First Officer – Air Botswana

Job Description

Job Summary

To assist in the safe and cost-effective flying of aircraft as second in command ensuring compliance with legal and company policies, standards and procedures in accordance with schedules in the most cost-effective manner consistent with optimising flight safety and passenger comfort. The First Officer (F/O) is responsible for the safety, efficient operation and management of the aircraft. He/She carries out pre-flight checks of aircraft systems and monitors in-flight data to ensure smooth aircraft operations. F/O controls and navigates the aircraft across safe terrains and weather together with the Captain. He/She is able to manage flight emergencies in accordance with airline operating policies. After landing, he/she completes post-flight and shut-down reports and/or checklists.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare Aircraft for Flight: Conduct flight execution briefings, obtain weather reports on destination and alternate airports, and complete external inspection of aircraft.
• Operate Aircraft System: Detect hazardous or risky flight conditions, communicate with respective countries’ ATC during overflights and comply with instructions.
• Maintain Aircraft and Passenger Safety: Conduct passenger announcements on turbulence and other safety issues, and communicate with ATC and Airport Emergency Services (AES) during emergencies.
• Customer Service Excellence: Enhance customer experience by ensuring that the section meets their performance standards and targets in order to meet the airline’s customers’ expectations. Maintain effective working relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers and service providers by ensuring adherence to service level agreements and contractual requirements.
• Airline Transportation Effectiveness: Keeps abreast with latest developments in flight operations and recommends initiatives that lead to process improvement by applying acquired knowledge, skills and best practice. Continuously strives to improve performance and business process flow to reduce turnaround times. Conducts, in accordance with the provisions of the Flight Operations Manual, flight preparation, aeroplane operation and post-flight duties assigned to him by the Captain.
• Safety and Quality Management: Complies with Quality and Safety Management policies and procedures in all activities undertaken in order to minimise unsafe incidents and accidents. Applies CRM skills in order to ensure the operation as a team. Conducts the flight safely and properly in compliance with the current flight plan and the Captain’s instructions when the Captain is not at the controls. Reports to the Captain any fault, failure malfunction or defect which he/she believes may affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the aeroplane including emergency systems. Makes use of the Air Botswana’s Occurrence Reporting Schemes in all cases with a copy of the report being communicated to the Captain as and when the report is not of an anonymous or confidential nature.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensures that the department complies with all the Botswana and International regulations as stipulated in the CAAB CARS and technical standards as stipulated in CAAB CATS. Ensures that operation of aircrafts is in compliance with IOSA requirements.

Requirements

• Required: Commercial Pilot License (CPL), Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) would be an added advantage.
• Diploma and/or Degree from a recognised Institution would be an added advantage.
• Required: Minimum of 1,500 flying hours as First Officer on large aircraft as defined by CAAB.
• Required: A minimum of four (4) years post graduate experience of which two (2) years should have been in a role in a similar position.
• AT76/E145/170 Rating will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should submit:– A detailed curriculum vitae.– A certified copy of a valid identity document or passport.– Certified copies of academic and professional qualifications.– Copies of relevant professional certificates.– Contact details of at least three professional referees.– A covering letter outlining suitability for the position.

DATA PROTECTION & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: By submitting an application, applicants consent to the Airline collecting, processing and securely storing personal information for recruitment and selection purposes in line with applicable Data Protection and Employment legislation.

Closing Date: 25 November 2026 (1630hrs)

NB: All applications must be submitted online. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply online: airbotswana.mcidirecthire.com