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Job Details
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday.
Location: Hybrid remote working, with 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley based on operational requirements.
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 14th March 2025
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Lead Analyst - Crew Workforce Planning to join our team. In this role, you will lead the assessment of flight schedules, charters, and flying program changes, iterating and optimising flight and cabin crew workforce plans. You will ensure robust and validated modelling through productivity analysis, key performance indicators (KPIs), and proactive scenario evaluation.
Your work will directly support decision-making on recruitment, training requirements, achievable flying programme scale/fleet mix, and deliverable productivity. You will also manage the long-term pilots and cabin crew establishment plan, providing regular updates to Recruitment, Training, Flight Ops/Cabin Services, and Finance. This includes tracking FTE data vs. budget, identifying shortages or surpluses, and enabling proactive decision-making with recruitment and training teams. Additionally, you will own the five-year crew establishment plan, ensuring alignment with business strategy while supporting schedule validation and strategic planning.
Day to day
Some of your key responsibilities will be:
* Lead the planning, assessment, and optimisation of crew workforce needs, developing data-driven models to forecast requirements, assess productivity, and evaluate scenarios.
* Collaborate with key stakeholders, including Flight Operations, Cabin Services, and Training, to align workforce plans with business objectives and operational needs.
* Analyse and report on crew establishment levels, training demands, and productivity metrics, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
* Track and manage crew assumptions, proactively adjusting plans to mitigate workforce risks, maintain operational efficiency, and support recruitment and training strategies.
* Support analysts in using the AIMs pairings generator to derive optimal crew pairings while driving process improvements and enhancing workforce planning tools.
* Provide support for ad hoc analysis and scenario planning as required, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
About you
Are you a capable analyst and excellent communicator looking for an opportunity in an exciting industry where you can grow and thrive? If so, we want to hear from you!
The skills and experience we are looking for you to bring are:
* Educated to degree level, ideally (but not essential) in a Mathematical, Business, or Analytical discipline.
* Highly proficient in Power BI/ Tableau, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. (SQL is an advantage)
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in data modelling, scenario evaluation, and handling large datasets.
* Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex data into clear insights for stakeholders.
* Relevant experience in workforce planning (preferred).
* Experience with crew management systems and working knowledge of EASA FTL/FRM regulations (preferred).
Interviews will be held at VHQ Crawley week commencing 24th March 2025.
Our recipe for leadership
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Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ( [email protected] ) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered. #J-18808-Ljbffr