Trek / Tour Leader, Nepal

Intrepid Travel

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Hospitality

Entry Level

Contract

Vacancy: 1

Experience: Not Required|

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities of this job

About the job

Intrepid Travel was born in 1989 with the simple mission to create positive change through the joy of travel.

More than 34 years later, we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with more than 1000 small group trips in over 120 countries. After all these years, we’ve stayed true to our mission, ensuring our adventures are good for the places we go, good for the communities we visit and good for our travelers. That’s why we carbon offset all our trips and support local communities but we’re not stopping there. We want to be the best travel company not just in the world, but for the world.

The world needs more Intrepid people:

Do you dream of inspiring travelers and helping them fall in love with their destination by immersing them in your local culture and exposing them to real life experiences? Being a Trek/Tour Leader with Intrepid, you will do just that!

Every day will be different, but every day you will:

Provide amazing customer service and travel advice – whether it's guiding a morning market exploration, organizing a hands-on craft workshop or arranging a home-cooked meal with a local family, you’ll create unforgettable moments that our travelers will never forget
Ensure the safety and well-being of your travelers, at times you will have to assist in difficult situations whilst remaining calm and professional. A traveler may lose their passport, need medical attention, or there may be a clash of personalities and you will be the first point of call
Host, lead and execute tours to budget, following the itinerary and fulfil your administrative duties
Be passionate about travel and share your love of it with our customers.

To be considered you must have:

Excellent communication in English and ideally one other local language (the more the better!)
Strong customer service experience and experience in developing a rapport with a broad range of travelers
Have travel experience across Nepal and are passionate about sharing your region with our travelers!
Prior experience of trekking in major trekking routes or tours in major touristic areas in Nepal
Have basic computer skills – including email, word, and excel experience
Full rights to work across these regions

What you need to know:

This is a freelance contract position, which will give you flexibility in when and how you work however, great availability across peak seasons is a must-have
You will need a valid first-aid certificate and high-altitude training certificates prior to starting with us
You must have trekking or tour guide training completed and bearing a valid license issued by the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM). Preference will be given to those who bear both licenses.
We are recruiting for leaders between May and July with training commencing from August onwards
With extended hours, lots of walking and activities, and engaging with travellers, so, it’s important that you are prepared both mentally and physically for the challenge!
You’ll need the ability to travel and spend time away from home, as our leaders often travel for extensive periods at a time and some tours can span up to four weeks.
You will be running tours through Nepal, you can check out some example itineraries here: www.intrepidtravel.com

A bit about our people:

Our team reflects the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit. Our team is made up of 58 nationalities across 46 countries, and Intrepid recognizes that diversity makes us a stronger business. With a commitment to breaking down barriers, we support a culture where people can be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, people living with a disability, people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, and people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

Work perks:

Departures through the year of diverse itineraries to lead, including a hike, bike, and kayak adventure, festival trips, family tours, and foodie experiences
Travel to and from the trip is included
Some meals included, and generally your accommodation will be where the guests are staying (such as hotels, camping, homestays, cabins etc)
Access to e-learning platforms, and comprehensive tour leader training before you even start
Internal career opportunities
Travel discounts for you to experience Intrepid as a passenger
Recognition and celebration with awards nights
Opportunity support not-for-profit Intrepid Foundations projects

If you’re here to inspire, create, share and lead in what you do, we want to hear from you. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible – we may close advertising early if the right person is identified.

Job Specification

Required qualifications for this job

Required Experience:Not Required

Skills Required

Required skills for this job

Customer Service

Computer Literacy

Tour Management

Guided Tours

Altitude

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Apply Before: Jun 12, 2024

About the organization

Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel offers sustainable experience-rich travel via more than 900 trips on all seven continents. As a certified B Corp, we're a business that balances purpose and profit. We are the largest global adventure tour operator with a network of 27 destination management companies (DMCs) and a not-for-profit foundation. Majority owned by its co-founders and staff, Intrepid has been taking small groups to travel the local way, on real-life experiences for more than three decades. Through our global DMC network, our expert teams operate the majority of our trips, as well as tours on behalf of other leading travel brands. Our not-for-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, has raised over AUD $15.5m for 160 charities around the world since 2002. We've been carbon neutral since 2010, and in 2020 we became the only tour operator with verified science based targets – these are ambitious 2035 emissions reduction targets, in line with a 1.5°C future. Find out more in our annual report: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/annualreport

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