About This Role
Transavia is seeking a Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor within Flight Operations and Flight Crew Training. The role is responsible for developing, delivering, standardizing and continuously improving theoretical training for cockpit crew, while coaching ground-school instructors and training writers. The position combines aviation instructional expertise with quality leadership, regulatory oversight and advice on training processes, programmes and communications.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop, write, revise and deliver detailed theoretical ground-training programmes for cockpit colleagues.
- Work with the Head of Training and Chief Flight Instructor to monitor training progress, quality and candidate development.
- Ensure training aligns with the organisation’s training vision and quality standards, and help further develop those standards.
- Provide functional leadership, coaching and guidance to ground-school instructors and writers, including annual refresher training to maintain consistent working methods and quality.
- Monitor the legal frameworks and guidelines applicable to ground training, including EASA, IOSA and ILT.
- Advise the Head of Training on tailored training pathways and propose improvements to processes, training and communication.
- Contribute to change initiatives and projects, including the Boeing-to-Airbus conversion programme and the further development of the Airline Pilot Programme.
What We Offer
Gross monthly salary of €4,881 to €8,398 based on a 40-hour working week, plus 8% holiday allowance and an 8.33% year-end payment.The package includes a mobility budget of €658 based on a 40-hour week, a personal vitality budget for items such as a sports subscription, bicycle or home-working equipment, and 26 days of holiday at the start of employment.Additional benefits include development opportunities through the Learning Hub, team coaching, leadership development, flexible working hours, hybrid working between the office and home, the option to exchange one recognised religious holiday annually for a non-recognised religious holiday, and discounted standby flight travel through the IPB scheme when seats are available.
Requirements
- The role requires higher professional or university-level working and thinking ability, demonstrable experience developing and delivering training, and experience as an aviation instructor.
- Candidates should have strong communication, coaching, collaboration and influencing skills, work independently, switch effectively between activities and stakeholders, and be experienced with online training tools.
- Experience with ATPL theory is an advantage rather than a requirement.
- Transavia also seeks an open attitude toward diversity and enthusiasm for change, improvement, collaboration and achieving results.