About This Role
ASTONFLY is recruiting a Deputy Head of Training for an on-site position in Toussus-le-Noble, France. The school operates under ATO approval and provides ab initio airline pilot training, serving as Ryanair's exclusive partner in France and a sister company of ASTONJET. Reporting directly to the Head of Training, the successful applicant will support the management, supervision and continuous improvement of theoretical and practical pilot training, student progress and instructor standards. The position is a full-time permanent contract of 39 hours, with Monday-to-Friday administrative working hours and a start date as soon as possible. An upcoming retirement creates a possibility of promotion to Head of Training.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist the Head of Training in supervising and organising theoretical and practical training programmes, including planning, managing and monitoring training activities.
- Contribute to the development, updating and quality control of training materials.
- Monitor individual student pilots' progress and help manage delays, failures and programme adaptations.
- Ensure compliance with DGAC/EASA regulatory frameworks and internal procedures, and collaborate with the Chief Flight Instructor on flight instructor standardisation.
- Contribute to internal audits and preparations for civil aviation authority inspections.
- Stand in for the Head of Training during their absence within delegated responsibilities.
- Monitor regulatory developments affecting aeronautical training and ensure their proper application within ATO programmes.
What We Offer
There is a possibility of promotion to Head of Training in preparation for a retirement.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a pilot licence, such as CPL, ATPL or equivalent, together with an instructor rating (FI/CRI/IRI). Significant experience as an FI/IRI/CRI MEP instructor is required
- FE qualifications are desirable. Candidates must demonstrate solid knowledge of aviation regulations, specifically EASA Part-FCL and Part-ORA. The role requires strong organisational skills, rigour and leadership, excellent communication and teaching skills, fluency in both written and spoken French and English, and proficiency with office software. No numerical flight-hour minimum is stated.