Quality Safety & Security Manager / Deputy Country Director - 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.In this pivotal role as Quality, Safety and Security Manager/ Deputy Country Director: you’ll champion quality and safety across all operations while supporting the Country Director in delivering MAF Chad’s vision and ministry goals. You’ll lead the Quality and Safety Management Systems (QMS & SMS), provide high-level executive and project support, and help drive the strategic and operational success of the Chad Programme.

 

Please click the link for the full job profile : Quality, Safety and Security Manager/ Deputy Country Director - Job Profile

 

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

 

Responsibilities

• Champion quality and safety excellence: Lead the development and maintenance of MAF Chad’s Quality and Safety Management Systems (QMS & SMS) to ensure the highest standards across all operations.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement: Promote quality and safety awareness through training, audits, and proactive leadership - driving accountability and excellence at every level.

• Lead audits and compliance initiatives: Oversee internal and external audits, ensure corrective and preventative actions are completed, and maintain strong relationships with regulators and partners.

• Drive proactive safety management: Identify and reduce risks, lead investigations into safety events, and implement effective solutions to create a safe and resilient operating environment.

• Support organisational leadership: Work closely with the Country Director: deputising when required and provide management support across administration, HR, IT, facilities, and strategic projects.

• Live out MAF’s mission and values: Participate actively in the spiritual life of MAF, integrating faith, service, and professionalism to help transform lives through aviation.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Aptitude in verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning
• Spoken and written language skills in French at B1 level

 

Desirable:

• University graduate or equivalent experience