SONATI is a Nicaraguan non-profit environmental organization. We carry out FREE environmental education activities for thousands of local school children; these activities are financed though SONATI´s hostel and tours.
We are looking for a professional person to be responsible for all aspects of coordinating the tours we do in Leon; most of the tours are outdoor treks.
Requirements:
- Love and passion for nature and treks.
- Experience in guiding treks.
- Marketing and administration skills.
- Professional, energetic and creative.
- Good inter-personal relations.
- Able to manage a team of guides and train new guides.
- Good Spanish and English.
- Identify with the mission of SONATI and environment
- Must be flexible, self motivated, customer service oriented, resourceful and be able to solve problems
- The tour coordinator needs to be creative and come with ideas for expanding and improving the tours.
Responsibilities:
- The tour coordinator is responsible for all aspects of tours, inclding but no limited to daily operations, planning, finances and marketing
- Coordinate and market the tours, both in Leon and online
- Schedule all staff/volunteers and tours including tour reservations and walk ins
- Expand the tours to appeal to a more diverse public than our current offerings to mainly backpackers (i.e: more luxury tourists and national publics alike). This includes starting new tours.
- Manage and train a team of guides, mostly international volunteers.
- Find and train new volunteer guides.
- Maintain and purchase new equipment as needed
- Oversee finances, track client statistics and prepare monthly reports.
- Ensuring quality and consistency of tours
- Talking with clients about tours and solving problems
- Keeping tour information updated and distributing tour information
Other skills (not required but helpful):
- Experience living in Central America or knowing the culture
- Marketing and publicity skills or ideas and website design
- Experience in tourism
- Experience in cooking meals for clients
- Experience or resourcefulness in fixing and repairing equipment
- Small business or entrepreneurial skills
- Training skills
The work involves both office and outdoor work.
When to start: Beginning of April.
Time commitment: at least one year.
Payment: SONATI salaries are always local salaries, in this case of $200/ month. For westerners it is practically a paid volunteering work. The work can be very challenging but very rewarding. Sonati provides training on the local flora and fauna.
Free accommodation is available.
Find out more information about SONATI at:
http:www.sonati.org
