Flight Co-Assistant at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Flight Co-Assistant

Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (6 Month)
Level: 6
Contract: 208 working hours per month

Main Purpose

• Assists the flight coordinator with the multiple tasks required to prepare, monitor, and consolidate the MSF flights, contributing to the efficiency of the flight operation.
• It requires systematic inter-action with other interlocutors, such as airport authorities and other humanitarian air operators in the country.

Job Description

• Booking of all MSF passengers in MSF internal booking system.
• Control and filing of all post flight documents
• Ensure that all sites are informed of about the progress of aircraft once at airborne
• Coordinates with logistics at different airports to pick up and transport passengers their locations
• Assist the flight coordinator in arranging meetings with authorities
• Prepare flight schedules to different airports in the country in accordance with aviation rules and safety.
• Maintains and develops contacts at national level with authorities, airport representative and other humanitarian operators Ensures that necessary authorization and flight clearances are obtain in timely manner if aircraft needs to fly back to base for overhaul
• Consolidate and process all aviation invoices to finance for payment (fuel, handling, navigation charges).

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• Essential: University Degree
• Desirable: Solid background in aviation, preferably in flight operations or in ground handling

Experience:

• Previous experience in related role

Language

• Essential: Fluency in English
• Desirable: Knowledge of aviation technical terminologies.

Competencies:

• Strong relationships with various aviation authorities
• Organisation & Assessment
• Communication and Networking
• Clean police record
• Team player and shows strong commitments to be a part of the MSF family
• Adapting & Learning
• Teamwork
• Planning.

Computer Knowledge:

• Literacy in Microsoft Packages (MS. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet)

Remuneration
According to MSF Salary Scale (level 6) plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Note

• Only successful applicants will be called for next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employment of MSF-France in any location.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.

Application Deadline 27th December, 2023.