Join CAEs Civil Aviation Training team as a Simulator Flight Instructor Trainer (Train-the-Trainer role) in Burgess Hill or Gatwick (Crawley).

• Deliver and support Civil Global Instructor Development and Training (IDT) programmes applying global instructional standards consistently across all instructortraining activities.
• Act as an Instructor Trainer Mentor and Coach by demonstrating best instructional practices providing structured feedback and rolemodelling CAEs competencybased teaching philosophy.
• Ensure consistent delivery governance and quality of IDT programmes in alignment with global standards regulatory obligations and CAE training requirements.
• Contribute to the development revision and continuous improvement of instructorfacing courseware in accordance with approved IDT courseware management and governance processes.
• Deliver highquality instructor training using modern digitallearning methodologies including effective facilitation in virtual environments.
• Collaborate with Training Managers Training Standards Specialists HR partners Operations and global/regional Standards leadership to forecast instructortraining needs and support pipeline readiness.
• Support global instructortraining planning and execution including onboarding pathways qualification sequencing and effective resource utilisation.
• Promote global standardisation through crosscentre coordination clear communication channels and alignment with CAEs Standards structure and strategies.
• Apply performance metrics and quality standards by tracking instructor progress training outcomes and quality indicators; identify trends risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support encourage and report Academy performance metrics (OKRs and KPIs) to enhance training efficiency and instructional outcomes.
• Conduct instructor observations evaluations and feedback sessions using established competency frameworks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Hold or have held an EASA or UK ATPL or CPL licence.
• Hold or have held as required by Training Centre and NAA requirements one of the following:
• FAA Instructor Certificate or
• PartFCL Instructor Certificate issued by an EASA member state or
• An equivalent 900(c) qualification relevant to the flighttraining domain.
• Minimum of three years experience delivering or managing instructortraining programmes ideally within an ATO AOC or global training organisation.
• Working knowledge of regulatory training frameworks (e.g. EASA PartFCL/ORA FAA Parts 61/135/142) as they relate to instructor qualification and oversight.
• Strong leadership coaching and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.
• Highly organised and structured with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong analytical capability including interpreting and applying OKRs KPIs and performance metrics.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Teams PowerPoint Word and online facilitation tools.
• Experience delivering instructordevelopment programmes (e.g. Teaching & Learning CBTA fundamentals CRM briefing/debriefing techniques instructor competencies or equivalent).
• Demonstrated expertise in adultlearning principles and competencybased training and assessment (CBTA/EBT).
• Strong capability and confidence delivering training in virtual learning environments.
• Experience developing instructorfacing courseware including lesson plans presentations and assessment tools.
• Experience mentoring and developing instructors tutors coaches or assessors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Multidomain aviationtraining experience (e.g. Business Aviation Commercial Airline Training or Flight Training) with the ability to support multiple business units.
• Experience overseeing courseware lifecycle management including structured update and governance processes.
• Familiarity with global instructor onboarding pathways (e.g. newhire onboarding Part 1 CBTA CRM IPPM/DOI and trainingsequencing logic).
• Experience coordinating or leading multicentre or global instructortraining initiatives.
• Experience conducting instructor evaluations and assessments using standardised competency frameworks.

Benefits

• Attractive benefits including a flexible holiday policy and a flexitime scheme.

• Private health insurance with BUPA

• Healthcare cash plan.

• Pension scheme.

• Life Assurance.

This role offers a full-time and permanent contract with 39 weekly working hours Monday to Friday.

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