Jobs

•         Iceland Travel Consultant (sales)
  closing date: 28 Mar 2010

Are you facinated by Geysers? 

Discover the World is one of the UK's leading specialist tour operators with 25 years experience, offering a range of high-quality holidays and imaginative itineraries to Iceland, Lapland, The Arctic and Antarctic, Galapagos, New Zealand and beyond.

We are looking for a highly motivated and eloquent sales professional to specialise in our leading Iceland and Greenland department. The ideal candidate must have previous specialist/tailormade sales experience within a tour operator (preferably an independent specialist tour op); knowledge of Iceland and Greenland would be a distinct advantage. As a Travel Consultant, you will handle reservations over the telephone, face-to-face and email/Internet, to a wide-ranging and demanding client base. You will work in a small, friendly team of consultants, supported by the operations staff and team managers.

In addition to a competitive starting salary of £16,000 we also offer:
20 days holiday
Discounted holidays for yourself, friends and family
Gym membership (subject to annual review)
Company bonus scheme (subject to target)
Salary progression to £18,000 with experience/competence

Hours of work:
35 hours per week plus an additional 48 hours (Saturdays) over the year
9-5pm or 10-6pm rota Monday to Friday
No more than 1 in 2 Saturdays per month between 9-5pm (taking a day off in the week) – nb: current Saturday hours are 9-1 with weekday lieu time, but hours may change dependent on business requirements.

If you are interested in applying for this position please send us your CV along with a covering letter by email to Paula Byrne, paula@discover-the-world.co.uk or, by post to: Discover the World, Arctic House, 8 Bolters Lane, SM7 2AR


 

paula@discover-the-world.co.uk