Ops Support & Compliance Coordinator

FlightSafety International; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation training company in Farnborough is seeking an Operations Support and Compliance Coordinator to assist in aviation training compliance. You will collaborate with the Standards team while validating instructor qualifications and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. Candidates should possess an Associate's degree or relevant experience and have strong communication skills. The position offers a supportive work environment and competitive salary, with added benefits such as free parking and health insurance.

Benefits

Free parking

Subsidized restaurant

Pension

Health insurance

Generous leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Must present documents professionally and maintain confidentiality.
• Experience in compliance processes and procedures is beneficial.
• Knowledge of aviation regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with administration of CFR 14 Part 61/121/135/142 compliance.
• Ensure validation of qualifications of Instructors and Examiners.
• Interpret and maintain an understanding of compliance information.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

IT proficiency

Discretion

Initiative

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Operations Support and Compliance Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Director of Standards (DOS) and Program Managers (PMs) at the Center in the administration of the CFR 14 Part 61/121/135/142, EASA, other NAA and FAA Order 8900.1 requirements by performing the following duties.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Working as part of our small and established Standards team, alongside an experienced member of staff, you will help us to ensure that we maintain and validate the qualifications of our Instructors and Examiners. This will help to keep us fully compliant with the legislative and regulatory requirements from our company and external organisations.

This will require the ability to assimilate and maintain a sufficiently high-level understanding of specific information and an awareness of compliance matters that might affect FlightSafety. You will need to interpret information in a variety of different formats and keep up to date with changing requirements, some of which will be driven by company and/or legislative changes.

Minimum Education

• Associate's degreefrom a two-year college or technical school preferred, or three years\' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience; equivalency years experience substitution must be in related field.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Accuracy and attention to detail with an understanding of how to present documents professionally is important, as is an understanding of the responsibilities of working with confidential information.

You’ll need to exercise discretion, use your initiative and priority to meet specific time requirements. You’ll also need to recognize when it is appropriate to escalate matters for additional guidance to your manager and other members of the team.

You will have a friendly and professional attitude to develop excellent relationships with both colleagues and clients. Effective verbal and written communication skills are required to liaise with people at all levels. You’ll need to use your initiative and be confident enough to persuade, negotiate and challenge if needed, although full support will be provided.

You will be proficient in standard office IT such as Microsoft office. It is also important that you have sufficient experience of databases in order to input, interrogate, interpret and present information in a report format to meet different levels of understanding within the organization.You’ll be accountable for information management to ensure that relevant data is accurate, timely, accessible, and can be presented in a coherent way.

Knowledge of data quality principles and standards relating to information security, with knowledge and experience of best practice in compliance processes and procedures would be helpful, but is not essential. Knowledge of the different regulations and license requirements within the aviation industry would also be beneficial but are not essential.

Work Environment

We offer a competitive salary, a professional and friendly working environment with many additional benefits, including and not limited to free parking, subsidized restaurant, pension, health insurance and a generous leave entitlement.

The Right to Work in UK is essential.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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