Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is a corporate body responsible for regulation of civil aviation in Uganda. It manages Entebbe International Airport (EIA) and thirteen (13) other upcountry aerodromes. UCAA carries out its work in conformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The Authority now plans to recruit suitably qualified Ugandans of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the following position in its establishment as detailed below:
JOB REF : UCAA/ADV/EXT/01/2022
Post : Manager Accounting
Reports To : Director Finance
Salary Level : 13
Vacancies : 01
Job Purpose : To lead Financial Accounting, Stores and Pay and Benefits processes by ensuring accurate accounting data and records. Also prepares accurate and timely financial reports including statutory statements.

Principal Accountabilities:
• Planning, Budgeting and Controlprocess.
• Managing payment processes.
• Managing the automation of accounting and other administrative processes.
• Cashflow Management.
• Financial Reporting in accordance with acceptable accounting standards.
• Ensures Statutory Audits are conducted in accordance with the law.
• Stores Management.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Pay and Benefits Management.
• Ensures effective Asset management processes.
• Human Resources Management.
• Carries out any other lawful assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.

Person Specifications
Essential Requirements 1. Membership to professional accounting bodies– ACCA,
• CPAK, CPA U, CIMA etc.
• 2. A Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance or MBA from a reputable University.
• 3. An HonoursDegree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business computing or any other related field.
• 4. Eight (8) years’ experience in Finance or Accounting
• Function in a large and reputable business or government organization four (4) of the years should be at a senior supervisory level.
• 5. Applicants should not exceed the age of 55 years.

• Desirable Requirements
• Leadership training.
• Work experience in the Public Sector.
• Experience  Experience in computerized Accounting e.g SUN System, NAVISION, IFMS and other related packages.
• Experience with Microsoft packages e.g power point, excel, word etc.
• High level experience in public or private sector management.
• Proven experience in budgeting and budgetary controls.
• Knowledge of Government Financial Management regulations.
• Experience in financial reporting and related reporting standards and working with Auditors.

Special Skills And Attributes
• Must be a seasoned People Manager with demonstrable prior experience and success in overseeing Staff productivity and Performance Management.
• Should have the ability to handle and deal with stakeholders at all levels.
• Must possess a high level of integrity, flexibility, teamwork, maturity, problem solving and decision making skills.

Job Ref : UCAA/ADV/EXT/05/2022
Post : Senior Licensing Officer
Reports To : Principal Licensing Officer
Salary Level : 11
Vacancies : 01

Job Purpose :
To discharge responsibilities normally organized around five major functional areas –Examinations (flight crew, aircraft maintenance personnel, Airtraffic controller) licensing, training, and regulatory and administration.
Principal Accountabilities Specific Activities
• Planning, budgeting and review process
• Participates and makes contributions to ensures that Business Plan provisions contain adequate allocations for the department’s requirements
• Participates in the preparation of annual budget inputs for the department personnel record system for licensing, certification, designation, and approval and authorization actions.
• Maintains lists of civil aviation authorities and designated examiners;
• Maintain PEL office library
• Maintain currency of a regulatory material and PEL documents in us by staff.
• Drafting and promulgating examination schedules in cooperation with other sections.
• Where paper examinations are provided, printing and collating examination papers and distributing the in order to meet published scheduled time.
• Handles routine correspondences in respect of requests for matters such as study guidance materials, dates of examinations, application forms and examination fees;
• Participates in setting of examinations both practical and oral;
• Dealing with public, when necessary, on matters related;
• Schedule examinations;
• Request for explanatory circulars and queries related to examination administration;
• License, ratings, approvals or examination application
• Requests for regulatory interpretation
• Maintains record of al licenses of applicants as per regulations;
• Handles routine correspondences with respect to applications for licenses or ratings, tests and any other routine clerical matters
• Processes all license forms and prepares licenses for official signatures;
• Reviews, valuates and makes written tests
• Administers language proficiency examination, as required;
• Participates in working groups to review and recommend improvement to examination computerized systems
• Coordinates with the medical examiner of the CAA those aspect related to medical examination and
• Prepares conducts written and oral avionics exams leading to the grant, issue, extension and validation of aircraft maintenance engineers’ license and pilots’ ratings.
• Develops examination papers for assessing suitability and technical competence of pilots, and flight maintenance engineers, to assist in issuing/extension or validation of their licenses.
• Conduct oral and written examinations.
• Human Resource Management
• Supervises the section’s staff and ensures correct manning levels in accordance with operating standards.
• Proposes input in attraction, retention, motivation and staff development.
• Carries out any other lawful assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.
• The jobholder is cooperative and readily responds to any ad hoc tasks assigned to him/her.

