Senior Manager Crew Training

Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration:

Why you will love working here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our Values are not just words on a page - they are the energy behind everything we do: ONE IATA - We collaborate across teams, TRUSTED - We do the right thing, INNOVATIVE - We make tomorrow better, INCLUSIVE - We embrace diverse perspectives.
• With over 30,000 courses available, we believe in continuous learning and support your growth in an ever-changing industry.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our priorities. We are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family-friendly policies.
• We encourage community involvement through volunteering and strive to make tomorrow better for aviation and our communities. We offer time off so you can support causes important to you.
• We promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you get your birthday off!

About the team you are joining

The Flight Operations and Crew Training Team, within OSS-Flight and Technical Operations, is committed to the development and implementation of industry guidance, training solutions, operational standards, and collaborative initiatives that support IATA's mission of improving safety, efficiency, and sustainability throughout the aviation industry. The team’s activities include regular collaboration with States and regulators, IATA member airlines, training providers and international organizations.

What your day would be like

Reporting to the Head, Flight Operations and Crew Training, you will participate in the definition of aviation personnel training standards, develop associated guidance and industry best practices, and support, practically, the implementation of these training standards. Consequently, you will balance industry engagement and technical expertise while supporting initiatives that improve safety and efficiency across aviation personnel training.

Specifically, you will be responsible to:

• Represent IATA at international industry forums and conferences and provide expertise during regulatory meetings and working groups.

• Collaborate with member airlines, ICAO, civil aviation authorities, aircraft manufacturers, and training providers on operational and training-related initiatives.

• Develop industry guidance, best practices, and standards related to aviation operational personnel.

• Participate in the implementation of Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) methodologies.

• Participate in the design and delivery of CBTA course developer standardizations for the following personnel:

• ­Maintenance personnel training (AMTEM)
• ­Cabin crew training
• ­Dispatcher / Flight operations officer training
• ­Air traffic controller training

• Support the Secretary of the IATA Pilot Training and Licensing Task Force (PTLTF) by helping coordinate and lead the work of the Task Force.
• Coordinate forecasts, budgeting targets and executive summary reports related to the development progress of the above-mentioned standardizations.
• Coordinate the publication of new or revised guidance materials with IATA Publishing.
  

We would love to hear from you if have

• University degree in aviation management or an aviation related discipline. Minimum 10 years’ experience in the aviation industry, e.g., as flight crew, air traffic controller, etc.
• Proven CBTA program development and/or delivery
• Training delivery experience in one of the following aviation disciplines: flight crew, aircraft maintenance personnel, air traffic controller, dispatcher
• High degree of familiarity with ICAO provisions related to training design (e.g., ICAO Doc 9868, Doc 10056, Doc 10106, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to speak in public to large audiences of professionals in the aviation industry

Travel Required: Y: 10%