About This Role
Uganda Airlines is recruiting a B737 First Officer (Co-Pilot) for Flight Operations. Working alongside the Line Captain, the First Officer supports the safe, secure and proper conduct of flights, acts as the Captain’s deputy and must be ready to assume command authority and responsibility when directed or when the PIC is incapacitated. The posting sets a minimum of 3000 total flight hours, including 1000 hours on the B737NG/MAX, requires recent B737NG/MAX flying, a valid Commercial Pilot License with multi-engine and instrument ratings, a Class 1 medical, clean accident or incident and criminal records, and Level 4 English. It also seeks airline passenger-handling training and strong judgment, communication, customer-service, leadership, teamwork and pressure-management competencies.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The First Officer works hand in hand with the Line Captain to ensure the safety, security and proper conduct of flights and deputizes the Captain.
- As the PIC’s deputy, the First Officer assumes the role of Pilot-in-Command when directed by the PIC.
- If the PIC becomes incapacitated, the First Officer assumes the PIC’s authority and responsibility for the aircraft, crew, passengers and cargo.
- The role includes participating in flight preparation, attentively monitoring flight progress so that command authority and responsibility can be assumed at any time, cooperating responsibly as a member of the aircraft crew, and carrying out routine work assigned or delegated by the PIC.
Requirements
- The posting requires 3000 hours of total flight time, of which at least 1000 hours must be on the B737NG/MAX. Applicants must have flown the B737NG/MAX within the six months preceding the application and hold a valid Commercial Pilot License with a multi-engine rating and Instrument rating. A Class 1 medical, no accident or incident record, no criminal record, and English language proficiency at Level 4 minimum are required
- an individual assessment of satisfactory ability will be conducted during the interview. The competency profile includes airline passenger-handling training, good report-writing, judgment and decision-making, a customer-focused and hospitable approach, a cool, pleasant and approachable personality, high integrity and influencing skills, good grooming, attention to detail and quality, teamwork, and the ability to lead, guide and motivate a team and make decisions. Candidates should also demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, cross-cultural sensitivity and respect, confidence, decisiveness, proactivity, creativity, innovation and self-drive, together with the ability to work long hours under pressure, including a shift-work pattern.