Tour Guide Job at a Hospitality Tourism and Service Company in Nigeria

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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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