food dropped is reconstituted / re-bagged & accounted for including loses realised upon ground impact.
Organise regular meetings with the authorities & communicate, the purpose of the drops & expectations from them to ensure crowd control & thus have safe air drops.
Maintain communication with the Logistics Officer at CO on the situation on ground provide periodic updates on the progress of activities & devise measures for improvement at field level where necessary.
Consolidate & provide daily air delivery / drop report through designated radio rooms or direct to Logistics Officer for air operations.
DZC shall participate in assessment of new drop sites & demarcation of drop zones in the emergency areas.
Ensure that all communication gadgets provided are functional & faulty ones replaced timely to avoid cancellation of flights due to faulty communication gadgets.
Ensure, timely accurate & complete drop zone coordinates are provided to the designated focal personnel prior to receipt of drops.
Supervise staff and local manpower to clear the drop zone timely & ensure maximum drops per day thus optimum use of air assets.
Ensure that all staff are adequately trained & coordinated to achieve high working standards.

Project reporting

The Air Drop Coordinator will report to the Logistics Officer for air operations & is under the functional supervision of the Head of Logistics of South Sudan in Juba.

Key competencies

- Commitment, dedication & work ethics highly required in this job.
- Good organization & planning skills, possess the ability to interpret & analyse a wide variety of data, identify & resolve data discrepancies & operational problems.
- A high sense of initiative & good judgment, ability to conduct field assessments & to handle a large volume of work quickly & accurately under time constraints.
- Customer service oriented individual with the ability to work effectively with people of different national & cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to resolve conflicts & have a clean accountable track record.
- Secondary School Education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses in a field related to aviation sector particularly cargo handling or any training related to aviation cargo transport activities, will be an added advantage.
- At least 1 year of progressively responsible Aviation cargo transport or warehousing experience with minimum 1 year in the field of aviation logistics, transport, warehouse operations or other related field.
- Good working knowledge & experience using MS Office applications.
- Very good command of English language & knowledge of local Arabic.
- Experience of working in Africa is an advantage.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

The DZC will be based in the field with extensive travel to various emergency areas in South Sudan.

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