Marketing and Booking Officer

Soaring Flamingo is an officially licensed tour operator specializing in safaris, trekking tours and cultural experiences in Tanzania’s Northern Circuit, but also organizing such and further activities in all of Tanzania and on Zanzibar.We are based in Arusha where we have our office compound. Our operations are run by a Tanzanian General Manager, office staff, driver guides and guards. We have our own, well maintained vehicles. The company is backed by a Swiss investor.
Soaring Flamingo is looking to enhance its capabilities by hiring an experienced Marketing and Booking Officer. The focus of the Marketing and Booking Officer will be on the support of our marketing, in particular keeping our array of marketing tools updated and preparing all the documents needed in our marketing. At the same time, the Marketing and Booking Officer should be able to draft itineraries for safaris and trekking tours. Ideally, the Marketing and Booking Officer can even draft specialised itineraries with various activities and beyond the Northern Circuit.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Marketing
·Daily postings on facebook: Post pictures, links and short texts on Tanzania and Soaring Flamingo to show Soaring Flamingo’s activity and attract guests.
·(At least) Monthly updates in our website or our blog: Publish attractive short texts on Tanzania and Soaring Flamingo.
·(At least) Quarterly newsletter: Write and send a newsletter to existing and prospective business partners as well as former and prospective guests. Each newsletter will be 1-2 pages (A4) on a specific topic of interest to potential guests to Tanzania, news on tourism in Tanzania and at Soaring Flamingo and potentially makes referrals to a special offer of Soaring Flamingo.
·Keeping our brochure updated, potentially create new brochure, and creating flyers.
·Updating of Soaring Flamingo’s listings on internet.
·Potentially contacting of travel agents in Europe, America, Australia and Europe.
Bookings
·Prompt communication with prospective guests and inquiries from travel agents, mostly by email.
·Drafting of itineraries.
·Calculation of price of itineraries.
The Marketing and Booking Officer will report to the General Manager and work with our Swiss director who lives in Singapore regarding marketing in Asia as well as bookings in German and interaction with German-speaking travel agents and our French representative regarding marketing, bookings and travel agents in the French-speaking world.
Skills and Qualifications
·Outstanding written English, proficient in spoken English.
·Computer literate with proficient working level in Microsoft Word, knowledge of Microsoft Excel and at least one graphics software like Photoshop, GIMP or Microsoft Publisher.
·Five years working experience in tourism Industry.
·At least bachelor degree in business administration/Management, Marketing, Journalism, project management or Economics.
·Capacity to work independently.
·Team player: Soaring Flamingo is a small team. Your ability to fit into the team and collaborate in the team is of utmost importance.
·Of additional value: Understanding of website editing.
·Of additional value: Relationships with travel agents in Europe, America, Australia and/or Asia.
·Of additional value: French and/or German.
Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications including a resume/CV and an essay in English of at least 500 words on a topic of nature in Tanzania to:
Soaring Flamingo Safaris Company
P.O Box 16196
Arusha
Or by email to soaring@gmail.com.
Your application must reach us before 30 May 2013.
Selected candidates will be contacted and informed of a date for an interview.