Responsibilities

• Ensuring the safety and regulatory compliance of all approved training activities including all contracted activities under the ATO;
• Ensuring that sufficient resources are allocated to the ATO training operations and raising any issues to the Head of Group Training (ATO Accountable Manager);
• Ensuring the satisfactory integration of the flight, flight simulation and theoretical knowledge instruction into the ATO training programs;
• Ensuring the execution of the flight crew training management activities for AOC defined under the service letter agreement.
• In conjunction with the Chief Flight Instructor, ensuring the supervision of flight and/or flight simulation training instructors and the standardization of all flight simulation instruction under the scope of ATO approval.
• In conjunction with the Chief Flight Instructor, developing and maintaining the AOC Flight Crew Instructor Standardization program, to ensure its compliance with the AOC requirements;
• Assessing future potential risk through an active review of future demands in line with projected operational growth; and proactively identifying suitable resources, technologies, systems, or processes to mitigate the risk;
• Ensuring that all personnel and activities comply with the Safety Management System procedures and processes, that he/she is aware of organizational risks and takes action to accept or reject according to the risk tolerability matrix;
• Representing Wizz Air ATO in relevant industry bodies;
• Participating in Meetings to align on team goals in accordance with the group training meeting matrix.

In conjunction with

• The Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor, ensuring the supervision of the theoretical knowledge instructors and the standardization of all theoretical knowledge instruction under the scope of ATO approval.
• The Flight Crew Training Program Manager, ensuring the implementation and development of the ATO training programs;
• The Flight Crew Training Program Manager, ensuring that the AOC Flight Crew training programs are aligned with AOC’s operational procedures, safety standards, and performance expectations;
• The Flight Crew Training Performance Manager, ensuring effective performance monitoring across AOC flight crew training programs;
• The Flight Crew Training Performance Manager, ensuring effective performance monitoring across ATO training programs;

Liaising with

• AOC Crew Training Managers on all training operations matters;
• The Group Training Services Senior Manager on all training services matters;
• The Group Training Operations Senior Manager on all training operations matters;
• The Group Training Safety Manager on all safety matters;
• The Group Training Compliance Monitoring Manager on all compliance matters;
• The Crew Training Policy Manager in all ATO OM update related matters.
• Group Training Planning and Resource Manager on all training planning and resources matters;
• ATO Training Supervisor on all ATO matters;
• The competent authority on all ATO training operations' matters;

Authorities

• Nominate Chief Flight Instructor, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor, ATO SFIs, ATO TRIs, ATO TKIs;
• Approve ATO’s Operations Manuals and Training Manuals;
• Suspend operation within the ATO area of scope if deemed reasonable;
• Temporarily revoke ATO instructor’s qualifications, pending re-qualification or investigation of the instructor's performance standards;
• Approve safety improvement actions;
• Make decisions regarding risk tolerability in accordance with the risk tolerability matrix;
• Make decision about the necessary actions in case of unsatisfactory trainee performance under the ATO training;
• Make decision about the necessary training in case of ratings renewal;
• Liaise with the authorities.

Experience

• 5-7+ years aviation management experience; 
• Hold or have held instructor/examiner qualification on all type/class operated at the ATO; 
• Being a current instructor/examiner on a type/class operated at the ATO; 
• Practical experience and expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating practices; 

Hard skills

• Specialized training as per GT OMM; 
• Be acceptable to the competent Authority as Nominated Person (ATO Head of Training). 

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree 

Language

• Fluent english (both written and spoken) 

Skills and competencies

• Native or similar standard of spoken and written English; 
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with focus on Teamwork; 
• Good knowledge of ATO operations; 
• Comprehensive knowledge of the applicable EU and UK regulations and associated requirements 
• Familiarity with management systems in the area of aviation; 
• Knowledge of presentation techniques; 
• Knowledge of feedback and coaching techniques; 
• Experience on computer programs relevant to the responsibilities (Word, Excel, PPT etc.); 
• Capable of motivating and developing others by providing support and guidance.