Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
A Master’s degree in a related field is an added advantage
Leadership: A business professional with at least 10 years of senior management level experience within aviation/Airline in international aspects.
Previous experience as an airline COO, a post-holder, or an Accountable Manager will be an advantage.
Training in aviation skills will be of an advantage.
Deep knowledge and thorough experience in the operational areas, including flight operations, maintenance, safety, and operations management.
Financial acumen: Understanding of financial metrics, budgeting, and resource allocation to optimize performance and profitability.
Communication: Outstanding leadership experience, resulting in an excellent ability to communicate and direct a large operational organization.
Strategic planning: Demonstrated knowledge in developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve goals and objectives and drive sustainable growth.
Well-known and respected reputation within the Airline industry.
Proven, success leading an Operational unit through a collaborative, unifying approach that builds on teamwork and dedication to Company goals and principles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
A Master’s degree in a related field is an added advantage
Leadership: A business professional with at least 10 years of senior management level experience within aviation/Airline in international aspects.
Previous experience as an airline COO, a post-holder, or an Accountable Manager will be an advantage.
Training in aviation skills will be of an advantage.
Deep knowledge and thorough experience in the operational areas, including flight operations, maintenance, safety, and operations management.
Financial acumen: Understanding of financial metrics, budgeting, and resource allocation to optimize performance and profitability.
Communication: Outstanding leadership experience, resulting in an excellent ability to communicate and direct a large operational organization.
Strategic planning: Demonstrated knowledge in developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve goals and objectives and drive sustainable growth.
Well-known and respected reputation within the Airline industry.
Proven, success leading an Operational unit through a collaborative, unifying approach that builds on teamwork and dedication to Company goals and principles.

Safety, Security, Risk management

Ensure all policies are established, effectively communicated to staff and a monitoring mechanism is implemented.
Ensure all safety records are stored, maintained, and updated regularly. UCCA to be informed of any breaches as may be required by regulation.
Liaise with departments to solve challenges related to safety and security.
Assist operations staff in reducing or changing risky and harmful lifestyle behavior.
Make sure there is a safety and security register in place.
Ascertain that all potential risks are analyzed, and mitigation measures are in place.
Train the committee members to keep abreast with current aviation risk management practices.
Recommend training to HR for all departments where necessary.

Operations Strategy

Work with all departments to formulate a functional operations strategy; commercial, Engineering, Flight Operations, and Ground operations are critical in this.
Develop an operations performance scoreboard (matrix) to measure progress.
Regularly evaluate the performance of the airline and with senior management, make sustainable and meaningful recommendations.
Benchmark from other Airlines for best practice approaches.
Set up operations review strategy meetings with key departments to update the CEO on a regular basis
Implement the four Disciplines of Strategy Execution training for the operations team.
Periodically review the performance of the Airline by route, schedule, and other parameters for maximization.
Work with the operations aspects of the outstations to ascertain smooth workings and address challenges.

Budgets and control

Participate in the write-up of the operational budgets in liaison with all departments.
Ensure all expenses are in line with the budget and assist in expediting some approvals.
Ensure all financial accountabilities are accurate, timely, and ethical.
Participate in budgetary reviews with the relevant teams regularly.
Negotiating contracts, agreements, and partnerships with vendors where applicable to ensure value for money.

Operational feedback communication

Commitment to delivering exceptional customer experience.
Maintaining awareness and a sound knowledge of operational developments, theory and methods and providing suitable feedback to Heads, managers and staff within Uganda Airlines.
Collection of feedback from staff regarding operations improvements to the principle of inclusive leadership.
Display of all operations matrices and score cards for the general information of all staff.
Motivating and encouraging all operations staff to participate in companywide initiatives to improve the airline.
Work with commercial and PR to ensure the external stakeholders have the right information.
Collaborate closely with department leaders to prepare board documents for submission and defend the proposed airline initiatives.

Relationship management

Maintaining good relationships with all the airline regulatory bodies and other Government Ministries; IATA, ICAO, UCAA, and other missions.
Ensure that the Airline can benefit from all possible relations to prosper in business.

Compliance and Monitoring

Work with all the heads of departments to ensure that the Airline is compliant in all aspects within the operations sphere.
Ensure that all personnel in the operations departments undergo the mandatory training.

IT Systems Accuracy

Work with the IT department to ensure smooth IT operations for our passengers and staff.

Other duties

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