Director of Affiliate Operations

Liberty University partners with nearly 100 Flight Training Affiliates (FTA) across the country to allow online Champions for Christ to meet their FAA flight training requirements without coming to Liberty's residential campus. The Director of Affiliate Operations works with the School of Aeronautics leadership to manage all aspects of FTA Operations. Duties include managing the FTA team, business development, strategic planning, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Manage a team to provide excellent customer service to School of Aeronautics students and FTAs.

2. Understand, develop, and execute processes to maintain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Veterans Affairs (VA), State Approving Agency (SAA), and applicable School of Aeronautics policy compliance.

3. Develop and execute a plan for on-site visits with FTAs to foster exceptional business and online student relationships (The position requires regular travel).

4. Develop and execute a strategic plan for future FTA partnerships.

5. Other duties as assigned.

6. Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.

7. Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's mission.

Qualifications, Credentials, and CompetenciesMinimum Qualifications:

1. Four-year college degree.

2. Experience leading teams.

3. Exceptional customer service.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. FAA 141 flight training experience.

2. FAA certificates (CFI, CFII, MEI, A&P, and/or IA).

3. 141 flight school management experience.

4. Graduate degree in aviation or a related field.

Target Hire Date

2025-05-19

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.