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This role offers an outstanding opportunity to help elevate and innovate our product offering, enhancing both the quality and impact of our holidays. We are looking for somebody with previous experience of working in the high-end, tailor-made travel industry, who shares our commitment to positive impact travel.
Responsibilities
General
* Experiences
* Commercial
* Impact
Experiences
Source and develop compelling experiences and properties that:
* Resonate with the Steppes’ client base and the high-end travel market
* Embody the company’s brand values and meet with marketing briefs
* Meet with strict sustainability criteria and deliver on our three Ps – profit, people and planet
* Help fulfil our commercial goals
Dynamic content generation which will include:
* Creating web pages (using WordPress) to showcase our holiday ideas, group tours, experiences and hotel partners
* Writing itinerary copy and creating group tours in our CMS
Maintain positive relationships with our key suppliers to ensure:
* Exceptional service and delivery (using our Post Travel Questionnaire as a means of Quality Control)
* A shared commitment to Positive Impact Travel
* Documented Health and Safety measures
The role will entail close collaboration with our marketing and sales team, working together on holiday ideas, experiences and hotels for our website.
Commercial
* Liaise with suppliers to negotiate favourable payment terms, rates, overrides and value adds
* Work with the Product & Impact Director to create, cost and administrate charters and group tours
* In collaboration with Head of Sales, communicate product updates to the sales team and organise training to fill any knowledge gaps
Impact
* Look to align our product with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
* Assist with collating data from hotels and cruise companies, that helps Steppes more accurately determine the carbon footprint of its holidays
* Assist with supply chain audits to ensure our suppliers are in alignment with our Positive Impact commitments
* Manage our relationships with the various NGOs we support through our Positive Impact initiatives
* Manage our in-house Steppes Fund For Female Guides
Skills/Experience required
* First hand experience of working in the high-end, tailor-made travel industry
* An appreciation and understanding of sustainability in the context of the travel industry
* People skills – ability to forge long-lasting relationships with colleagues and suppliers
* Good computer literacy and a willingness to expand your knowledge
* Copywriting and close attention to detail
* Administration and organisational skills
* Time management and an ability to prioritise
Nice to have
* Good knowledge of Africa, having both travelled there and had experience of working in the travel industry with African suppliers.
* Happy sourcing and formatting images to represent our key products
Terms/Conditions
* Hours of work – 09:00 – 17:30 hours, Mon to Thursday, 09:00 – 17:00 Friday, and occasionally over weekends and evenings (e.g. if attending supplier and trade events as required)
* Paid Holidays – up to 33 days (which includes 8 bank holidays)
* Up to two days a week working from home
* Pension, Private Healthcare and Travel Insurance – contributory after a six-month probationary period
* Full-time 37.5 hours or Part-time position considered
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Business Development and Sales
* Industries
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