Technical Specialist Aviation Security Regulation

1 week ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

The Civil Aviation Authority and the Aviation Security Service offer distinctively different career opportunities and embrace diverse talent. All jobs at the Authority contribute to ensuring safe and secure skies to help New Zealand fly.

The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory arm of our organisation and the Aviation Security Service is the nationwide provider for aviation security.
- Collaborate with government bodies, international regulators, and other participants to keep our skies safe
- Wellington or Auckland location

Working at our organisation you will have the opportunity to contribute to safe and secure skies, for New Zealand.

**About the role**

The Technical Specialist - Aviation Security Regulation is a critical and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic professional looking to make a real difference. Everything we do is related to our vision and purpose - a safe and secure aviation system - so people are safe and feel safe when they fly. To achieve our vision, we regulate and oversee numerous participants who each have specific security duties, including airlines (foreign and domestic), airports, aviation security service providers, regulated air cargo agents and air traffic service organisations.

We also play a critical role across government and internationally to connect Ministries, other agencies, and international regulators with New Zealand's civil aviation system. Our approach to ensuring an integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable system is guided by the CAA Regulatory Safety and Security Strategy.

This is a permanent National Office position, however, there is flexibility for this role to be based in either Auckland or Wellington. National travel will also be required from time to time.

**What You'll Bring**

We are looking for highly motivated technical specialists with experience in a regulatory environment, to be successful in this role you will possess:

- Proven relationship management with both internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that ensures technical information is shared clearly with team members and other relevant participants.
- Sound understanding of risk management, audit and assurance principles.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify and address emerging issues, risks, and threats. Record these in approved CAA systems and provide advice to support regulatory decisions that enhance aviation security.
- Well-developed problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands.
- Undertaking certification, audit, investigations, interviewing and other critical oversight, compliance and monitoring activities.
- Contributing to and maintaining knowledge of aviation security best practice techniques, tools and processes in alignment with international best practice.
- Skills in managing priorities, progressing work efficiently and maintaining high standards that meet scrutiny.
- We will provide training with the ability to obtain through training the necessary skills to obtain a warrant and exercise delegated authority.

**What do you need?**

We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.

**Applications close Friday 10 January 2025**

The Technical Specialist - Aviation Security Regulation is a critical and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic professional looking to make a real difference.



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