Job Title: Tour Guide
Location: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Employer: Hospitality Tourism and Service Company
Reporting to: The Tourism Manager
Duration of Contract: One year contract (renewable)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist to plan and organize tours around the areas of interest (museum, archives, library etc); provide tourists with information booklets etc; provide tourists with directions;
• Welcome, greet tourist groups and individual tourists; lead walking tours, driving tours and boat tours; Introduce tourists to unique attractions, objects and materials;
• Provide accurate information to visitors and tourists regarding the places of interest; provide knowledge to tourists in the language they have selected (English, French, Chinese. Yoruba,
• Provide specific narration about places, objects or materials of interest; offer commentary in an entertaining and interesting way;
• Inform tourists about safety rules and regulations; provide safety devices as required;
• Assist to compile background materials for tourism presentations, briefing sessions; assist to write reports;
• Assist to research and compile information about tourism trends, (domestic and international).
• Assist with the development of tourism development initiatives/campaigns with the aim of generating and increasing revenue;
• Assist to prepare tourist and visitor information booklets, guides, newsletters, brochures for the tourism information centre etc; assist to disseminate a range of promotional information to the public;
• Assist to arrange and type itineraries for tourists and visitors;
• Review incoming tourist related correspondence, draft routine official communication; maintain tourism records and files, Any other duties as maybe assigned.
Qualifications/Experience:
• OND/HND in a relevant area; First degree in English and other Languages or History; additional qualifications in travel, leisure, business studies, marketing or business management.
• Training, education,and experience in tourism or related fields; freshers must be trainable;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent public speaking and narrating skills;
• Good Inter- personal,training and organizational skills;
• Must be computer literate particularly in Microsoft Word and use of internet applications, must have the ability to use the social media effectively;
• Enthusiastic and friendly, energetic and proactive; ability to make information interesting and entertaining to tourists;
• Good English and proficiency in any of the following languages – Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, French and Chinese;
• Must be able to efficiently handle clients and their queries;
• Ability to study and to retain knowledge and information about places of interest and about objects/materials on exhibition: commitment and willingness to learn more on-the-job.
Deadline: 17.10.2013.
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