Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Tourism AdvisorJob Description:• The Tourism Advisor post holder will be expected to review the existing Tourism Development Plan which is also summarized in the GMP. BMNP has extraordinary tourism opportunity, but needs substantial support from a tourism expert who can help guide concessioning to private sector partners, product design, contracting, implementation of the tourism plan, user guidelines and standard of procedures, gate fee collection, customer satisfaction, community tourism integration, trail design, conservation fees and best practice. The FZS Tourism Expert will mentor the EWCA tourism staff so enhance capacity and skills.• Duty station: Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia• Reporting to: Project Manager (STA)• Duration: Up to 12 months, renewable depending on funds• Remunerations: As per FZS Ethiopian scale• Application Deadline: November 16, 2020

Master's

Key job requirements:
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the nature-based tourism sector with strong experience in Africa and Ethiopia/;
• A MSc in tourism or related subject.
• Preferably experience of owning or running a tourism company;
• Preferably experience with wildlife and property management;
• Experience developing business plans for tourism operations
• Experience in concessioning and tendering tourism facilities;
• Experience with training local communities and tourism staff.
• Ability to work well with Governments and local authorities;
• Tourism marketing experience will be beneficial;
• Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• English speaking.

5-10 years

• Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their application letter along with their non-returnable recent CV to the following address:Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS)P.O. Box 100003Addis Ababa, Ethiopia orjobsethiopia@fzs.org, or submit it in person to FZS offices in Addis Ababa, Dinsho or Bale-Robe.Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.