Employment with O.A.R.S.

RIVERS FIJI OPERATIONS ASSISTANT – PHOTO KAYAKER

Start Date: June 2008
End Date: First week of October 2008
Pay: $1,500.00 per month
Benefits:

Round trip air from place of residence. (Travel Outdoors to book tickets)
Housing (basic)
Insurance (based in Fiji with evacuation insurance to Australia or New Zealand)

The focus of this job would be to supervise the safety and quality assurance issues of running Rivers Fiji trips.This would entail 6 days per week of work, 3 to 4 on the river and 2 to 3 in the office or on the road assisting with sales and marketing initiatives. When on the river the primary role would be to insure safe, quality river trips. The secondary role would be to act in the role of photo-kayaker. At the end of each trip photos would be shared with guests and sold to those interested. Once the guests are on the road the role would shift to more of an employee supervisor in terms of trip briefings, equipment cleaning and prep for the next day's trip.

This position would report directly to the General Manager and work alongside the Operations Manager. This position would assist in all facets of the operation as required. Job variety includes but is not limited to:

Photo Kayaker
Trip Leader
Safety Supervisor
Marketing Road Trips
Taking Bookings
Assisting with Store Sales
Food Shopping
Driver
Office & Trip Management

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

BS degree in related field or equivalent experience in the adventure recreation / tourism business
First Aid and CPR, WFR preferred
Commercial river guide experience
Guide or drive two to three times per week
Highly motivated
Good communication skills, written and oral
Good leadership skills
Takes initiative; does not wait to be told what to do... looks for what needs to be done and does it
Ability to manage basic technology from word and excel programs, to internet and e-mail technologies
Positive attitude
Patience
Perseverance
Marketing experience
Strong willingness to learn
Ability to take direction
Ability to give and receive critical evaluation
Strong team player
Open to new ideas
Signing a non-compete agreement with RF for full-time work with no other side employment or business enterprise entanglement
Must sign agreement
Must sign guide oath
Willingness to learn and operate Quick Books accounting program
Enthusiastic about engaging and embracing the local culture
Good problem solving skills

If you are interested in this position please forward an electronic copy of your resume and the names of three professional references to: Nate Bricker at nathan.bricker@health.utah.edu. Please include the best phone number to reach you as well as an e-mail address.