Tourism Manager

Job description / Role

Strategic
- Contributes to the development of the Tourism’s mandate in cooperation with the Director to fulfill the company’s strategy
- Communicates the Sector Team’s strategy to all the members of the department to ensure effective implementation
- Executes the department’s strategy/plan and reports progress against defined KPIs/Targets

Operational
- Leverages industry knowledge and contacts to identify and cultivate prospective investors
- Helps identify leads and opportunities with potential investors within the Tourism sector
- Manages and directs the preparation of investment value propositions
- Facilitates and provides extensive support to Director in managing investor relations for the full life-cycle of investment promotion activities
- Manages and monitors existing investors and provides support through calls, quarterly reviews, questionnaires
- Identifies growth and expansions opportunities for existing investors
- Manages investor walk-ins and miscellaneous inquiries
- Coordinates with Market & Strategy Intelligence and the International Offices to ensure that all the necessary company, geography and industry specific intelligence in targeted geographies and sectors is being obtained
- Develops clear, structured requests for research activities to be undertaken by the Market & Strategy Intelligence department
- Connects with Business Development Support to ensure the facilitation processes run smoothly
- Manages the team’s coordination with the Marketing and Communications department to organize investor visits and ensure that all marketing materials for events and roadshows are prepared
- Helps coordinate with the Business Development Support department, Legal department, and the Market & Strategy Intelligence department to support identification of process, policy and regulation challenges within the Bahraini business environment

People
- Responsible for day-to-day management of investment attraction activities executed by direct reports
- Effectively allocates tasks and projects across direct reports and continuously supervises them and their work on a daily basis
- Provides guidance and coaching on best practice methods to achieve the department’s and the company’s goals and ensure the on-going professional development of direct reports

Requirements

- University Bachelor’s Degree in the related discipline, mandatory
- Master’s Degree or Specialized Certification, preferred
- Minimum seven to ten years of experience working in the Tourism sector
- Experience in deal structuring, negotiations and/or investor relations management preferred

Competencies

LEAD SELF
- Personal Effectiveness
- Communication
- Team Work
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Decision-Making
- Client Focus
- Process Management
- Industry Knowledge
- Technical Expertise
- Project Management

LEAD TEAM
- People Management
- Change Management
- Project Management

Languages
- Proficiency in English and Arabic languages

About the Company

Human Capital House was set up in the year 2013 with a vision to be a progressive talent acquisition partner for organizations within the local and regional market in the Middle East.

As international markets get ever demanding, corporations globally are presented with the challenges of attracting the right talent. Human capital retention and recruitment remain a critical factor to the success of any company. Strategic decision to recruit the right talent is a key issue to organization as wrong candidate selection can potentially be disastrous to their efficiency.

The critical aspect of choosing the right individual with the apt experience and knowledge becomes more crucial as he/she would need to share the ambitions of the employer, while fitting in to the new culture. Human Capital House has both the experience and expertise to help its clients make the right choice of selection. From understanding client requirements, through identifying and assessing the candidates, our systematic approach strives to ensure successful executive recruitment.