A Bookings & Sales Co-ordinator position is available with All Out Africa as a 2 year contract starting as soon as possible. The package will be performance based with a basic salary of R10,000 per month and an incentive pay arrangement based largely on the number of bookings and sales. These will provide the opportunity to earn an additional R1,000 to R15,000 per month depending on success.

ALL OUT AFRICA operates across southern Africa with offices in Swaziland, South Africa and Mozambique. All Out Africa offers a range of travel experiences aimed largely at the youth market but with prospects to grow in other markets. Many of the travel experiences are service orientated (e.g. volunteering) or educational (e.g. school group tours) but also include more typical tours (e.g. Kruger safaris, beach tours, hiking tours). There are two main divisions to the travel business, one which focuses on volunteer & student travel experiences and one which focuses on tours and events. The organization also has a non-profit Foundation which implements wildlife and social projects with donor funding support.

This position will focus on selling student and volunteer travel experiences with a cultural exchange, skill development and/or educational focus. This includes reaching out to source gap year students, high school groups, university groups, career break volunteers, and mature/retiree volunteers. The position of Bookings & Sales Co-ordinator will involve working with the Marketing Manager and Finance Manager to increase and improve the sales and bookings for ALL OUT AFRICA volunteer & student travel experiences. It is envisaged to be a work from home position based preferably withing southern Africa. 

The main website for the organization is www.alloutafrica.com This website currently attracts an average of about 1,200 unique visitors a month with about 50 booking enquiries of which a low fraction convert to bookings. There are also in the region of 16 agents abroad (mostly volunteer travel marketing organizations in Europe, north America & Australia) which market ALL OUT AFRICA experiences and are currently the main source of bookings.

Desired criteria:

-         A sales or marketing tertiary qualification;

-         Experience and demonstrated success in international tourism sales, preferably with a volunteer travel organization;

-         Experience and a good understanding of online marketing and advertising (including google adwords, facebook advertising etc) and online social networking for promoting sales;

-         Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a passion for travel in Africa;

-         It would be an advantage to have skill and experience in graphic design;

Send your CV and motivational letter by email with "Bookings Co-ordinator Application" to: jobs@alloutafrica.com .Clearly stated in the subject line. Include the email and phone details of 3 professional references who we can contact direct. Include links to marketing and advertising portfolios where appropriate.