Person specifications
Essential Requirements
• Holds an Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence.
• 2. Minimum of 4 years working experience in an aviation organization.
• 3. Should be under 55 years of Age.

• Desirable Requirements
• A honors Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Aeronautical Engineering or
• 2. Instructor or examiner or experience.
• 3. Aviation Safety Related Trainings.
• 4. Knowledge of ICAO, IATA and Civil Aviation regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge Must be computer literate

Special Skills And Attributes:
• Leadershipand managerial skills.
• Team work
• High level of integrity.

Job ref : UCAA/ADV/EXT/04/2022
Post : Senior Flight Operations Inspector
Reports To : Principal Flight Operations Inspector
Salary Level : 11
Vacancies : 01
Job Purpose :
To participate in enforcing adherence to ICAO Flight
Operation procedures by Flight Crews and Air Operators.

Principal Accountabilities Specific Activities
• Participating in department budgeting activities
• Supports the Flight Safety Standards Manager and,Principal Flight Operations Inspector in budgeting,activities
• Produces data as requested
• Prepares sectional reports for submission to the Principal Flight Operations Inspector .
Administering Aviation Regulations as guided by the Principal Flight Operations Inspector
• Administers Aviation Regulations with particular reference to the following:
• Personnel Licensing
• Flight Time Limitations
• Displays and Air Rallies
• Performance of Aircraft
• Safety Equipment
• Participates in producing Flight Manual Performance Charts Participate in producing Flight Safety Circulars
• Examining and Reviewing procedures submitted by Air Operators
• Reviews operational procedures submitted by Air Operators and produces a report for presentation to Principal Officer
• Recommends to the Principal Flight Operations Inspector the names and identities of Air Operators whose operational procedures have been approved.
• Processes improvements that should be made by Air Operators in order to ensure that their proposed operational procedure manuals are satisfactory and meet ICAO and CAA standards.
• Distributing Aeronautical Information Circulars. Distributes Aeronautical Information Circulars as advised by the Principal Inspector.
• Invigilating examinations for Pilots and Inflight personnel • Participates in preparation for oral and written examination of Pilots, Inflight personnel, instructors and Aviation Examiners.
• Participates in invigilating written examinations for Pilots, Inflight personnel, instructors and Aviation Examiners
• Investigating violations of Civil Aviation Regulations
• Participates in investigating violations of Rules of the Air, Air Traffic Services Contravention, Onboard Air Safety and Security, Low Flying and Near Misses
• Human Resource Management
• Supervises the flight standards officers and inflight inspectors
• Carries out any other lawful assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.
• The jobholder is cooperative and readily responds to any ad hoc tasks assigned to him.

Person Specifications
• Essential Requirements 1. Hold a Commercial Pilot License with a minimum of 1000 hours total flying time.
• Should be well conversant with relevant ICAO SARPs.
• Should be under 55 years of AgeDesirable Requirements 1. More than 1000 flight hours
• Flight Examiner’s Course
• Instructor’s rating.
• ATPL
• More than 1 Aircraft type rating.
• Unmanned/Drones Training certificate/license Knowledge
• Must be computer literate.
• Special Skills And Attributes:
• Leadershipand managerial skills.
• Team work
• High level of integrity.

Job Ref: UCAA/ADV/EXT/06/2022
Post : Senior Airworthiness Inspector - Avionics
Reports To : Principal Airworthiness Inspector - AVIONICS
Salary Level : 11
Vacancies : 02
Job Purpose :
To ensure that all Aircraft in Uganda, Air Operators, Aircraft Maintenance, Organizations and Engineering personnel maintain Avionic Airworthiness and safety standards at the highest possible level.

