Pilot Job at Samaritans Purse

We currently operate the following aircraft types from our main base in Eldoret, Kenya: DC-3T, King Air 200, and Cessna Grand Caravan.

Description of Job duties:

• Files flight plans as needed or assigned.
• Obtains weather data and interprets data based on flight plan.
• Completes aircraft weight and balances for flights.
• Loads and unloads passenger's luggage in aircraft.
• Keeps assigned aircraft charts and software updated.
• Keeps the aircraft clean, neat, and polished when home and away from the home base including sanitizing the aircraft restroom facilities after each flight.
• Performs pilot duties as needed or assigned.
• Assists in the maintenance, repair, and cleaning of all SP hangars property.
• Performs pre-flights, in-flight test, and post-flights as needed to ensure safety of flight.
• Works with the FAA as assigned.
• Aircrew should expect to overnight away from home base approximately 35% of the time. Personnel should anticipate many of the locations being austere with few amenities. Showers, a hot meal, and even a bed may not be available. Sleeping in the aircraft may at times be required.
• Be willing and comfortable working in remote environments, with little support structure, often in unstable areas or war zones.
• When humanitarian crisis arise, it may be necessary to temporarily deploy away from the home base for several weeks, and even up to 30 days at a time.
• Represents Samaritan’s Purse as a professional when dealing with donors, government officials, and others.
• Attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, its donors and volunteers.
• Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public.
• Assess, manage, and report critical physical, emotional, or spiritual concerns of supervised staff.

Qualifications:

• Fifth year college or university program certificate; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One year of college-level Biblical studies preferred.
• Preferred 2,500 flight hours (minimum of 1,500hrs), at least 500hrs of which as PIC (Caravan).
• International experience with bush flying, desirable
• Experience with one or more SP planes (King Air 200, DC-3T, Cessna Grand Caravan) desired
• Administrative/Management/Leadership experience highly desired
• FAA or Kenya Commercial Single Engine Land Pilot License with Instrument Rating required

o Multi Engine Land desired but not required