Mission Support System Operations Clerk

The role is to be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of Flying Operations support and Mission Planning activities are proactively supported to meet customer and business drivers / priorities.

Core Activity

The role is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of Flying Operations support and Mission Planning activities are proactively supported to meet customer and business drivers / priorities. Included within the scope of this role are:

• Responsible to deliver an efficient Flying Operations support function tailored to the requirements of the Customer.
• Lead and run the Flying Operations support function to ensure safe and correct Flying Operations by the Customer.
• Generation and management of Mission Planning data required by Typhoon to operate.
• Provision of instruction to Customer counterparts on the mission planning system and in the delivery of Flying Operations support.
• Retrieval of data from the aircraft post flight and de-brief of the pilot.

Additionally the role will ensure integration between the Customer facing organisation, Operations, Engineering and the other influencing Functions to ensure requirements are adequately addressed and governance is maintained.

The role holder may be required to carry out additional or alternative tasks from time to time, subject to holding the appropriate qualifications.

Key Accountabilities

• To work for the Senior MSS Ops Clerk and Flight Operations Manager, in support to the Senior Typhoon Instructor Pilot and respective Customer interfaces to develop solutions and plans, allowing them to focus on their operational activities.
• Respond to requests from internal and external customers for advice and pro-actively inform senior management decision-making to ensure due consideration is given to the business implications of options presented.
• Keep up to date in areas of expertise in order that the Customer and business is aware of and able to take account or advantage of new developments.
• Develop and maintain links within the interfacing communities through effective stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and corporate requirements and external standards within areas of specialism and keep abreast of changes which may impact the business.