Work in Africa - Safari Jobs

Senior Travel Consultants - Safaris

· Location: Nairobi Based

· Reference: ACK071130-002B

· No. of Positions: 3 (Three)

· Country: Kenya

· Employer Type: Tour Operator and DMC

· Salary: Negotiable

Job Description:

AfriChoice! Tours & Travel Ltd. is an African inbound tour operator and online marketing destination management company looking for experienced senior travel consultants. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a progressive travel company that can offer an excellent career path. We are based in Nairobi, Kenya. Your task will be to handle client's reservations, liaise with service providers, close the deal, provide accurate costs, get the clients deposit and finalise all their travel arrangements.

Skills/Requirements:

- An advanced diploma from a recognized training institution

- Minimum of 5 years travel consultant experience

- Be able to navigate websites quickly and find required information

- Have an excellent knowledge of African geography, especially East Africa

- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook (Webdesign will be a real plus)

- Strong numerical ability for calculating costs

- Have the necessary writing & sales skills to close a sale via phone / internet

- Have a good telephone manner and strong communication skills

- Be able to work under pressure, sometimes for long

- Possess excellent organisational skills and be able to multi-task

- Have the ability to work well as part of a team

Senior Marketing Executives - Safaris

· Location: Nairobi Based

· Reference: ACK071210-008A

· No. of Positions: 2 (Two)

· Country: Kenya (with Possibility of Being Based Abroad)

· Employer Type: Tour Operator and DMC

· Salary: Negotiable

Job Description:

Candidates are required to have the following traits:

- Ability to work closely with other departments in Tour Company setup

- Good people skills and must be very bold and outgoing

- Good communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work under pressure within strict deadlines

- Ability to manage own time and staff and to plan activities

- Ability to work with limited resources

- Prepared to travel long distance (largely abroad) to attend travel trade fairs

Skills/Requirements:

- A degree from a recognized university

- True marketing & sales training and experience

- Tourism marketing – internal, local, regional and international

- Computer skills – graphics programmes a definite advantage

- Website maintenance experience is a real plus

- Basic budgeting and budget management

- Strategic marketing planning

- Corporate Identity and Branding knowledge

- Brochure & promotional material co-ordination

- Travel and Hospitality Advertising experience

- Client relations management

Car Hire Sales & Marketing Executive

· Location: Nairobi Based

· Reference: ACK080131-005E

· No. of Positions: 1 (One)

· Country: Kenya (Specifically Nairobi Resident)

· Employer Type: AfriChoice, Car Hire Division

· Salary: Attractive

AfriChoice! Car Hire is one of the most successful vehicle rental companies in Kenya today!!! We aim to be the No. 1 in vehicle rental in Kenya by sales volume. We supply current year car models and have a reputation for providing a quality car rental service. Learn More...>

Work Environment / Job Description

Due to our continued expansion, we are looking for friendly, outgoing and motivated individuals to work as Corporate Sales Support Executive in our busy Nairobi-based Head Office. You will be part of a friendly team that is striving to offer the highest levels of customer service. The role is a full time sales support role which will include administrating of daily sales functions as well as collation of various reports. The candidate will also be involved in assisting with marketing campaigns for generating new business leads and company awareness. The role will also involves dealing with customers both face to face and on the telephone with some administration work involved. We are looking for a professional solution based sales person, a go-getter and new business winner.

Main Skills / Requirements

MUST have a degree from a recognized university (Preferably marketing-related)

Show a natural ability and desire to want to develop their sales involvement as a core function over a 6 -12 month period

Possess strong computer literacy and be able to manage and operate windows applications such as word, excel and PowerPoint and be able to create adhoc reports as required.

Make sales through 'cold call' telephone techniques as well as managing and closing business leads that come into the department via telephone enquiries

To demonstrate their sales and administrative experience during the interview process

The role would suit someone who is target driven, motivated, able to think laterally from a marketing and sales perspective and who enjoys a challenging yet team driven company environment in a young, dynamic and succesfull company.

