Background

Kenya Airways, the leading African airline flying to more African destinations than any other carrier, takes pride in being at the forefront of connecting Africa to the world and the World to Africa through its hub Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Purpose

To plan efficient staff utilization, that meets Maintenance and Operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan both medium- and long-term availability of production staff, in collaboration with Technical Managers, to ensure adequate and sufficient numbers are available across all sectional requirements.
• Coordinate with sectional Managers for complementing leave plan that is in line with the company’s leave requirements.
• Coordinate training of production staff and support compliance of mandatory and functional qualifications as per the training requirements
• Publish 28-day rosters a week before the start of a cycle.
• Identify possible resourcing gaps and propose mitigating actions.
• Embrace and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment in compliance with company procedures, regulatory authorities and requirements of customer airlines.
• Prepare and analyze periodic performance reports (i.e. training, leave and productivity reports) for management review
• Conceptualize, develop and empower Line Managers on resource deployment rules, keeping in view business plans, strategy and specific service level agreements with customer airlines.
• Transform/model these rules in the resource management system. Influence and interact with process owners and department heads for effective implementation of redesigned rules and processes.
• Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and statistical analysis and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret What-if scenarios. Recommend the impact on resources and KPIs in line with KQ operating strategy to the business units. Challenge where required to optimize the resource plans for increased efficiencies.

Skills

• Good judgement and sensitive to details
• High Level of honesty, integrity and professionalism
• Good negotiation skills.
• Assertive and a good communicator
• Creativity and lateral thinking
• Agile
• Strong analytical ability, diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• University graduate or Diploma in relevant field.
• Five (5) years’ experience in airline –operational areas
• Experience in the fields related to Resource Management and Scheduling is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of KCAA/EASA Rules and Regulations
• Knowledge in Systematic documentation of project reports/systems and processes
• Good working knowledge of general IT systems and specific MRO application systems

• Plan both medium- and long-term availability of production staff, in collaboration with Technical Managers, to ensure adequate and sufficient numbers are available across all sectional requirements.
• Coordinate with sectional Managers for complementing leave plan that is in line with the company’s leave requirements.
• Coordinate training of production staff and support compliance of mandatory and functional qualifications as per the training requirements
• Publish 28-day rosters a week before the start of a cycle.
• Identify possible resourcing gaps and propose mitigating actions.
• Embrace and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment in compliance with company procedures, regulatory authorities and requirements of customer airlines.
• Prepare and analyze periodic performance reports (i.e. training, leave and productivity reports) for management review
• Conceptualize, develop and empower Line Managers on resource deployment rules, keeping in view business plans, strategy and specific service level agreements with customer airlines.
• Transform/model these rules in the resource management system. Influence and interact with process owners and department heads for effective implementation of redesigned rules and processes.
• Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and statistical analysis and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret What-if scenarios. Recommend the impact on resources and KPIs in line with KQ operating strategy to the business units. Challenge where required to optimize the resource plans for increased efficiencies.

• Good judgement and sensitive to details
• High Level of honesty, integrity and professionalism
• Good negotiation skills.
• Assertive and a good communicator
• Creativity and lateral thinking
• Agile
• Strong analytical ability, diagnostic and problem-solving skills

• University graduate or Diploma in relevant field.
• Five (5) years’ experience in airline –operational areas
• Experience in the fields related to Resource Management and Scheduling is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of KCAA/EASA Rules and Regulations
• Knowledge in Systematic documentation of project reports/systems and processes
• Good working knowledge of general IT systems and specific MRO application systems