Vacancy title:
Tour Consultant

Jobs at:
African Touch Safaris

Deadline of this Job:
30th June, 2018.

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Job details:
Tour Consultant
LOCATION: Nairobi
Full Time
Job Summary
A leading travel agent is looking for competent self-driven and result oriented professional to fill in current Tour consultant position.
Tour Consultant Job Roles for the Tour Consultant Job

Position duties will include but not limited to the following;
Sales/Business Devt Function

• Sales revenue generation & Business development through;
• New tours accounts/Groups
• Activation of Old tours Accounts
• Account Management/Relationship management
• Lead generation and prospecting
• Negotiating for contracts sign off and best prices with corporate/institutional tours clients
• Marketing other Company products & Services

Tours Management Function

• Tour Financials- Costing, Profitability & Negotiating for best rates
• Developing of complex itineraries
• Tour quotations
• Tour Coordination & Closures
• Tour planning
• Client Briefings
• Presentations
• Destination management
• Ground coordination

Requirements

• Bachelors in Tourism/Travel Management
• Widely traveled worldwide –on Fam trips, travel Exhibitions abroad and locally
• Experience with costing for holidays and outbound vacations
• Team leader –ability to grow and lead a capable team while motivating them
• Widely networked with industry supplier hotels and Destination Management Companies
• Trendy: Social media savvy with online marketing skills
• Polished and well-spoken and smart appearance.
• Great public speaker with oral presentation skills
• The ability to get on well with people of all ages and backgrounds
• Experience in dealing with corporate clients
• Good working knowledge of one or more foreign languages
• Excellent ‘people’ skills and problem solving skills
• The ability to deal calmly with emergencies
• Proven track record of consistently attaining goals, personal accountability in owning results, and cooperatively working with others to improve skills
• International travel work experience & passion for travel strongly preferred
• Ability to drive customer loyalty and build lasting customer relationship
• Self-motivated and not afraid to close the sale
• Experience in high volume inbound calling and strong closing skills needed to reach individual goals
• Should be focused on end-results and able to learn both systems and product quickly and efficiently
• Competent proficiency on MS Office products including Excel and Outlook and able to master new technologies.
• Strong communication skills – speaks clearly and persuasively in a positive way

You would be responsible for the group throughout their tour, working from early morning until late in the evening, including weekends. You could be on call 24 hours a day. Should be prepared to work late hours and also on holidays if need be.

Job application procedure
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit their applications through email to hrtravelvacancy@gmail.com  to HR Manager; with subject line as “Tour consultant” by 30th June, 2018.
The application should be a cover letter and CV as one document and indicate the title of the position on the subject line this will ensure we capture your application in the right way.
Applications should include contact details of three professional referees. One referee must be the applicant’s immediate supervisor.