Officer – Innovation

Role Overview

Officer – Innovation at the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Role Purpose

To stimulate and advance innovation across the GCAA through the development and implementation of innovation strategies, frameworks, and initiatives that improve organizational performance and align with GCAA strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Innovation Strategy & Development

• Seek opportunities at GCAA level in collaboration with Mubader Team to introduce innovations that improve GCAA's performance in line with GCAA strategy.
• Explore and propose best innovation practices and enhance and manage the idea management platforms that reflect the ideas of employees and external crowdsourcing.
• Support open innovation activities to improve GCAA's strategic innovation KPIs.
• Implement the innovation framework requirements to promote innovation within the organization.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Support the business units and teams in developing their ideas from a wide variety of sources through organizing workshops for brainstorming and using innovation tools to drive and document ideas from these activities.
• Participate in Mubader Team to support the innovation function and activities to comply with strategic direction.
• Maintain a network of contacts with the industry, organisations, universities and others in order to identify and foster suitable partnerships to promote research in areas of interest to the organization.

Digital & Communications

• Administer the Aeronnovation website and UAE Innovates Month activities for the approval of the innovation CEO.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Monitor and evaluate the progress of innovation SKPIs and recommend improvement plans.

Policies, Systems & Procedures

• Develop policies, systems, and processes for management approval in the area of innovation so that all relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled.

Document Management

• Maintain records of relevant reports, certifications and general correspondence to ensure proper document management.

Reporting

• Ensure that all functional reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet GCAA requirements and quality standards.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, quality and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high quality products and services and a responsible environmental attitude as per IMS available standards.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform additional tasks relevant to the role and area of expertise as requested by management to achieve the objectives and commitments.