Outdoor Operations Manager and Guide

Rotorua | www.trademe.co.nz |
Paddle Board Rotorua is Rotorua's 5 star kayak and stand up paddle board activity and tour operator. We have a vibrant, passionate and fun team and our mission is…
 •  To create and share amazing experiences with people
 •  Live passionately and inspire others to do the same
 •  Grow and contribute by giving back to people and the environment

This role consists of two fundamental parts and the ideal applicant will feel confident they can accomplish both.
 •  Managing Operations:

Working closely with Tom and Nev who are the directors of Paddle Board Rotorua, your operations role will include the following:

 •  Managing online bookings using our automated booking software
 •  Receiving customer phone calls and placing bookings
 •  Administering product information
 •  Maintaining great agent relationships
 •  Maintaining great staff relationships and setting rosters
 •  Making direct sales during the course of your activities
 •  Managing resources for tour operations

The ideal candidate will have some experience in booking management. This experience may not be needed if the applicant has the following skills:

 •  Great at understanding online platforms
 •  Has a can-do attitude
 •  Has positive energy and loves talking to people from all over the world
 •  Enjoys using all things digital such as phones, computers, iPad, laptops, and has excellent digital administration skills
 •  Has an administrator’s eye for detail and likes ensuring bookings, and product information is correct
 •  Enjoys working in a fun team and likes a busy communications lifestyle.
 •  Guiding:

In addition to running the operations here at PBR, we will require you to be able to run our guided tours when required. All our guides are honest, hard-working, energetic people with a can-do attitude who like making people happy. As a team we are focused, open-minded and self-managed. As a guide you must have the following skills:

 •  Ability to instruct beginners on how to kayak or paddle board.
 •  Lead kayak and paddle board tours safely
 •  Drive manual/automatic vehicles with a passenger endorsement (can be obtained under employment)
 •  Be an excellent conversationalist and able to establish rapport with anyone from anywhere in the world
 •  Operate our tours in “high energy” / peak state
 •  Be physically fit and able to physically move kayaks and paddle boards
 •  Have attractive energy and presentation, make customers feel awesome and adapt styles to suite clientele

As a guide and an operations manager, an applicant must have or be able to obtain the following qualifications:

 •  NZ passenger endorsement drivers license
 •  First Aid Certificate
 •  Legal right to work in New Zealand

Benefits may include:

 •  work vehicle if required
 •  phone and computer if required
 •  flexible working location and hours
 •  competitive pay
 •  opportunities for personal development
 •  small team culture upholding great values

We are a fun, friendly and customer/staff focused team and we look forward to finding an operations manager to help us expand and do even more cool things in Rotorua!
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