Tour and Travel Manager
Availability: immediately
Reporting: to the director
Job description
Our client is a medium sized company in the tour and travel industry and is
seeking a pro-active individual to fill the position of Tour and Travel
Manager.Availability: immediately
Reporting: to the director
Job description
Gross salary: 25k - 30k
Key duties/responsibilities
- Establishing policies, procedures, and work schedules.
- Provides communication systems by identifying needs;
evaluating options; maintaining equipment; approving invoices.
- Maintains administrative staff by recruiting,
selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and
secure work environment.
- Accomplishes staff results by communicating job
expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching,
counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and
enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Provides historical reference by developing and
utilizing filing and retrieval systems.
- Maintains continuity among corporate, division, and
local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities,
and continuing needs.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by
attending educational workshops; benchmarking professional standards;
reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related
results as needed.
- Achieves financial objectives by anticipating
requirements; submitting information for budget preparation; scheduling
expenditures; monitoring costs; analyzing variances.
Job specification
- Diploma in tour and travel a must.
- Relevant degree from recognized institute is an added
advantage
- 3-5 years’ working experience in a similar environment.
- Work experience in a tour and travel company.
- Proven sales and marketing abilities
- Travel & Tourism management experience
Skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage staff.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- A hunger to learn and ability to flourish in a dynamic,
high-growth, entrepreneurial environment
- Entrepreneurial, self-starter with hands-on approach.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Itinerary planning &Costing
- Customer service skills
- Financial management skills
- Marketing and selling skills
- Strong leadership and team-building skills
- Knowledge in client’s follow-up, confirm bookings and
follow-up with suppliers.
To apply for this position send you CV
and cover letter to jobs@jantakenya.com by 31st May, 2013.
Indicate‘Tour and travel manager’ on
the subject line.
DO NOT attach certificates.
Failure to follow rules will lead to instant disqualification.
Failure to follow rules will lead to instant disqualification.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
We thank you for your applications.