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Head Senior Vice President Office

Description

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Member and External Relations (MER) and Corporate Secretary, the incumbent will be responsible for coordinating and supporting all divisional activities and initiatives, including the alignment of priorities and targets and the provision of all tools necessary to ensure the division’s successful delivery of targets.

Responsibilities

Departmental Coordination: Plan, design content, coordinate and report for various IATA (e.g. SLT) and MER (e.g. Directors) meetings; Coordinate any activity involving MER as a division and with the Operations Committee (OPC), working groups and governance structure.

Business Planning: In coordination with the relevant IATA departments, provide the SVP and the MER Leadership team with guidance and support for the achievement of divisional targets and activities; Working closely with the SVP and the MER Leadership Team: gather, coordinate and ensure the flow of information between all department heads and the appropriate central or regional business units, as necessary; Support and counsel business owners for the achievement of activities.

Project manage (with support from the Director External Affairs) the development of the agenda for the IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit:

Design the ‘shape’ of the agenda

Work with internal stakeholders to Identify relevant discussion topics and appropriate speakers

Coordinate the process of approaching and securing speakers

Communication: Supervise and coordinate Alignment and Engagement activities; Support the preparation of the DG Briefs and collect info depending on requirements (subject, location, people involved); Coordinate with Corporate Secretary’s office and manage MER presentations to ensure on-time submissions for Board of Governor’s papers.

People management: the incumbent will manage 5 direct reports and will be responsible for the succession planning of his/her team.

Qualifications and Skills

Advanced University Degree, in business administration or government affairs a strong asset.

A minimum of 8 year experience working in an international environment with the top executive level.

Previous experience in aviation and IATA will be recognized

Ability to work independently and under pressure with little or no supervision. The incumbent must be exceedingly well organized, flexible and meet administrative challenges head-on.

Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work.

Strong communication skills and ability to interact in international and multicultural environments at the most senior level.

Team-oriented and open as the job requires close coordination and information sharing

Discretion and high integrity.

Attention to detail and problem solving skills.

High proficiency in English with excellent writing skills. Working knowledge of other languages an asset.

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* Act with integrity and uphold our standards

* Think strategically in support of the global big picture

* Partner and manage to create high performing teams

* Putting people first by acting with a simple human touch

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