Tourism Assistant

Background

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities. We currently manage 22 national parks and protected areas in 12 countries covering over 20 million hectares in: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe and South Sudan.

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.
• Incharge of stores and equipment.
• Reservations.

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 4×4 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. All applicants must include at least 3 contactable references.

Application must be submitted to the Regional Human Resources Manager, by email to hr.zambia@africanparks.org by 26th  July 2024.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.