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Tour Leader (CEO) - New Zealand

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Valid Class 2 driver's license with a P endorsement
  • Comprehensive First Aid Certificate
  • Proven leadership and cross-cultural communication skills with the ability to manage group dynamics
  • Eligibility to work in New Zealand

Responsibilities

  • Lead and drive New Zealand itineraries safely, including monitoring vehicle condition and ensuring passengers' safety
  • Manage group dynamics and diverse personalities/cultures with strong communication and crisis-management abilities
  • Provide exceptional customer service, trip planning execution, budgeting, and on-the-ground problem solving
  • Model sustainable and responsible tourism practices and foster a positive team culture

Key facts

Other skills

  • First Aid
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Public Speaking
  • Customer Service
  • Calmness Under Pressure
  • Accountability
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Leadership Development
  • Teamwork
  • Social Skills
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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G Adventures

Travel & Tourism

G Adventures has been a world leader and innovator in sustainable adventure travel since 1990. We invite you to explore a world of tours infused with inspiration and excitement that will take you off the beaten track into the real heart of the destination. Our approach to travel provides small groups and independent travellers the rare opportunity to connect with nature and local cultures. The choices for travel are vast - from safaris and cultural treks to family vacations and exotic expeditions to places you have never even imagined, there is an adventure for everyone. If you share a lust of life and have the insatiable curiosity to travel and truly experience the world we live in, then join us and embark on a quest for the extraordinary. We are The Great Adventure People - welcome to our world of adventure travel!

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryTravel & Tourism
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

About Us

G Adventures is the world’s largest small-group adventure travel company and we’ve been making epic travel memories happen on all seven continents for over 30 years.

Our mission is simple: to change lives through travel. And not just our travelers’ either. Since day one, our tours have been built to establish meaningful relationships with local communities, directly benefiting the people and places we visit at every step of our tours.

With the demand for travel coming back strong, we are set up and excited for this next chapter in our company’s story — and we’d love for you to be a part of it.

Our DNA revolves around building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of people and a true sense of belonging, where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self to work each and every day. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, and yourself, alongside a passionate, talented, and welcoming community that works hard to spread goodness around the world.

If all that sounds like your kind of thing, well, we can’t wait for you to join us.

About Us:

 

G Adventures is the world’s largest small-group adventure travel company and we’ve been making epic travel memories happen on all seven continents for over 30 years.

 

Our mission is simple: to change lives through travel. And not just our travelers’ either. Since day one, our tours have been built to establish meaningful relationships with local communities, directly benefiting the people and places we visit at every step of our tours.

 

With the demand for travel coming back strong, we are set up and excited for this next chapter in our company’s story — and we’d love for you to be a part of it.

 

Our DNA revolves around building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of people and a true sense of belonging, where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self to work each and every day. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, and yourself, alongside a passionate, talented, and welcoming community that works hard to spread goodness around the world.

 

If all that sounds like your kind of thing, well, we can’t wait for you to join us.

Are you passionate about travel, your country, and making an IMPACT on the planet? 

Become a New Zealand CEO - Chief Experience Officer (Driver/Guide) for G Adventures and join our team of fun, driven, leaders on a rewarding career path.

 

At G Adventures, changing people’s lives isn’t just a mantra, it’s the very core of our company culture, the essence of who we are, and the driving force behind everything we do. The way we see it, change is the key to innovation, and people are the key to change. Our goal is to ensure an authentic and unforgettable life-changing experience for everyone. After all, if you’re not changing, you’re not growing. And isn’t that what life is all about?

 

We are hiring and training CEO's to guide & drive our New Zealand itineraries. This opportunity requires hard work and commitment, but has great rewards. Your passengers' lives will be changed, and you will grow as a person and a leader. Discover every nook and cranny of the country, and enjoy a lifestyle of travel, challenges, fun, and career growth potential on a global scale. As a member of G Adventures, the most innovative adventure travel company in the world, you will be part of something bigger than yourself, and make a tangible impact on people and the planet.

 

YOU:

  • Are a safe driver, capable of driving long distances, taking responsibility for your group's safe travel, including checking tires, and fluids.

  • Are required to have a valid Class 2 license

  • Are required to have a P endorsement 

  • Comprehensive First Aid Certificate

  • Are responsible, driven, team player, who loves travel and interacting with people from around the globe.

  • Are a proven leader who is comfortable managing group dynamics, different personalities, and cultures.

  • Have the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of contexts.

  • Are cool, calm & collected under pressure. Can professionally and proactively solve problems like handling injuries, managing a budget, and anything else that is thrown at you.

  • Are customer service oriented, putting your passengers first, and always with a smile :)

  • Have awareness of and commitment to Sustainable/Community Tourism: Our CEOs need to be committed to environmentally and culturally responsible tourism, and be an inspiring example to the travelers.

  • Have an infectious love of New Zealand.

  • Love working in a team and have a willingness to share in G’s amazing culture!

  • All applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

 

REWARDS:

Being a CEOs is a big gig, but the rewards are as numerous as the challenges:

  • G Adventures is the number one small group adventure travel company in the world.

  • Comprehensive training including driving training, trip planning & execution, group dynamic management, crisis and conflict management, public speaking, budgeting and more.

  • An incredible work environment with fantastic support, resources and culture.

  • Join a global community of like-minded, passionate people who are all in love with what they do. 

  • Make an impact: G Adventures focuses on sustainable and responsible travel. Everything we do globally reflects our core values, and through tourism we make a difference.

  • Competitive pay. 

  • Career growth opportunities.

 

We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations. If you require accommodation, please reach out to the Global Talent team at talent@gadventures.com.

G Adventures is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. We consider all qualified applicants. If selected, G Adventures offers support via a variety of Team Resource Groups.

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