Job Openings in the Tourism Industry - Kimberly Ryan

Vacancies    Chief Tour Guide/Tour Guide/Tour Logistics Officer/Advance Party

• Escorting tourists on cruise
• Sharing unique information about tour stops and other sites between stops
• Providing directions
• Translating and interpreting where necessary (and if capable)
•  Coordination of various parties on tour (tourists, driver, photographer, security, advance party and operations team)
• Preparing the destination in advance of the arrival of the tourist team (advance party)

• Flexible and proactive
• Good presentation skill
• Enthusiastic and friendly
• Good verbal communication (fluent spoken English)
•  Ability to interact with people from different backgrounds
• Multiple language skills (English, French, Dutch, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo)
• Time management skills
• Ability to retain historical facts
• Good knowledge of Abuja (road, history, locations etc)

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Job Description:

• Coordinating activities of other personnel (including support staff) in the entire process chain
• Providing vendor-management interface between organization and service providers
• Evaluating destinations/stops to meet management minimum requirement
• Setting and reviewing mode of operation/service delivery, budgets and managing cost
• Report of activities
• Personnel appraisal
• Responsible for input and resource requirement for all relevant business processes
• Preparing tour schedule and report after each tour
• Development of training programs (template and manuals for orientation and refresher programs)

Skills:

• Ability to manage subordinates
• Ability to delegate responsibilities effectively
• Ability to look at issues from several point of view
• Supervisory function over all office and field activities
• Report writing skill
• Very good at financial negotiations
• Inventory management skill

Qualification: Masters Degree, Minimum of 10 years working experience 5 of which must have been in GM or Senior Manager role in Aviation, transportation, Hotel and Tourism industry