CHIEF PILOT - AIR BOTSWANA

Air Botswana is the national airline and its strategy centers on people, process excellence and a strong customer focus. The airline is currently undergoing transformation and requires leaders who are passionate, team players, result driven and highly skilled in their areas of expertise who can help the airline transform

CHIEF PILOT (VACC 005)

Purpose of the Job
Reporting to Director, Flight Operations, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the overall performance of all Air Botswana Pilots and for managing the day-to-day operations of the fleet, determining pilot resource requirements, ensuring discipline in the pilot body as laid out in the operations manual and human,, managing the human resources issues of the pilot body, resources manual, co-ordination of the pilot induction program and developing and implementing a critical injury response program for pilots. The candidate will be required to ensure compliance with the highest standards as laid down in the Air Botswana’s Flight Operations Manual.

Requirements

Knowledge & Competency Requirements
The candidate should:

• Have a thorough knowledge of the aviation industry and related legal framework and to ensure compliance
• Have active listening, depth perception, critical thinking, effective communications, problem solving, decision making and people management skills.
• In addition the candidate should be a proactive team player with excellent planning and execution skills.

Position Minimum Requirements
The candidate should have attained the required Commercial Airline qualifications and flying hours acceptable in Botswana, regionally and internationally. The candidate should have also attained ICAO proficiency level 4 certificate. A relevant degree in Airline/Transport Management or Business degree will be an added advantage. In addition the candidate should hold a:

• Current and valid equivalent of a JAR-FCL ATPL licence
• Current and valid first class medical certificate issued by a recognised member country under the rules of the ATPL, issued within the last 5-6 months.

Experience should include at least 2 years’ experience as Training Captain and/or Fleet Manage on at least one of Air Botswana’s aircraft types.

Company profile

Air Botswana is a Parastatal Organization in Botswana which Was Established by an act of Parliament In 1988 Under The Ministry Of Works And Transport.

Closing date and application instructions

Closing Date For Applications: 27th April 2016

Interested candidates are informed that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and are requested to forward their application letters, curriculum vitae and copies of relevant licenses/certificates and/or expression of interest to the following address:

Director, Human Resources
Air Botswana
P.O. Box 92
Gaborone or recruitment@airbotswana.co.bw