Principal Accountabilities Specific Activities
Planning, budgeting and review process.
• Provides information to the Principal Inspector in order to support planning activities for the department.
• Participates in and supports budgetary control initiatives in order to ensure that the department operates within its approved budget.
•  Surveys aircraft for issue and renewal of certificate of airworthiness.
• Inspects aircrafts to ensure avionics airworthiness comply with specifications recommended by the manufacturer and ICAO.
•  Carrying out periodic reviews of the airworthiness status of aircraft on the register.
• Inspects aircrafts to ensure Avionics airworthiness and adhere to specifications recommended by the manufacturer.
• Prepares inspection report on compliance with manufacturers’ standards and standards set by ICAO and Uganda.
•  Surveys aircraft maintenance organizations for issue, renewal and review of Uganda CAA maintenance approvals for AF/PP.
• Assesses personnel, capital and technical capacity of organizations undertaking aircraft maintenance and advises for approval.
• Carries out assessment to assure ICAO and CAA on organizations ability to undertake repairs to the manufacturers’ specifications and ICAO standards.
• Reports to CAA recommending approval, renewal or cancellation of organizations certificates.
•  Conducts initial and periodic surveillance on facilities of holders of Air Operators Certificate (AOC)
• Evaluates the operations to ensure attainment of the ICAO standards and CAA standards in their operations.
• Gives inspection reports of AOCs to facilitate issuance of renewals with FOPS.
•  Approves aircraft maintenance programs and schedules.
• Conducts inspections to approve aircraft maintenance programs and schedules.
• Approves/validates maintenance programs and schedules after carrying inspection to ensure safety. Prepares a report to validate or postpone the maintenance programs and schedules.
•  Coordinates license applications with the licensing section.
• Liaises with licensing sections to obtain applications.
• Undertakes avionics surveillance on applications.
• Undertakes aircraft inspection to ensure safety standards and timely reports to license section for actioning (after 2 days).
•  Participates in the development of an examination bank
• Develops examination papers for Maintenance Engineers regularly to be included in CAA examination bank.
• Regularly (quarterly) develops avionics examinations to be put in CAA examination bank.
•  Maintaining databank of maintenance organizations
• Maintains data of relevant organizations and institutions, which relate to function of airworthiness.
• Develops a data bank of aircraft to maintenance organizations, over haulers, processors, and materials suppliers.
•  Approves existing and new aviation training institutions.
• Inspects new and established avionic training institutions to approve the syllabus/ensure infrastructure compliance to ICAO and Uganda standards.
• Makes recommendations for approval or denial of the institutions.
•  Human Resource Management
• Supervises, leads and develops subordinate staff.
• Sets SMART staff objectives
• Regularly appraises staff.
• Motivates and mentors staff.
• Ensures that laid down regulations, procedures and policies are adhered to by the staff.
• Carries out any other lawful assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.
• The jobholder is cooperative and readily responds to any ad hoc tasks assigned to him/her.
Person specifications
• Essential Requirements 1. An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s License in “X”,
• “R” i.e Airframe and power plants
•  At least 5 years’ experience in Aircraft Avionics
• Maintenance or Inspections in a reputable Civil
• Aviation organization or Airline.
•  Atleast 3 years experience releasing aircraft to service.
•  Should be under 55 years of Age

Desirable Requirements 1. A honors Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or
• Aeronautical Engineering or
•  Higher National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or Aeronautical Engineering
•  Management or supervisory experience
•  Completed Aircraft Type trainings.
•  Aviation safety related trainings
•  Conversant with relevant ICAO SARPs.
• Knowledge Must be computer literate

Special Skills and Attributes:
• Leadershipand managerial skills.
• Team work
• High level of integrity.


