Etihad Airways: Flight Operations Analyst   

Responsible for development and continued production of business intelligence data to support informed optimisation and rectification activities.

 
Major areas of responsibility include

• Team focal within Flight Operations Support for analytical, modelling and reporting capabilities
• Tableau and BI tool SME
• Data dictionary creation and continued inservice mapping

 
Primary Objectives:

• Promote a culture of data driven decision making
• Support technical SMEs with data capture, assessment and visualisation
• Suggest and develop efficiency proposals – both financial and process related

 
Specific Responsibilities of the Job

• Act as Flight Operations Support team focal for data analysis and report generation
• Create and improve on departmental analysis tools and techniques to drive data value
• Support the team technical SMEs with data production, validation and reporting
• Ensure liaison & interaction with internal stakeholders across Commercial, Operations, Network Planning and Finance for continued data flows and project success
• Act as focal for system data integration and reporting projects  / on going service
• Review and analyse budget to operational differences.  Help the SME’s conduct and complete root cause analysis and business impact assessments
• Ensure that business intelligence supports core departmental tasks and projects
• Produce as necessary Environmental data reports
• Conduct adhoc & future concept analysis as required
• Seek optimisation of costs in all aspects of the role and related activities
•  Maintain awareness of industry activities & represent the department and Company as required at conferences  / events

 
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Above average skills in: Team work / Coordination
• Excellent skills in: Communication / Attention to detail and Quality / IT
• Excellent skills in: Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated ability to:  Understand complex datasets & analyse complex data flows
• Demonstrated ability to: Create reports and project mandates
• General knowledge of:Office administration

Education and Experience

• Minimum GCSE or equivalent, Degree in preferred fields of Business / Mathematics / Operational Research or Transport Management ideal.
• 1+ years experience as a business analyst or operational team member within an aviation field responsible for data analysis, interpretation, modelling and project proposals.

Work Environment

• A normally office based role operating at DXB.  Can we required to travel to observe or better understand operational constraints or data capture points.
• The area can become noisy.
• Offsite parking.