Chief Aviation Safety Regulatory Oversight Officer

Chief Aviation Safety Regulatory Oversight Officer

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Listing status: Under Review

Apply by: 19 June 2025

Job category: General Management

Location: Bedfordview

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Applications are invited for the position of Chief Aviation Safety Regulatory Oversight Officer (FTC 5 Years) (Peromnes Grade
4) based at Head Office, Bruma. The successful applicant will be reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

Purpose To provide safety leadership through the establishment of an environment that enables and promotes effective safety management by embedding effective governance, communication, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and regulatory oversight and to ensure overall compliance of all ATNS core and non-core operations and departments to SHE (safety, health and environment) regulations and legislation in order to provide assurance on occupational health and environmental safety in the organisation

Strategic Alignment - Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive safety management strategy to enable safe operations across divisions in alignment with the strategic business objectives and requirements of ATNS;
Lead and guide improvement in the organisation’s safety performance through the effective management and monitoring of the safety management system in order to facilitate the identification and mitigation of safety risks within day‑to‑day operations and to increase the safety and resilience of business operations;
Provide the required regulatory oversight for ensuring compliance of aviation safety to national and international aviation standards and regulations, namely ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) and SACAA (South African Civil Aviation Authority);
Provide assurance on the overall compliance of ATNS business operations and departments to SHE (safety, health and environment) regulations and legislation;
Contribute safety management and regulatory oversight inputs into the conceptualisation and development of the organisation’s overall business strategy;
Ensure a robust governance and compliance environment within ATNS to enable effective safety and regulatory oversight;
Ensure that the CEO is kept informed and up to date with all changes and communications with direct and indirect impact on ATNS and the aviation industry;
Act as a trusted strategic advisor to ATNS on all relevant safety and regulatory oversight matters;
Lead the promotion of a safety culture within the organization.

Management of Aviation Safety - Oversee the safety of all organisational activities, aviation activities, including air travel, ground operations, and maintenance;
Formulate and execute safety objectives based on identified priorities, and monitor and evaluate performance to increase efficiency and ensure smooth and safer aviation operations;
Provide safety leadership through the establishment of an environment that enables and promotes effective safety management by embedding effective governance, communication, monitoring, evaluation and reporting;
Lead and guide the development, management and implementation of a safety management system (SMS) to increase operational resilience and enable the identification and mitigation of safety risks within day‑to‑day aviation operations to ultimately improve safety performance;
Develop, implement and monitor safety policy, processes and procedures for aviation operations;
Monitor the safety performance of the entire Air Traffic Management CNS (Communication, Navigation and Surveillance) system and formally report the status of aviation safety compliance and safety performance within ATNS which includes safety incidents, safety investigations conducted, and safety audit results, to the Safety Review Committee, EXCO and MANCOM and Board Committees on a monthly and quarterly basis;
Provide oversight over audit processes conducted by the SACAA, review incoming audit reports and ensure findings are addressed and corrective plans developed and implemented;
Ensure that safety assurance audits and safety investigations are conducted in case of the…