Flight Dispatch - Operations Control

Job Requirements

• A Diploma in relevant field or University graduate.
  
• Must hold a KCAA Flight Operations Officer’s License.
  
• Must have worked in airline Operations Control/Flight Dispatch for at least 3 years OR undergone the KQ Pride Training Centre Flight Operations Officer’s Course and satisfactorily completed 6 months internship at Kenya Airways Operations Control Centre.
  
• Must be a team player and able to respond quickly to changes.
  
• Must be conversant with company route network.
  
• Computer literate.
  

Job Requirements

• A Diploma in relevant field or University graduate.
  
• Must hold a KCAA Flight Operations Officer’s License.
  
• Must have worked in airline Operations Control/Flight Dispatch for at least 3 years OR undergone the KQ Pride Training Centre Flight Operations Officer’s Course and satisfactorily completed 6 months internship at Kenya Airways Operations Control Centre.
  
• Must be a team player and able to respond quickly to changes.
  
• Must be conversant with company route network.
  
• Computer literate.
  

• Prepare, process and provide all updated dispatch documentation and information for readiness of flight crew briefings.
  
• Provide timely briefing to flight crew, in conformity with Company policy and Civil Aviation Regulations for safe operation of the flights.
  
• Provide Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) and meteorological pre-flight briefing for all crews departing from Nairobi and other stations where applicable.
  
• Advise Load Control on any payload status on the sector(s) to be flown so as to maximize payload.
  
• File all ATS flight plans with the relevant Air Navigation Service Providers and communicate any changes thereof in good time in accordance with legal requirements.
  
• Monitor all assigned aircraft for restrictive Operational MEL/CDL and plan flights considering the restrictions in consultation with the MCC.
  
• Ensure implementation of safety, security and emergency standards at all times.
  
• Ensure and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment in compliance with the relevant industry, regulatory and legislative requirements, company procedures, regulatory authorities and requirements of customer airlines.
  
• Keep sufficient flight watch and monitor flight progress in accordance with Operational Manual.
  
• Action all Sitatex/Emails for efficient safe operations.
  
• Operate radios UHF, VHF, HF to establish effective communications with ground staff and aircrafts.
  
• Update operations documentation, manuals and charts to keep them on current status in accordance with Company Policy and Civil Aviation Authorities requirements.
  
• Ensure orderliness and cleanliness of Operations Control Centre in order to maintain conducive working environment.
  
• Compile and compute flight progress status in AIMS in order to maintain correct flight information.
  
• Provide metrological information to aircraft in-flight when required for safe flight operations.
  
• Furnish the Pilot-in-Command while in flight, by appropriate means, with information which may be necessary for the safe conduct of the flight.
  
• Ensure implementation of safety, security and emergency standards at all times.
  
• Ensure and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment in compliance with the relevant industry, regulatory and legislative requirements, company procedures, regulatory authorities and requirements of customer airlines.