Oct/Nov 2017 Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Jobs
Recruitment Vacancy at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Oct/Nov 2017
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Jobs opportunity Oct/Nov 2017
Senior Assistant Director / Head Airwing
Reporting to the Director General, the overall responsibility will be to manage the Airwing by ensuring provision of efficient and effective air services.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Planning and coordinating management of airwing operations.
- Preparation and management of annual plans and budgets.
- Developing policies and strategies.
- Ensuring marketing of air services.
- Developing effective resource mobilization strategies.
- Ensuring serviceability and maintenance of aircrafts as per KCAA regulations.
- Attending to all emergency matters and other incidents arising from flight operations.
- Liaising with stakeholders to facilitate service delivery.
- Flying aircrafts.
- Ensuring provision of staff welfare services.
- Coordination of the department to ensure commercialization and conservation mandate are achieved efficiently.
- Revenue generation as per the strategic plan.
- Supervising, appraising and ensuring appropriate training of personnel.
- Must be a Kenyan citizen and be in possession of Kenyan license.
- Must be in possession of Commercial Pilots License (CPL) with Instrument Rating.
- Must be in possession of minimum academic qualification of KCSE – B Plain or “O” level KCE – Div. II.
- Knowledge in KCAA regulations.
- Gas Turbine Certificate.
- Aviation information background in management of AMO/AOC.
- Seven (7) years working experience with minimum 2500 hours on commercial.
- Possession of the following will be an added advantage:-
- Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) /Twin rating & performance “A” category.
- Masters or Bachelors degree in a relevant field.
Reporting to the Chief Pilot the overall responsibility for the successful candidate will be to undertake aerial surveillance for effective provision of wildlife management services.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Flying KWS helicopters.
- Participating in security operations.
- Participating in aerial wildlife management activities –darting of animals & census.
- Training other pilots.
- Any other duty assigned by the Chief Pilot.
- Must be a Kenyan citizen.
- Must be in possession of Commercial Helicopter Flying License (CPL) or above.
- Minimum 1000 hours Gas Turbine Helicopters.
- Must be ready to cope with off base field operations.
- Must be in possession of minimum academic qualification of KCSE – C+ or “O” level KCE – Div. II.
- Rated in both 206 and 407 models.
- Training in Air Operations safety.
- Basic degree will be an added advantage.
Director General
Kenya Wildlife Service
P. O. Box 40241 – 00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
Application email: recruitment@kws.go.ke
Short-listed candidates will be required to obtain and be in possession of the following documents at the interview stage:-
- Certificate of good conduct from the CID.
- Tax compliance certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority.
- Clearance from Higher Education Loans Board (Where applicable).
- Clearance from Kenya Credit Reference Bureau.
- Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.