As we go into 2024, the Operations Department is short of a few staff members. I would like to recruit at least 2 new members to the Operations department in January. As part of this, I would encourage anyone with an interest to reach out to me with any questions.
Many of the roles in the department require a high level and breadth of knowledge and experience to be able to perform effectively, and we do not expect perfection from a new candidate. The department works very collaboratively an
This role has remained vacant since November, with me covering the broad responsibilities. I am looking for one or two individuals to join and take on this crucial role, primarily focused on keeping our aerodrome content up to date. Such a person would work with me to update documents, identify important projects and work with content writers to release new material or updates.
Role Description
Coordinates the maintenance and production of aerodrome specific operational procedures a
The restructuring of Events into the Operations Department has created some vacancies! If you have any questions about the roles, including suitability then please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I am keen to foster some more home-grown talent in the department - we do not expect anyone to be the complete package when they apply for staff roles - training and guidance will be provided. I would be keen to receive applications from newer and more experienced members alike.
Vacancies
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I am pleased to announce some new staff and some ongoing recruitment to the Operations Department since the January Vacancies post.
Archie Middlefell has been appointed as an Aerodrome Operations Coordinator, a job shared between him and Kye. In addition, Alice Ford has been appointed as an Operations Assistant - with her focus being to support the Aerodrome documentation series. Our Aerodrome arm has been a significant focus of the last two years and I am pleased at how far we've come. Hop
New Operations Staff Members and Team Structure
It gives me great pleasure to announce that @James Bayliss-de Gruchy and @Mohamed Ouahchia have accepted offers to join the staff team as Events Assistants. They will assist the Events Manager in organising the UK's event's schedule.
Also joining the team is @Ben Walker as the new Sector File Coordinator (replacing Peter Mooney, who has moved to Deputy Operations Director). Ben has been an active contributor to Operations for some time no
The appointment of Peter Mooney to Deputy Operations Director has created a vacancy for a Sector File Coordinator.
The Sector File Coordinator role sits within the Operations Team, leads work on the VATSIM UK Sector File and is responsible to the Operations Directors. They ensure contributors follow the standards of the repository, and review and merge Pull Requests. They are also responsible for publishing the Sector File each AIRAC. The Sector File Coordinator works as part of the wider O
I am pleased to announce that @Peter Mooney has accepted my offer of the role of Deputy Operations Director. I was delighted to receive so many applications for the role - competition was fierce and I would like to thank everyone who took the time to apply - it's great to see so many people interested in helping the division out.
Note: The role of 'Operations Manager' has been renamed to 'Deputy Operations Director' to make the department structure clearer and better reflect the division o