Tourism Officer at Uasin Gishu County Government

Advert Number UGC/CPSB/TMO/01
Closing Date21/4/2017
POSITION: Tourism Officer [K – 296292 X 8688 – 357108 X 8772 – 365880 pa]Apply

Duties and responsibilities for the Tourism Officer Job

• Liaise with tourism partners, to assist in the development and production of appropriate products and services that align with the county’s marketing approach to promote homestay tourism in the county
• Assist in the identification of global target groups and niche markets and work with industry partners to assist in the development of products and services that meet the scientifically demands of these markets
• Carry out analysis of source of complaints from visitors and communicate with partners to find solutions to the same
• Work with tourism partners to assist in broadening the diversity of tourism products and services offered and available
• Monitoring and analyzing tourism market trends
• Provide timely information on product and service development offers to representatives and partners in the tourism sector

Job Requirements for the Tourism Officer Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Tourism/Wildlife/Hospitality or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of local tourism and hospitality industry
• Good leadership, organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrate high degree of professional competence and people management skills.
• Knowledge of current tourism affairs that relate to and affect the tourism sector
• Be computer literate