Our largest Destination management company is looking for a Leisure Specialist to be based at their offices in Sandton. The individuals’ primary role will be to promote and maintain business for the department or as requested by the immediate manager (Travel Manager)

Main purpose
• Design tailor-made programs for existing and new clients
• Demonstrate ability to write creatively
• Maintain constant contact with clients and agencies
• Ensure and maintain good relations with clients and agencies
• Brainstorm ideas based on given briefs and budgets
• Complete a cost analysis, detailed proposal and Itinerary per request
• Travel on site inspections when required
• Travel on educationals, when opportunity is made available
• Meet and greet clients at the airport
• Compile and book all services based on itineraries
• Source any relevant information the client may require i.e. day tours, amendments, re-quotes and additions
• Ensure contracts are drawn up between the company and client
• Ensure invoices are sent to clients and ensure timeous payments are made
• Ensure payments are made timeously to suppliers
• Responsible for final invoicing and reconciliation
• Maintain and increase gross profits on programmes
• Attend all weekly team meetings (not applicable if working remotely) and status meetings (dial in if working remotely)
• Copying in of all relevant parties on correspondence
• When requested, provide assistance and support to team members.

Qualifications and experience
• Grade 12 certificate
• Experience in a leisure specialist role (ideally inbound travel)
• In depth knowledge of South Africa, specifically Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari Destinations and Southern Africa, specifically Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia and East Africa, specifically Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda
• Knowledge of Mozambique, Mauritius and Seychelles, an added advantage
• Knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word)
• Knowledge of Travel Logic, WETU & Amadeus and added advantage