If your CV is not in English, please go ahead and apply in Kazakh or Russian!
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Dear candidates! Kazakh inbound tour operator is looking for a tourism manager (a specialist) who will work with travel agents (B2B) and tourists (B2C). We intend to hire a freelancer ONLY who has a proper background (in any field), a sense of humour, is smart, sharp, able to work under stress, etc. We prefer to work with a person who wants a long term cooperation. We do NOT want to work with those who are seeking a short term employment. We are okay to offer our company as a platform for cooperation. We are okay with students as long as they are flexible and have a drive to learn and earn!!!
Job description:
- to serve tours in Almaty and Almaty province
- to process inquiries from foreign agents (B2B) and foreign tourists (B2C)
- to communicate with suppliers such as hotels, restaurants, transport, guides, etc.
- to process data on Google Drive, Excel
- to make cold calls sometimes (please, do not be afraid!)
- to make presentations on PowerPoint, Word sometimes
- to travel Almaty city, Almaty province, the country to make new tours
- to process payments, visas
Terms:
- English is the main language of communication
- work from home - online
- flexible schedule (1-4 hours per day)
- possibility/necessity to divide the workload, i.e. 1-2 hours in the morning, 1-2 hours in the afternoon, 1-2 hours in the evening, etc.
- despite flexible schedule, sometimes you need to do certain tasks with strict deadlines, e.g. between 14-00 and 18-00, till 18-00 on Friday, etc.
- possibility to work more for additional payment, i.e. you can work 5-8 hours per day if you wish and if tourist traffic is good
- offline (sometimes online) meetings 1-2 times per week
- frequent training and quality testing
- be ready for urgent calls, inquiries
- FAM trips within Almaty city
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overnight (түнейтiн/c ночевкой) and single day business trips to canyons, lakes, resorts, national parks, etc.
- in the beginning, before you start working, training/learning is offline and face-to-face in Almaty: 1-2-3 hours per day for 2-3 weeks
You need to have:
- a smartphone with whatsapp
- a laptop/computer
Requirements:
- drive to learn new stuff and meet new people
- a sense of humour, soft skills
- Kazakh - intermediate (MUST)
- Russian - intermediate (prefereable)
- English - intermediate (MUST), other popular languages are an advantage
- good knowledge of Google Drive, Excel, Word
- work experience (any field, or none), preferably in sales, marketing
NOTE: if you work 9 to 6, Monday to Friday, please do NOT apply! You canNOT work in the evening only, and/or at weekend only. Also: it is a proper part time job - you need to be available on a daily basis.
Here we tried to share as much info as possible. You can ask questions during an interview. First, there is a phone call, then Zoom video call, then offline face to face. As such, we can conduct interviews at 20-00, 21-00, i.e. in the evening.