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Airkenya
Express Ltd
Vacancy
Announcement
Airkenya
Express Ltd. is the second time winner of the Air Operator of the Year award
offering schedule and charter services to Kenya’s tourist destinations
and the great Kilimanjaro.
Airkenya
has subsidiaries in Uganda (Aerolink Uganda) and Tanzania (Regional Air)
offering similar operations.
The
Airline is looking for qualified candidates to fill the following positions:
Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Ref
No.
ENG/01/112012
Duty
Station: Uganda
Operation – Aerolink Uganda Ltd.
Qualifications
& Skills
- Degree
or Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering from a recognized institution.
- Valid
Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License in
Category A and C - Gas Turbine Engines
- Cessna
208b Type Rating
- Pratt
& Whitney PT6A -114A Type Rating
- Type
Rating/ Type Training on C208b
- Have
a minimum of 5yrs total aircraft maintenance experience on Cessna Caravan;
Twin Otter experience/ratings will be an added advantage
- Have
good communication skills & be a team player
- Computer
Literate – experience with digitized libraries and maintenance tracking /
planning software is an added advantage
Working
Conditions: Responsibilities
may require evening and weekend / holidays on duty or standby.
Licensed Avionic Engineers
Ref
No. ENG/02/112012
Reporting
to the Head of Base Maintenance, the Avionic Engineer will be responsible for:-
Duty
Station: Nairobi,
Kenya
Qualifications
& Skills
- Hold
a Diploma or Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (Avionics Option) from a
recognized institution.
- Hold
a KCAA Dual AMEL in Electrical & Avionics (i.e. Cat. ‘X’ -Electrical
& Cat. ‘X’-Instruments/ Cat. ‘X’-Autopilots/ Cat. ‘R’-Radio) with type
Ratings/Approvals on a minimum of two Aircraft Types operated byAKEL.
- Have
a minimum of 6yrs total aircraft maintenance experience of which 2yrs have
been as an Engineer-2 or equivalent.
- Have
good communication skills & be a team player
- Computer
Literate – experience with digitized libraries and maintenance tracking /
planning software is an added advantage.
Working
Conditions: Responsibilities
may require evening and weekend / holidays on duty or standby.
Accountant
Ref
No.
ACC/01/112012
Reporting
to the Accounts Receivables Accountant, the accountant will be charged with
reconciling debtors Accounts, timely receivables statement issuance and cash
and ticket sales reconciliation.
Duty
Station: Nairobi,
Kenya
Qualifications
& Skills
- University
degree in Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Business Administration or
related field.
- Professional
Accounting Qualifications to 2nd level or higher e.g. CPA, ACCA or
equivalent is desirable.
- 1-2
years relevant work experience in accounts and/or finance department
- Computer
Literate – experience with accounting packages is an added advantage
Software Developer
Ref
No. IT/01/112012
Reporting
to the IT Manager, the Software developer will consult with Management, and all
the company’s functions to understand business needs, and develop solutions.
S/he
will perform revision, repair, or expansion of programs to increase operating
efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
Write,
analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and
applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic
logic.
Duty
Station: Nairobi,
Kenya
Principle
Accountabilities:
- Write,
update, and maintain computer programs or software packages to handle
specific jobs
- Confer
with users to gain understanding of needed changes or modifications of
existing programs.
- Analyze
performance of programs and take action to correct deficiencies based on
consultation with users.
- Resolve
questions of program intent, data input, output requirements, and
inclusion of internal checks and controls.
- Write
and maintain programming documentation.
- Analyze
NT client/server and micro-computer based software solutions compatibility
with company requirements.
- Maintain
confidentiality with regard to the information being processed, stored or
accessed.
- Document
programming problems and resolutions for future reference.
- Assist
personnel of other departments as an IT resource (i.e. Administrator and
Support)
- Other
duties as assigned.
Qualifications
& Skills
- Bachelor's
Degree preferably IT/Computer Science.
- Diploma
and other qualifications in Programming and support
- Microsoft
Certification an added advantage
- 2
yrs in Programming and software development.
- Proficiency
and Experience (2+yrs) in:
- Visual
Basic .NET and Visual Basic 6, including the use of program “classes” and
creation of DLL’s
- SQL
Server databases, SQL, ADO.NET
- Windows
server 2008/2003 and Windows XP/2000/98 Server and Windows 7/XP
- Crystal
Reports
- Networking/LANs/WAN,
TCP/IP protocol
- MS
Access, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Exchange, MS Power point, MS Outlook
- Experience
with the following is desirable but not required:
- ASP.NET
and Javascript, HTML
- Computer
hardware installation and maintenance.
- Web
applications.
- PABX
Working
Conditions:
Responsibilities may require evening and weekend / Holidays on duty or standby
Interested
and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosing
detailed CV indicating work experience, current remuneration and employer,
contact details and mobile, names, addresses and email of three referees, to
hr@airkenya.com
Applications
must cite Job ref. number in the subject heading.
Deadline: 28th November 2012
Deadline: 28th November 2012
