Job Description

• Oversee day-to-day training operations across Cabin, Ground, and Technical divisions, ensuring all sessions are scheduled, resourced, and delivered according to the training plan;
• Monitor training schedules to ensure adherence to timelines, optimal resource allocation, and effective utilisation;
• Act as the operational escalation point for direct reports, resolving delivery challenges and ensuring continuity;
• Drive cross-functional standardisation of training processes, documentation, and practices to maintain consistency and quality across all portfolios;
• Facilitate alignment between training teams, planning, instructors, and administrative support to ensure consistency in training practices, reporting, and adherence to the Regulatory schedule;
• Foster effective communication across divisions to optimise training execution and collaboration;
• Identify gaps in training operations, recommend improvements, and implement solutions to enhance effectiveness and efficiency;
• Gather input from the team on operational challenges and barriers and collaborate with stakeholders to drive process improvements;
• Document lessons learned, track recurring issues, and recommend practical enhancements to strengthen training delivery and overall efficiency;
• Compile weekly performance summaries and dashboard inputs, ensuring accurate reporting on training delivery, utilisation, completion rates, and instructor performance;
• Provide timely and accurate reports on training progress, risks, and key performance metrics, highlighting variances, recommending corrective actions, and escalating critical issues where necessary;
• Monitor and review instructor utilisation to ensure optimal deployment of training resources, proactively addressing under- or over-utilisation;
• Support the Manager: Regulatory Training with audit readiness by validating documentation flows from direct reports and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements;
• Encourage, promote, and embody a spirit of teamwork;
• Assess and optimise the performance of direct reports;
• Provide specialised insights to direct reports;
• Guide, support and develop direct reports.

• Grade 12 or Equivalent (Essential).
• Relevant diploma/degree in Education, Aviation Management, Training OR 3 years' Aviation experience (Essential).
• 5 years' relevant experience in a mid-sized organisation of which 1 year must have been in a Supervisory role (Essential).
• Prior involvement in SACAA audits or internal compliance reviews (Advantageous).
• AIMS experience (Advantageous).
• Operational knowledge of aviation training structures and delivery models.
• Working knowledge of SACAA training regulations and ATO framework.
• Understanding of rostering and scheduling systems (e.g., AIMS).

Personality Attributes:

• Professional
• Integrity
• Proactive
• Assertive
• Committed and willing to take on new challenges
• Able to cope with changing workload priorities and pressure

Application Guideline:

• Email applications will not be accepted;
• Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups;
• Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

FlySafair reserves the right:

• Not to proceed with this vacancy;
• To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.

Closing Date: 2 January 2026

Skills Required