SAF Officer for Africa & Middle East

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES The Primary Responsibility is to lead the definition, update and execution of the 5 years SAF Regional Roadmap. The roadmap defines a targeted level of engagement for Regional stakeholders from the SAF ecosystem (Stakeholders are major actors from the production value chain, airline industry, and regulatory agencies). A one year detailed action plan is derived from the SAF Roadmap. The principle of the SAF Roadmap is that it is jointly defined by GC and by the SAF officer, taking into account the strategy in the Region ; It is endorsed by both GC and the Region. The accountability of the Regional SAF Roadmap belongs to GC whilst its execution falls under the sole responsibility of the SAF officer. Therefore the primary responsibility of the SAF officer is the execution of the SAF Regional Roadmap and its associated action plan, meaning to: • Contribute to a proper balance between the regional ambition and central control • Establish the one year detailed action plan associated with the 5 year SAF Roadmap • Ensure the roadmap and action plan are endorsed by the Region and by GC, in particular ensure the roadmap is consistent with the region s commercial strategy and objectives. • Manage the engagement of all relevant stakeholders (internal between G & Region, and external) • Proactively drive the action plan with autonomy and with a strong sense of ownership • Track milestones with a high level of self discipline in order to ensure targeted delivery dates are either met or blockers escalated • Monitor progress of the action plan, ask for support where needed • Share regular updates and prepare the quarterly progress reviews with transparent visibility on the blockers • Update relevant colleagues in the region, in particular External Affairs on the status of SAF activities to ensure a consistent approach to leverage advocacy in the region • Monitor the execution of the agreement such as MoU, JSA or IC&O commitments, solve stumbling blocks and escalate blockers whenever necessary OUTPUTS • 5 year SAF Roadmap kept up-to-date • Associated one year action plan • Execution and monitoring of the action plan • Quarterly Report with a stumbling block identified • Regional budget management Personal and Interpersonal Skills • Entrepreneurship mindset to explore any consistent opportunity in the countries • Ability to build trustful relationships and long-term business strategy • Strong sense of ownership • Proactive milestone driven management • Great collaboration & full transparency • Rigor in execution • Assertiveness and diplomacy • Understand and be comfortable in the dual GC - Region set-up • Comply with Airbus and local management policies • Comply with Airbus E&C policies (especially but not limited to Airbus Code of Conduct) • Support and contribute to safety, E&C, quality and diversity and inclusion initiatives in Airbus • Fluent in English, Arabic languages will be welcome Reporting • To GC in global organization (Functional) • To Head of Business Growth in the Region (Operational) • Entrepreneurship mindset to explore any consistent opportunity in the countries • Ability to build trustful relationships and long-term business strategy • Strong sense of ownership • Proactive milestone driven management • Great collaboration & full transparency • Rigor in execution • Assertiveness and diplomacy • Understand and be comfortable in the dual GC - Region set-up • Comply with Airbus and local management policies • Comply with Airbus E&C policies (especially but not limited to Airbus Code of Conduct) • Support and contribute to safety, E&C, quality and diversity and inclusion initiatives in Airbus • Fluent in English, Arabic languages will be welcome