Staff recruitment!

Here at Fly UK Virtual Airways, we are always recruiting like minded pilots and the same applies for staff members.  There are several staff vacancies available in the Fly UK staff team.

However, it is essential that you understand that although flight simming is a hobby, when you become a staff member, you would need to spend a greater amount of time working to run Fly UK Virtual Airways, providing a free service that is second-to-none.  As a staff member you will be expected to show commitment, dedication and enthusiasm in order to keep Fly UK a professional virtual airline.

But working with us behind the scenes is not boring, the staff team is full of funny characters and is full of diverse personalities, so each "meeting" is bound to be full of laughter...although we do always get something productive out of the meetings and working in coordination with each other.

The 6 staff vacancies that are available at the moment are as follows:

Events Manager (2 vacancies)
In this position you will join the Events & Online Flying Department of Fly UK Virtual Airways.  You, along with the other members of the Fly UK Virtual Airways Events & Online Flying Department will be responsible for the following items:

- Generating ideas for future Fly UK Events.
- Researching and compiling event information packs and pages for the use of pilots who wish to take part in the organised events.
- Publicising events on the Fly UK web site through the events admin system and through the Fly UK Community Forums.
- Liaising with IVAO Events staff to organise ATC coverage for all events held online on IVAO.
- Liaising with other Virtual Airlines to organise joint events that members can take part in.
- Checking the IVAO Events Calendar on a regular basis for events suitable for Fly UK participation.
- Submitting Fly UK events to the IVAO Events calendar.
- Assisting with the planning of events for up to 2 months ahead in the calendar.
- Supporting other Fly UK divisions with events they wish to hold through organisation, promotion and planning.
- Promoting events & online flying by speaking to pilots on Teamspeak.
- Answer any queries or problems that are put forward by Fly UK pilots to the staff inbox or the Fly UK community forums regarding events.

Pilot Training & Development Manager (2 vacancies)
In this position you will join the Pilot Training & Development Department of Fly UK Virtual Airways.  You, along with the other members of the Fly UK Virtual Airways Pilot Training & Development Department will be responsible for the following items:

- Have a wide band of knowledge of Flight Simulator and aviation in general and be able to use this knowledge in order to assist Fly UK members who have requested training.
- Be able to train pilots online, therefore being able to monitor their actions and advise with actions where necessary.
- If training is requested for IVAO, then training must be completed online on IVAO and therefore both the trainer and the trainee must be IVAO registered and have VID numbers.
- If general training is requested, then training should be completed on our IB Net server (requires IB Net software setup) or on a multiplayer server so that trainer can monitor trainee.
- Have access to gates.to/FSNet software so that pilots can be shown “exactly” what to do using this piece of software that will allow a pilot and co-pilot session where both trainer and trainee can be in the same aircraft.
- Create training manuals/documents in order to help Fly UK pilots (these should be forwarded to the Senior Manager of the department for certification).
- Review progress of pilots in training through written an oral communication.
- Answer any queries or problems that are put forward by Fly UK pilots to the staff inbox or the Fly UK community forums regarding training.

Human Resources Manager
In this position you will join the Human Resources Department of Fly UK Virtual Airways.  You will be responsible for the following items:

- Completing a daily check of the new pilots list for any pilots who:
# Submitted a pilot application twice (in this instance, one of their accounts should be deleted and an email should be sent to the pilot confirming which account they should use);
# Have used an offensive or ‘dodgy’ name (in this instance, their account should be deleted immediately – contacting them is not necessary);
# Are known to be a problematic pilot who have been banned from Fly UK Virtual Airways previously, or who have been banned from other virtual airlines (in this instance, their account should be deleted immediately – contact them is not necessary);
# Have registered a name that uses no/all capital letters (in this instance, their name should be edited and an email should be sent to them notifying them of the change).
- Completing forum associated tasks on a daily basis including:
# Ensuring the forum account validation is completed by accepting new account registrations (in the instance where the correct nickname format is used e.g. UKV1121 – Chris Sutcliffe, then the forum account is to be accepted; in the instance where the incorrect nickname is used then either decline their registration and send them an email instructing them how to register correctly or if they are a true pilot then accept the registration and amend the name as necessary).
- Keeping a regular check on the airline statistics, especially on the number of inactive pilots (if there is any concern of the number of inactive pilots, this should be highlighted at the staff meetings).
- Reply to any membership queries or problems and highlight these if necessary at the staff meetings.

Low Cost (Fly2) Operations Manager
In this position you will join the Flight Operations Department of Fly UK Virtual Airways.  You will be responsible for the following items:

- Review and maintain the low cost (Fly2) flights database and ensure that all data for each flight is correct and present.
- Continually review statistics of low cost (Fly2) flights and highlight any concerns you may have at staff meetings.
- You are responsible for the low cost (Fly2) flight network and you should suggest new routes, route replacements and removals as you see fit.
- You are also responsible for assigning flight times and aircraft for low cost (Fly2) routes from time to time as you see necessary.
- Checking the latest real world operations and news for anything that may affect low cost (Fly2) flights at Fly UK (for example, looking at real world NOTAMs and airport operations).
- Looking at possibilities that would promote Fly2 better and therefore working closely with the Marketing Department.

** This applies to all staff positions! **
- As a staff member, you are required to assist the rest of the staff in helping members with general enquiries as well as specific enquiries, related to your role, received in our staff inbox, forums, your personal inbox or on the Teamspeak server.
- As a staff member, you will also be expected to attend our weekly management meeting (exceptions to some positions apply) on a Sunday at 19.00 BST, provide a staff profile which must be kept up to date and include a staff photo, show enthusiasm and dedication.
- Each staff member will be issued with an @flyukva.com email account.

We do ask that you only apply if you are completely serious about the staff position and, as per the Fly UK Virtual Airways Equal Opportunities Policy, all are welcome to apply for any of the staff positions, no previous virtual airline management experience is necessary although this would be advantageous to the candidate.

If you are interested in any of the above staff positions then please contact the Vice CEO by sending him a personal message or via email at tim@flyukva.com.  When you apply, please ensure that you include the following information:

- Your full name
- Your UKV pilot ID (if applicable)
- The staff position you would like to apply for
- Why you would like to apply for the staff position
- Any previous experience
- What you feel you have to offer to the position, staff team and Fly UK Virtual Airways as a whole
- Any other information you deem advantageous to your application for the staff position.

The closing date for all applications is: Sunday 1st October 2006
(We will contact all applicants during the week following the above date)

We look forward to hearing from you and if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the CEO or the Vice CEO.

Thank you for your cooperation and good luck!

Chris Sutcliffe - Fly UK Virtual Airways CEO
Tim Chambers - Fly UK Virtual Airways Vice CEO