The Flight Dispatch Senior Officer is responsible for the safe and legal dispatch of all company operated flights from start to finish. They are to provide the Pilot-in-Command (PIC) with an Operational Flight Plan (OFP) for each sector along with a complete weather briefing/NOTAM package for each trip. They are responsible for monitoring the in-flight progress of company operated flights.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESKey Activities1. Safe and legal flight planning of all company flights, including Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) estimation, MEL/CDL, and operating environment considerations prior to OFP computation;2. ETOPS flight planning;3. Generate complete crew briefing package, i.e. an OFP for each city pair, and a complete weather and NOTAM briefing for the entire trip;4. Ensure that the PIC is provided with all information necessary for the safety of the flight;5. Maintain the necessary knowledge of flydubai procedures for the proper conduct of Operations Control and Flight Dispatch;6. Monitor enroute weather/NOTAMs/ATC delays;7. Enroute flight, navigation, and communication procedures, including procedures for the release or continuance of a flight if any item of aero plane equipment required for the particular type of operation becomes inoperative or unserviceable enroute;8. Compute the amount of fuel required for the safe completion of flight according to type of aero plane, distance of flight, maintenance limitations, weather conditions and minimum fuel requirements prescribed by GCAA regulations;9. Prepare flight plans containing information such as maximum allowable take-off and landing weights, weather reports, field conditions and many other operational components required for the safe completion of the flight;10. Update the PIC with significant changes to weather or flight plan and recommend flight alternatives such as changing course, altitude and, if required, enroute landing in the interest of safety and economy;11. Work with the NCDM and Senior Manager Flight Dispatch to write and improve on existing internal dispatch procedures.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE / SKILLSMinimum Qualification

• University degree or equivalent

Experience

• 3+ years as a Flight Dispatcher and 5+ years in airline operations.

Knowledge / Skills

• Knowledge of CAP371

Certificate / License required

• A GCAA Flight Dispatcher license or ability to convert a current alternative Flight Dispatcher license/certificate to a GCAA license and Must hold a valid UAE driving license or foreign license that can be converted

Additional Requirements

• Exercise of operational control and flight supervision. In the interest of safety the Flight Dispatch Senior Officer is responsible for the initiation, continuation, diversion, and cancellation (termination) of flights due to operational or environmental factors.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus

• Team work

• Effective Communication

• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve

• Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)

Information Security Requirements (ISR)Reads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team. Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.Warning on Recruitment Fraudflydubai is aware of a number of e-mails, letters and SMS or Whatsapp messages in circulation recently, claiming to be offers of employment from flydubai.These offers often look legitimate and may include job descriptions, salary, and benefit details.The offers then direct recipients to provide bank account details.Although these offers may appear genuine, they are fraudulent and should be deleted immediately and not responded to. flydubai does not send emails, letters or other messages requesting your bank account details in order to process documents. flydubai will also neverrefer you to a third party to process applications or visas. Official communications from flydubaiwill only come from an email address ending in @flydubai.com and job opportunities withflydubai are advertised on flydubai's websites.If you receive any e-mail, letter or other message which you have not requested or are expecting and it purports to be from flydubai, please contact us at and include the subject line Recruitment Fraud to confirm the authenticity of the message.

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