Aviation and Travel Supervisor - Tullow oil

Job title Aviation and Travel Supervisor - Tullow oil


Tullow is a leading independent oil and gas, exploration and production group with interests in over 100 exploration and production licences across 24 countries in Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. In Uganda, Tullow has already invested over 1.3 billion and is about to embark on a major upstream development project in the Lake Albert Rift Basin.

Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
Job category: Logistics/Transportation
Min. years of experience: 5 years
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree
Closing date: April 19, 2013 - 6pm
Key Responsibility
- Manage a safe, efficient and effective passenger and cargo air transportation service
- Proactively manage service provider contracts with significant focus on costs, performance and environment, health and safety (EHS)
- Develop a customer friendly central reservations desk and Kampala travel desk to ensure single point of contact for all travel in and around Uganda.
- Provide technical input to departments that support the air transportation service.
- Assist Tullow with regional and global aviation requirements
- Manage and schedule personnel air transportation and accommodation requirements in Kampala and the field
- Ensure implementation of Tullow's booking reservation software and associated trainings
- Ensure implementation of operational security and safety procedures for the air transportation service
- Accountable for the air transportation services budget
Qualification
- Hold or has held a commercial pilot License, Navigator License, Air traffic Control License or Flight Operations Officer License (or equivalent)
Experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in the aviation industry
- Proven experience in a supervisory role in aviation operations or safety managment or in air operations management course (or equivalent)
Skills and Knowledge
-Planning and organisation skills
- Working knowledge of spread sheets and databases including SALEM, MAPS and a booking/reservation software.
Personal Qualities
- Personal integrity
- Results orientation
- Pro-active work ethics
- Verbal communication
-Written communication
- Team management orientation
- Thoroughness
Contact/How to apply:
Send Detailed CV with contract information and 3 work related references in either Microsoft word or PDF format
and a one page statement describing your suitability for the particular position. to:
tullowats@aikanhr.com
All applicants shall be notified by email before June 25, 2013