Head of Training Academy

Air Personnel are working with a client based at Kidlington Airport for the role of Head of Training

Description/Overall purpose of the Job

As we strive to improve the support we provide to our customers and the competitiveness and diversity of our services we must adapt the way we organise ourselves and the way we do business. To achieve our goals we have an ambitious plan to develop a Training Academy to meet the needs of internal technical and non technical training as well as external training for diversification of revenues and services.

The Training Academy will be the UK premier training centre for our products, recognized for its excellence in developing highly skilled maintenance personnel and business professionals.

We will meet all internal training needs, ensuring a steady supply of talent for our internal business units while diversifying our service portfolio externally.

The Head of Training Academy has overall responsibility to set up and manage a robust training platform, characterised by:

Broad catalogue of regulated and non-regulated training course offerings for aerospace professionals - meeting the needs of internal as well as external markets.

Recognised as No. 1 in the UK for related training, a trusted service delivery partner and a competitive provider of aerospace training within UK aerospace industry for non product specific course content

All training resources (instructors, mentors, course material and training means) are adequately sized for the target output, considering both internal and external markets.

Well organised training management system adapted to internal and external markets

Profitable and sustainable

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a dedicated cost centre and siglum team and ensure cost and revenue controlling for all aspects of Maintenance Training, both internal and external.

Staff the training instructor and mentor team with the necessary depth to achieve the goal of internal and external course capacity - building on existing capabilities already in place.

Build a roadmap to achieve P.147 training approval as a minimum for all in-production aircraft types that support using a combination of group training facilities

Develop a broad training catalogue of regulated and non-regulated courses.

Setup an efficient training management system including course scheduling and external customer booking portal.

Address the shortage of physical training means (aircraft components)

Launch advertising and marketing campaigns to access external markets

Setup Apprentice and recruitment outreach and mentoring programs

Provide apprentice management and oversight

Establish internal training governance and compliance with the help of an Learning Management System

Create alignment and drive efficiencies between resources.

Manage the development, coaching and personnel topics within the training academy team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

A proven track record of delivering successful projects

Ability to lead and work across multi-disciplinary teams

Ability to lead and drive process structuring, planning and delivery of complex projects through tailored deployment of best practice project controls

Management of project activities through proactive risk and opportunity management, mapping and control of critical paths and controlling variance to time/cost/quality

Project financial and contractual management

Representing projects through established governance, giving an evidence-based account of progress and distilling key risks/opportunities/support needed for Senior Management or key stakeholders as required

Strong communication, negotiation and relationship management

Working knowledge of the regulation relating to Part 145, Part 147, Part CAMO and the non regulated training needs of a business

Desirable

Experience and working knowledge : Learning Management Systems

Experience and working knowledge : Training Management Systems

Experience and working knowledge : POLY POLY training approach

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

Experience within the aerospace industry working in a project management, business improvement or training environment.

Desirable

Experience in aerospace training environment and knowledge of UK aerospace training market segment

About you

Excellent communication and presentation skills are needed

Excellent leadership and team building ability.

Well-developed interpersonal skills and an excellent communicator at all levels.

Driven with high attention to detail to deliver on time

Ability to dissect complex problems and challenges and identify achievable solutions and goals

Flexible to working requirements and the ability to rapidly adapt to changing situations.

Flexibility to react positively to customer requirements efficiently.

Additional requirements

Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.

The role is based on site at Oxford airport, Kidlington.

This is an amazing opportunity to join this client, please call Michelle for more details or apply with your CV