Senior Flight Dispatcher

We are currently in search of a Senior Flight Dispatcher for one of our main clients.

The position will be based in Malta or Dubai and will report directly to the Head of OCC.

Main responsibilities: 

• Flight scheduling (overflight/landing permits, handling and fuel arrangements, additional supplementary services)

• Flight dispatch and operations control (flight planning, crew briefing, meteo and NOTAM analyses, movement control, crew control, irregularity handling, emergency response)

• Airport and Route analyses and feasibility checks to support commercial and flight operations department

• Cost analysis and liaison with the accounting team

• Liaison with the AOC team

• Ground operations activities

• Covid restriction review and analysis

• Operational administration

• Crew notification

• Administrative duties relevant for flight dispatch department

• Communication with Customers

• Liaison between the Customer and the Company internal department to match Customer’s expectations 

Requirements

• Experience in a VIP flight dispatch environment, with worldwide flight operations (dispatch certificate or dispatch license as well as ETOPS experience are an asset);

• Ability to interpret weather and NOTAM information as well as airport/airspace NAV charts.

• Familiarity with aircraft performance, (preferably with wide bodied aircrafts), international regulations, EASA rules, operations manual (OM) and flight entry requirements.

• Proactive active with strong organizing skills, team-oriented, flexible approach and able to provide solid results under high pressure

• Excellent communication skills in English / oral and written; additional languages will be preferred.

• IT skills/experience in use of dispatch related software – flight planning systems (i.e. Jet planner), SITA/AFTN communications, sched/ops control systems and MS Office applications

• Willingness to work on shifts; night shift included

• Excellent ability to manage critical and high-pressure situations

• Solid communication skills

• Ability to cope with heavy workload

• Ability to answer Customer’s queries

• Understand of Customer’s needs and expectations trough effective communication

• Building relationships with clients based on trust and respect

Conditions

• Local Operator contract

• Remuneration in accordance with experience