Chief Pilot - Chad

Overview

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is an organisation using light aircraft to deliver help, hope and healing in Jesus’ name in developing countries. For more than 75 years, MAF has been transporting patients, relief workers, produce and medical supplies to the world’s remotest regions and places of deepest human need – places where flying is not a luxury but a lifeline.  

One of these places is Chad, the largest landlocked country in Africa. The Sahara desert in the north, and the vast distances between towns and villages on dirt/sand roads, make it a difficult place to live. The UN Human Development Index currently places Chad almost at the bottom of the list at 189 (out of 193 countries). The adult literacy rate is only 23% (and just 11% among women). Life expectancy here is also one of the world’s worst, at just over 50, and one in ten babies die before they are a year old.

MAF has been serving in Chad for over 50 years through times of famine, drought and civil unrest. Working with many partner organisations, MAF provides an effective air transport service for missionaries, relief organisations and the local Church. The humanitarian and spiritual needs of this country are huge, and MAF seeks to meet these needs by operating two aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan and a Cessna 182.

To continue our vital work, we now require a Chief Pilot to join our team. In this role, you will effectively manage and oversee flight safety and pilot performance; safely and efficiently operating MAF aircraft in accordance with company policy and procedure. 

Please click the link for the full job profile : Chief Pilot - Job Profile

Please find a link for more information about living in the Chad Programme: Living at MAF Chad

Responsibilities

• Promote and manage flight safety: Maintain high safety awareness, ensure compliance with MAF policies and aviation regulations, highlight safety or legal issues, and represent pilot concerns to management and authorities.

• Oversee pilot performance and well-being: Monitor, assess, and support pilots through mentoring, training, communication, and ensuring compliance with safety and professional standards.

• Ensure pilot readiness and regulatory compliance: Manage training, licensing, rostering, and record-keeping to guarantee sufficient, qualified pilots are available for all operational needs.

• Provide leadership and care for pilots: Support professional and personal development through performance reviews, regular meetings, and goal follow-up.

• Deliver professional aviation services: Conduct missions safely and efficiently, maintain customer focus, uphold quality and safety systems, and coordinate effectively with Operations.

• Uphold personal and spiritual development: Maintain professional competence, engage in continual training, and actively participate in the spiritual life, mission, and values of MAF.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Essential: 

• Minimum of 500 flying hours
• Three years experience as a Captain commercial air transport operations
• Aviation Medical - Class 1 on entry, Class 2 in operations 
• Minimum French proficiency level B1
• Minimum English proficiency level 4