Overview
The Movement Control Assistant is responsible for processing cargo movement requests for air/ground transportation and organizing passengers' boarding and disembarking, as well as loading and unloading of cargo into/from aircrafts.
Tasks Summary
- Receives and registers cargo movement requests for air/ground transportation.
- Receives supplies from different sections, arranges for transportation and follows up from delivery to destination.
- Coordinates transportation of cargo by air and/or road.
- Ensures proper and safe storage of inbound and outbound cargo.
- Ensures proper packing and marking of cargo items, including dangerous goods.
- Informs appropriate consignees on delivery of items.
- Provides technical advice and guidance to personnel involved in cargo movements.
- Compiles and maintains cargo statistics related to air/ground movements.
- Coordinates work of outsources loaders at the airport.
- Prepares cargo manifest and ensures its distribution to all concerned parties.
- Facilitates embarking/disembarking of passengers at the airport, and loading/unloading of cargo.
- Ensures that loading of the aircraft is conducted in accordance with the published daily schedule and cargo manifest.
- Checks in passengers against passenger manifest, issues boarding passes and organizes passengers transfer for aircraft boarding.
- Performs pre-boarding briefing for passengers and monitors the safety briefing performed by the aircrew.
- Facilitates immigration and customs formalities for passengers.
- Ensures that passengers’ baggage is weighted, measures, labelled, manifested and loaded into the aircraft.
- Ensures the General Release From Liability form (waiver) for non-UN passengers is in place and retained before boarding.
- Reports time of take-off and landing of UN aircraft to Air Operations Center.
- Receives the Aviation Risk management check list from aircrews and informs Air Operations Center of safety concerns if any.
- Ensures established procedures are in place and aviation safety regulations are followed.
- Provides assistance to VIP passengers, if required.
- Carries out duties in Passenger Booking, if required.
- Performs the flight monitor duties or other duties as and when required.
Experience Requirements
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in aviation and movement control related services, including passenger handling is required. Experience in aircraft load planning and preparing passenger manifests is required. Experience managing a passenger check-in operation at an airport terminal is required. Experience operating a forklift is desirable. Experience working for an international organization is desirable. Experience working for a commercial airline is desirable. Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams is desirable.
Qualification Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent is required. Valid national driving license is required. Training and certification (not necessarily valid) in IATA dangerous goods regulations is required.
