Regional Manager - East Africa at Mackenzie Stuart

The Role:

• Manage several stations in East Africa, across 6 countries
• Lead a team of 6 country managers as well as over 100 FTEs
• Oversee the Airline’s operations in each of these countries and looking at how processes can be made more efficient
• Expand the Airline’s presence in other countries and new markets working closely with the Regional Marketing Director and COO
• 40% travel time to regional stations to manage teams and make sure operations are running properly
• Work with closely with International ground handling companies as well as local aviation service providers
• Reports to COO

The Requirements:

• REQUIRED – 5 years’ experience in medium sized airlines, favourable candidates will have worked with/for African based airlines
• Must have previous experience in operations management
• Must have a passion for forging relationships and be able to introduce the airline to new airports and expand the Airline’s overall network
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstration of leadership skills in previous roles with some regional management experience
• Be able to clearly convey ideas and processes from FTE to senior management
• Be able to deal with differing cultures and find common ground to negotiate deals with local and regional ground handling companies