Job Description
- Support the deployment of aircraft to the right routes, at the optimal frequencies and timings, by delivering high-quality, data-driven analyses
- Collingwood Head Office location
- Permanent full-time opportunity
If you’ve ever thought about a career in aviation — now is the perfect time to take off with Jetstar! We are undertaking one of the biggest recruitment campaigns in our 20 year-history. Join us during an exciting period as we welcome more state-of-the-art aircraft, launch new routes and continue our mission to help more people take off through low fares.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Network Analyst to support the optimal route/aircraft deployment to fly the right aircraft, to the right places, at the right frequencies, at the right times to optimise profitability, operational reliability and customer outcomes. In this role, you’ll deliver top quality analyses to ensure the right information is presented at the right time, balancing robustness, accuracy, and flexibility. Your ability to manage competing priorities proactively and deliver insightful, timely recommendations will be essential to driving our network deployment strategies and tactical decisions in complex markets.
The successful candidate will conduct detailed analyses across a range of strategic areas, including network deployment, process reviews, budgets, and network growth or reduction business cases. You will work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to optimise the allocation of capacity to routes, ensuring our network delivers on its performance and growth objectives. If you’re passionate about aviation, data-driven decision-making, and delivering results that make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.
The core responsibilities of this role will be:
- Support decisions on capacity settings to align with long-term strategic objectives and maximise profit.
- Implement and measure network strategies to drive annual profit growth.
- Engage commercial and operational teams to gather inputs and deliver comprehensive analyses.
- Incorporate considerations like airport charges and government grants into business case analyses.
- Work closely with airline partners and holding group airlines (e.g., Qantas).
- Analyse historical data and forward modelling to predict seasonal demand trends and profit opportunities.
- Maintain up-to-date, efficient modelling techniques that balance accuracy, flexibility, and speed.
- Build templates, shortcuts, and innovative solutions to improve efficiency and problem-solving.
To be considered, key skills will include:
- Globally recognised university degree, with a preference for qualifications in business, finance, commerce, or engineering.
- Professional experience preferred; airline industry experience highly regarded.
- Experience working across multiple geographies and cultures (not necessarily limited to professional settings).
- Proven ability to analyse multiple data sources, build complex quantitative connections, and extract relevant insights to inform hypotheses and recommendations.
- Strong capability to incorporate diverse qualitative and strategic inputs to support high-quality decision-making.
- Balanced risk appetite, with a willingness to take measured risks and apply learnings to improve future outcomes.
- Ability to communicate effectively, get to the core of issues quickly, and work diplomatically across cultures with international stakeholders.
- Resilient, adaptable, and capable of thriving in a high-pressure, dynamic business environment with evolving challenges and priorities.
This role also requires our team members to be willing and able to travel within Australia and internationally. In return, a flexible and hybrid working environment is on offer to the successful applicant.
Applications close: 11.59pm Sunday 19th January 2025
About Jetstar
The Jetstar Group has airlines in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan. Launch in 2004, we have grown from a team of 700 to 7,600 and have flown more than 250 million passengers. Collectively we now offer more than 5000 flights a week to more than 85 destinations in 17 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, with a fleet of more than 130 aircraft.
Our Culture
Jetstar is alive with a sense of adventure. Day in and day out, our teams search for new places to fly, new ways to add value and new ideas to improve performance. If you love the road less travelled, you’ll love working here because ours is a team who innovate every day, thrive on delivery, support each other and celebrate our successes. You’ll be supported to challenge, anticipate and explore while you work will connect people and enrich lives. We encourage diversity and aim to create an environment where our employees feel valued, respected and enabled.
Our Benefits
Team members have access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world – not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines.
Inclusion and Diversity
Jetstar is an equal opportunity employer, so by coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have
