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• Coleford
• Posted 8th Sep 2010
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• Posted by: i4 Recruitment Account
• Salary: £19621 per annum
• Job Type: Contract
• Reference: i4JFODC000704
• This job has been viewed 124 times since it was posted.

Job Description

TOURISM ASSISTANT Forest of Dean, Coleford, Gloucestershire Salary: £19,621 Maternity Cover

Our client is based in one of Britain’s National Forest Parks. They can offer you a glorious rural environment located between the rivers’ Severn and Wye and within easy reach of several major cities, the Midlands, South Wales and the South West. They also offer a generous flexi-time scheme and a positive attitude to a good work-life balance, as well as a commitment to training and development second to none.

Our client is seeking a Tourism Assistant on a maternity cover placement to support the Tourism Marketing Manager within the Sustainable Development Group. This position would be perfect for someone who is looking to gain employment experience or someone who is looking to change career with an interest in Tourism and or Marketing.

Tourism Assistant - Role

The key purpose of this post is to contribute to the successful marketing of the Forest of Dean as an outstanding visitor destination.

You will:

• Liaise with tourism businesses to ensure that their details are accurate on the tourism website using a Destination Management System

• Be aware of what events are taking place in the area through research and observation to ensure the website is current and relevant

• Liaise with website hosts to develop the tourism website in an effective and efficient manner

• Develop and integrate social media activity into all marketing campaigns in particular Facebook, Twitter and Trip Advisor

• Assist in the production of monthly e-newsletters to broadcast to the trade, visitors and potential visitors

Tourism Assistant - Candidate

The successful candidate will have:

• An interest in and knowledge of the Forest of Dean

• Strong interpersonal and administrative skills with a customer focus

• The desire to learn new skills quickly is essential

• Able to work well independently or as part of a team to produce quality work

• Able to organise and prioritise own workflow and day to day activities

• Knowledge/experience of social networking in particular Facebook, Twitter, Trip Advisor

Desirable:

• Local government/public sector experience

• Tourism experience

• Marketing experience

Tourism Assistant Salary: £19,621 per annum subject to Single Status/Job Evaluation

For an application pack including a job description and person specification please send your CV including email address to: apply@i4jobs.co.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 10 September 2010.

The interview date is provisionally scheduled for Tuesday 21 September 2010.

The successful candidate will need to be available for a start date of around the 18 October 2010 in order to have a thorough handover with the present post holder