Tourism Assistant

Background

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on responsibility for the long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities. African Parks manages 24 protected areas in 13 countries covering over 20 million hectares in Angola, Benin, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Rwanda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Job overview

The Tourism Assistant will fulfil a variety of functions across the department and will play a key role in providing assistance to the Tourism Operations Supervisors.

We are seeking a dynamic and organized individual to join our team and contribute to the seamless operations of our tourism activities.

Reporting Lines

Tourism Operations Supervisor (GKLL).

 Key Responsibilities

• Implementation of schedule and deployment.
• Perform administrative duties as per instruction.
• Procurement of items required.
• Perform Catering Services.
• Distribution of food rations and storage.
• In charge of stores and equipment.

Capabilities, competencies, and experience

• Grade 12 or a tourism-related tertiary qualification (added advantage)
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Good report writing skills
• Good team player
• Computer literate (Microsoft packages).
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to problem solve, make do with what one has to solve often complicated problems
• Driver’s License (With 4x4 experience will be better)

 African Parks Zambia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested and qualified candidates must submit their CV with a covering letter describing their suitability for the role.

Application must be submitted through simplify hr platform by attaching all supporting documentation.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.