Minor Office Roles will include:

Liaising with corporate customers over vehicle orders

Ordering vehicles with suppliers

Managing corporate customers contracts and vehicle schedules

Managing vehicle deliveries and collections

Providing support to the department including the Group Marketing Director

Answering calls to customers and answering general enquiries

Financial accounting knowledge will be a real plus

Salary & Renumeration Package

This position offers a competitive salary package (includes overtime, bonuses and an excellent pension scheme), free uniform and ongoing training. The job is very diverse and the successful candidate will enjoy working in a fast paced, ever changing environment and have the ability to deal with clients face to face and via phone, email etc. A full, clean drivers license and references are essential.

Other: Volunteer and Social Work in Africa

If you volunteer in Africa with wildlife you can get close to an incredible range of animals – from lions in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve to Mountain Gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest! The other main Africa volunteer option is to help care for disadvantaged people and there are also many opportunities – from helping to care for AIDS orphans to teaching in schools. There are also many active conservation projects within which you may actively participate. If you are looking for work in Africa, whether it be Voluntary, Travel, Hotel & Hospitality, Tourism, Game Wardens or Rangers, Conservation and so on, then we suggest you make contact with us and we may just connect you with your dream job.

Volunteer Opportunities

For those looking for volunteer work in Africa there are plenty of opportunities available. Volunteer work / programs give you is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the world. Most of the volunteer jobs require the participant to pay program fees as well as travel costs. Most short-term volunteer jobs will not pay. You are usually expected to pay the organization a fee which would cover your flights, accommodation and food. Volunteering means something different to almost every organization you come across. Some agencies will cover your flight and cost of living while you are working and some are true "volunteer" projects and expect you to cover all costs for the privilege of the experience. If you are looking for a more meaningful way to spend a few months in Africa than simply traveling around, volunteering is a wonderful way to spend your time. Most jobs that last less than a year or so are going to be the ones you have to pay for. Jobs that require a commitment of more than a year will often offer a basic stipend to cover some of your costs.

Here are additional organizations involved with volunteer work in Africa. However, please note that these organizations require participant to pay program fees as well as travel costs.

Conservation Africa is a British based organization that offers conservation volunteer projects throughout Southern Africa. As well as offering many opportunities to get involved with major wildlife reserves in Southern Africa, there's also a compelling 2 week game ranger course.

Ecovolunteer.org offers volunteer opportunities in Cameroon to work with elephants, in Zimbabwe to work with wild dogs and Swaziland to work with rhinos. You pay for flights and program fees.

The Earthwatch Institute offers expeditions all over Africa to help scientists and conservationists with their research. You can help survey the coastal ecology of the Seychelles; work with cheetahs and their race against extinction in Namibia; Find out how the Samburu people of Kenya traditionally use plants as medicine; and much more.

Volunteer Africa: A volunteer organization combining many years of experience with 21st Century technology VolunteerAfrica is now recruiting and supporting volunteers through internet based resources. 132 volunteers are participating in our 2007 programme from all over the world including Denmark, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Volunteers come from all walks of life and ages.

I-to-I, is a UK based volunteer organization that offers excellent volunteer travel opportunities to Africa. I-to-I is globally recognised responsible / volunteer travel organisation, placing over 6,000 volunteers travelles on projects to assist in the development of overseas local communities all over the world. They provide fulfilling and life-changing travel experiences to anyone with a desire to get out there and make a difference for the better. However, volunteer organizations try and cut down on costs as much as possible. Many people who choose to volunteer can often raise funds in their own communities to help cover the costs of the trip.

Join AfriChoice Safaris Affiliate Program

At AfriChoice! we are willing to discover more opportunities to expand our business. One of the reasons behind our success is that we are not averse to exploit the unexplored avenues. Forging strategic partnership with diverse businesses, from travel related businesses to non-travel related businesses is the area in which we are very interested. This has been possible as a result of our innovative marketing techniques, comprehensive tour packages and efficient customer support services. After forming an alliance with us, you, the partner will take advantage of AfriChoice! quality product lines, rich database and novel travel ideas, among a host of other benefits. Learn More..>

AfriChoice! Travel Distribution network is organized through Value Added Resellers (VARs). This is our safaris reseller agents affiliate program that is easy to join. You will be responsible for distribution of AfriChoice! Travel Products to end-users or you can build your own network of resellers. We at AfriChoice! Group are aware of the importance of these relationships and that's why we are putting all of our efforts in developing the superior services and products for our exisiting and new partners. Please contact us for more information and how to join and grow your African Safaris business. Learn More..>