Traffic Development Consultant-Patterson Grade C5 at Airports Company of South Africa Limited (ACSA)

Key Performance Output

The successful candidate, reporting to the Group Manager Traffic Development will be responsible for the following:

• Work closely with Market research to review and analyse research in order to identify new route development opportunities.
• Support the development of business cases for proposed new routes in consultation with Traffic Development Specialist and Lead
• Work with Market Research and Analysis to finalise route characterization sheet (Route factsheet) to be used to establish preliminary contact with potential candidate airlines.
•  Work with marketing to promote and drive route development by preparing for relevant global and regional route events and conferences.
• Support Traffic Development Lead in the strategic identification of opportunities in partnership with other Business Development Leads and Corporate Strategy office
• Review and analyse all applicable political and regulatory frameworks, in order to determine the necessary course of action for the establishment of new routes or the modification of the existing configuration.
•  Prepare for engagements with the state administration and airlines in order to address regulatory impediments/barriers and identify possible solutions.
• Contribute to the assessment of validating existing Air Service Agreements
• Assist in preparation of new Air Service Agreements
• Assist in identifying potential issues in the existing operational environment and capacity conditions at the airport/s: potential constraints, existing airlines and flight programs/schedules, existing capacity in terms of slots, time schedules and airport resources.
• Support in defining required adaption/adjustment measures to be introduced, identify potential impact on affected third parties and define implementation plan.
• Assist in performing final viability assessment of the implementation of the new route/s at the specific airport/s based on the potential adaption measures and the implementation plan.
• Support in the preparation of all engagements (with State Administration, Tourism Authorities, Department of Tourism, Chamber of Commerce and other State entities)
• Ensure that stakeholder engagements are aligned to ACSA Stakeholder policies.
• Establish and monitor healthy diverse internal and external relations and implement remedial actions where required, in the achievement of organisational goals.

Technical Skills and Experience

The following skills and experience will be required: 

• Bachelors Degree (3 years - 360 credits) NQF level 7 in BSc (Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Informatics) or BCom (Economics, Finance) or any other analytical Bachelor’s Degree is essential
•  5 – 7 years Operational experience in Aviation Sector [Airline or Airport Industry] is essential.
•  Dashboard Development (Excel, Power BI) is recommended.
• Route Development Forecasting Tools (APG.Net, Profit Manager, Beontra B Route Development) is essential.
• Airport IS/ MIDT/Industry Related tools.
• Must be proficient in MS Office packages.

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Negotiation skills
• Influencing
• Relationship Building
• Organised
• Creative thinking
• Risk management
•  Research and Analysis
• Corporate Entrepreneur
• Geopolitics and International Relations
• Project Management
•  Excellent communication skills
•  Data Analysis