Head of Training - Aviation at Wilderness

PRIMARY PURPOSE

The Head of Training is a key member of the Governors Aviation Training Team who is assigned to lead, plan, direct and coordinate all training and development activities in the organization. They are tasked with ensuring the proper administration of all flight and ground-based training programs for all employees taking into account that quality, compliance to regulatory and company policies and effectiveness. The Head of Training is also responsible for ensuring that his team creates a high-quality training experience for all Governors Aviation employees to best achieve the organization's objectives.

*This position is based in Wilson Airport, Nairobi

Detailed Responsibilities

• Delegate duties and responsibilities to the Training personnel.
• Overseeing the development of syllabuses under the flight training and ground training sections by ensuring that they are in line with industry’s best practice as well as the company and Authority requirements.
• Manage a sustainable and accurate record of departmental resources through monitoring that the responsible training personnel follow the approved annual training plan according to the associated training budget and ensuring that courses are cost effective and efficient.
• Develops clear learner-centered policies and ways of dealing with a wide range of learning program through continuous implementation, updating and maintaining of the Governors Aviation policies as prescribed in the Flight Operations Manual- Part B & D.
• Overseeing the development of assessment policies which cover aspects of program content, people trained, internal training procedures, practices and resources.
• Promoting an ethos of continuous improvement.
• Leading the Training personnel to promote a people-based and participative learning philosophy that stresses problem-solving and seeking improvement opportunities within the organization.
• Ensuring that the Training Department maintains a well-furnished, catalogued library with reference books, journals, annexes and manuals in aviation and related fields.
• Responsible to develop and implement an internal audit program to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and Company requirements.
• Overseeing the overall conduct and efficiency of all flying training and standardization within Governors Aviation.
• Controlling and maintaining of all training equipment to ensure legal standards and requirements are met.
• Ensuring that the training personnel actively contributes to the annual reviewing of training material in order for it to be current and compliant to both company and regulatory requirements.
• Must be the custodian of continuous and effective communication to all the Governors Aviation and Wilderness Group with regards to the Training Department’s activities and updates.
• Liaising with the Civil Aviation Authority on training, licensing and air operational matters
• Attending Aviation Legislation and Industry related meetings.
• The development and enhancement of the Training Division within the Governors Aviation.
• The development, implementation and enhancement of legally compliant training programs in accordance with the KCARS, the standards, policies and procedures contained in the company Operating Manuals and the requirements determined by the HOO.
• The planning, scheduling, co-ordination, supervision and control of all training activities provided to the employees of Governors Aviation.
• Authorizing all training activities carried out under the Governors Aviation AOC.
• Supporting the HOO in the development, maintenance and enhancement of company standards.
• Ensuring that all training activities are carried out safely, legally, correctly and efficiently and in accordance with the Company SOPs and Training Manual.
• Training is provided to a high standard, meeting or exceeding the standards and expectations agreed upon by management.
• The recruitment, appointment, supervision and control of training personnel, ensuring standardization of instructional and flight techniques in accordance with the policy and procedures contained in the Training Manual and published SOP’s.
• Ensuring that all training personnel have been appropriately trained, assessed as competent and correctly authorized to carry out training duties and that their competency is assessed regularly.
• Ensuring that all training personnel are correctly licensed, type rated and current on type, prior to being authorized for training duties.
• Ensuring that complete and accurate training records are maintained for all personnel.
• Planning and supporting the development of individuals’ skills and abilities.
• Ensuring that training requirements are completed with the minimum disruption to the normal operations.
• The selection, appointment and supervision of external training organizations, where required.
• Liaising with other training organizations and to submit recommendations which may serve to enhance Governors Aviation training capability and procedures.
• The compilation of a monthly training report for submission to the Accountable Manager.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Qualification:

• A minimum of 3000 Hours total flying time.
• Should possess not less than 2000 Hours Kenya flying time.
• Required to be a holder of full flight instructor license with not less than 400 hours of Instruction time.
• Must have a C208 rating with not less than 2000 hours as PIC
• Must possess Class 1 medical.

Experience:                    

• Previous experience as a C208 Training Captain for at least 3 years.
• Should have proven record of being a designated subject matter expert in the aviation training management sector for a minimum of 3 years.
• Experience in multi-national and multi-cultural diversity.

Skills:           

• In depth knowledge of the Regulations issues by the Authority with regards to training.
• Leadership ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Team worker with the ability to interface with both internal and external stakeholders.
• High level of computer proficiency.
• Ability to develop, deliver and evaluate learning programs.