Crewing Executive

Role Summary: Part of the Fleet Management department (FMD), this role is to ensure proper monitoring of cadets and crews with respect to their key performance indicators (KPI).

Role and Responsibilities:

Cadet Management

• PIC of all matters related to Cadets.
• Annual Cadet budget forecasting.
• Cadet count and status forecasting (currently 6 nationalities).
• End to end recruitment.
• Planning of assignments for cadets and pre-embarkation briefings.
• Verifying of invoices before submitting for approval and payments.
• Coordination of payroll.
• Cadet documentation checks and uploading into Crew Management System (CMS).
• Claiming for SMarT funding (MCA) and audited by SMarT/MCA.
• Monitoring of cadets’ progress and reports when they in college and at sea.
• Maintaining frequent contact and be the point of contact and answering to cadet’s queries.
• Preparing and updating Cadet Agreement Contracts, Cadet to Officer package and contracts.
• Arranging for technical interviews and proposing promotions for graduated Cadets.

Crew Management

• Maintaining a good working relationship with Company’s external Crew Managers (6 crew managers);
• Weekly meeting with Crew Managers on overdue crew status and operational updates.
• Monthly meeting with crew managers for Officer’s rotational planning.
• Monthly checking of Crew Manager’s KPI.
• Scanning and sending MPA CoE.
• Approving of travel invoices.
• Managing Travel Agents:

1. PIC to Crew Managers on issues and feedbacks from the Travel Agents (currently 2 travel agents);
2. Managing and implementing the change to new Travel Agents and Integration of travel portal in CMS;
3. Training and implementation of travel portal for travel booking to Crew Managers;

• CMS

1. PIC to Crew Managers for issues/questions they have with CMS.
2. Administrator & housekeeping responsibilities.Setting and confirming of wage scale.
3. Creating of new vessel profiles and updating Safe Manning of vessels.

• Power BI
• Working with BTT to create Power BI reports as needed by the Management (9 reports currently).

Ad hoc tasks:

• Providing safety briefings to Nautical Colleges when invited.
• Co-ordinating Cadet’s video interview for Company’s Communication Team.
• Contributing to the Company’s social media articles and newsletters on Cadets and fleet management department subjects.
• Any other tasks required by the Managing Director and the Head of Marine.
• Any support (crew related) needed by the Superintendents and Senior Vessel Planner.

Requirements:

Education, Knowledge & Working Experience

• Minimum Diploma in Maritime Studies or Human Resources or related.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Minimum 4-5 years of proven relevant working experience in cadet and crew management.
• Working knowledge of crew accounting system & codes, budget and document control.
• Working Knowledge in recruiting offshore personnel.
• Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Sailed as a cadet would be an advantage.

Personal characteristics:

• Meticulous, pro-active with positive attitude and willing to learn.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work well with others in a fast-paced working environment.
• Able to multi-task, willing to work flexible hours when required.
• Attention to details and strong in planning.
• Able to work independently and as a team.