Job Ref : UCAA/ADV/EXT/07/2022
Post : Senior Airworthiness Inspector– Airframe&Power Plant
Reports To : Principal Airworthiness Inspector –Airframe & Power plant
Salary Level : 11
Vacancies : 02
Job Purpose : Under the guidance of the PAWS to put in place mechanisms to ensure that all aircraft on the CAA register meet Airframe and Power
Plants requirements for Airworthiness.
Principal Accountabilities Specific Activities
• Planning, budgeting and review process.
• Provides information to the Principal Inspector in order to support planning activities for the department.
• Participates in and supports budgetary control initiatives in order to ensure that the department operates within its approved budget.
• Surveys aircraft for issue and renewal of certificate of airworthiness.
• Inspects aircrafts to ensure avionics airworthiness comply with specifications recommended by the manufacturer and ICAO.
• Carrying out periodic reviews of the airworthiness status of aircraft on the register.
• Inspects aircrafts to ensure AF/PP airworthiness and adhere to specifications recommended by the manufacturer.
• Prepares inspection report on compliance with manufacturers’ standards and standards set by ICAO and Uganda.
• Surveys aircraft maintenance organizations for issue, renewal and review of Uganda CAA maintenance approvals for AF/PP.
• Assesses personnel, capital and technical capacity of organizations undertaking aircraft maintenance and advises for approval.
• Carries out assessment to assure ICAO and CAA on organizations ability to undertake repairs to the manufacturers’ specifications and ICAO standards.
• Reports to CAA recommending approval, renewal or cancellation of organizations certificates.
• Conducts initial and periodic surveillance on facilities of holders of Air Operators Certificate (AOC)
• Evaluates the operations to ensure attainment of the ICAO standards and CAA standards in their operations.
• Gives inspection reports of AOCs to facilitate issuance of renewals with FOPS.
• Approves aircraft maintenance programs and schedules.
• Conducts inspections to approve aircraft maintenance programs and schedules.
• Approves/validates maintenance programs and schedules after carrying inspection to ensure safety.
• Prepares a report to validate or postpone the maintenance programs and schedules.
• Coordinates license applications with the licensing section.
• Liaises with licensing sections to obtain applications.
• Undertakes avionics surveillance on applications.
• Undertakes aircraft inspection to ensure safety standards and timely reports to license section for actioning (after 2 days).
• Participates in the development of an examination bank
• Develops examination papers for Flight Maintenance Engineers and Pilots regularly to be included in CAA examination bank.
• Regularly (quarterly) develops avionics examinations to be put in CAA examination bank.
• Maintaining databank of maintenance organizations
• Maintains data of relevant organizations and institutions, which relate to function of airworthiness.
• Develops a data bank of aircraft to maintenance organizations, over haulers, processors, and materials suppliers.
• Approves existing and new aviation training institutions.
• Inspects new and established avionic training institutions to approve the syllabus/ensure infrastructure compliance to ICAO and Uganda standards.
• Makes recommendations for approval or denial of the institutions.
• Human Resource Management
• Supervises, leads and develops subordinate staff.
• Sets SMART staff objectives
• Regularly appraises staff.
• Motivates and mentors staff.
• Ensures that laid down regulations, procedures and policies are adhered to by the staff.
• Carries out any other lawful assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.
• The jobholder is cooperative and readily responds to any ad hoc tasks assigned to him/her.

Person Specifications
• Essential Requirements 1. An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s License in “A” and “C” i.e Airframe and power plants
• At least 5 years’ experience in Aircraft and Power Engines Maintenance or Inspections in a reputable
• Civil Aviation organization or Airline.
• At least 3 years’ experience releasing aircraft to service.
• Should be under 55 years of Age

Desirable Requirements 1. A honors Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Aeronautical Engineering or
• Higher National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical or Aeronautical Engineering
• Management or supervisory experience
• Completed Aircraft Type trainings.
• Aviation safety related trainings
• Conversant with relevant ICAO SARPs.
• Knowledge Must be computer literate

• Special skills and attributes:
• Leadershipand managerial skills.
• Team work
• High level of integrity.


Job Ref : UCAA/ADV/EXT/03/2022
Post : Manager Finance
Reports To : Director Finance
Salary Level : 13
Vacancies : 01
Job Purpose :
To maximize revenue collection and accountability, identify new revenue channels and adopt optimum charging methods in order to ensure sustainable growth of the Authority’s turnover.

Principal Accountabilities:
• Planning, Budgeting and Control Process.
• Management of Revenue including billing, accounting, recording and reporting.
• Accounts receivable Management
• Cash flow Management.
• Human Resources Management.
• Financial Reporting in accordance with acceptable accounting standards.
• Preparing periodic performance reports.
• Ensure Statutory Audits are conducted in accordance with the law.
• Carries out any other lawful assignment allocated by the immediate Supervisor.

Person Specifications
• Essential Requirements 1. Membership to professional accounting bodies– ACCA, CPAK, CPA U, CIMA etc.
• A Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance or MBA from a reputable University.
• An Honours Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business computing or any other related field.
• Eight (8) years’ experience in Finance or Accounting Function in a large and reputable business or government organization four (4) of the years should be at a senior supervisory level.
• Applicants should not exceed the age of 55 years.

Desirable Requirements
• Leadership training.
• Work experience in Public Sector.
• Experience
• Experience in computerized Accountinge.g SUN System, NAVISION, IFMS and other related packages.
• Experience with Microsoft packages e.g power point, excel, word etc.
• High level experience in public or private sector management.
• Proven experience in budgeting and budgetary controls.
• Knowledge of Government Financial Management regulations.
• Experience in financial reporting and related reporting standards and working with Auditors.
Special Skills And Attributes
• Must be a seasoned People Manager with demonstrable prior experience and success in overseeing Staff productivity and Performance Management.
• Should have the ability to handle and deal with stakeholders at all levels.
• Must possess a high level of integrity, flexibility, teamwork, maturity, problem solving and decision making skills.