Helicopter Pilot

Company Description:

Avant Oben GmbH, headquartered in Vienna, is a specialist recruitment agency focusing on the aviation industry. The company has extensive experience working with organizations involved in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions globally. Our team of experts is dedicated to guiding companies through the recruitment process, understanding the unique needs of each client.

About the role:

We are working for one of the leading helicopter operators in international peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in Africa. The company is looking for an experienced MI-8/17 pilot familiar with night flights and who is able to communicate clearly in English. The role entitles working on a humanitarian mission in South Sudan for an international organization. The company provides all the necessary legal support and guidance during the employment stage and has affiliates across Europe and Africa. 

Requirements:

• Civil aviation license ATPL (H)/IR on Mі-8/17;
• Flight Hours Requirements:
• Total Flight Hours ≥3500;
• Total Flight Hours as PIC (Pilot-in-Command) ≥2000;
• Flight Hours on MI-8/17 ≥1500;
• Flight Hours as PIC on MI-8/17 ≥750;
• Instrument flight hours ≥100;
• Night Flights ≥150;
• Period out of Operation on MI-8/17 ≤3 years.
• ICAO Language Proficiency Level - 4;
• IELTS (general English) 5.0 and above (testing available at the company's training center)

Working conditions:

• Compensation for tickets into training center;
• Providing tickets to the place of deployment and back;
• Providing hotel accommodation or apartment during your stay in another country;
• Providing medical insurance (for the period of stay in training center while on a business trip);
• Providing insurance (as a crew member for the period of deployment);
• Competitive salary and increments to the official salary for continuous work for the Aviation Company;
• Annual paid vacation period of 28 calendar days depending on the category;
• Work in the international missions;
• Recurrent training provided by the Company.