German-speaking Sales Intern

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Sales Intern to join our team for 6-months. The ideal candidate will play a key role in our sales team by selling customized trips to the German market to East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda) and South Africa (South-Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique) in the German market. This role demands good communication skills, keen attention to detail, and ensuring client confidence through accurate and efficient actions.

Who we are:

Charlie’s Travels is the go-to off the beaten track tour operator of Africa. Tourism in Africa can be extremely traditional. Before you know it, you’re traveling from safari lodge to safari lodge, without experiencing the actual Africa. But Charlie’s Travels does it differently. Formed in 2014, Charlie’s Travels specializes in Adventure, Safari, Lustrumreizen, Off the beaten track, Lovebird adventures across East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda), Southern Africa (South-Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique).

Our Offer:

• Competitive Intern stipend
• Transport allowance to alleviate the financial strain of daily commuting, allowing you to focus on productivity without worrying about travel expenses.
• Airtime is provided to ensure seamless and uninterrupted communication, enabling you to stay connected efficiently and manage work-related conversations without hassle.
• Working at the most awesome office in Nairobi! You will share this office with Dutch, Belgian and Kenyan colleagues with whom you can share travel stories and experiences.
• A chef who will cook your lunch & the opportunity to have breakfast in the office.
• The freedom to start your own projects you feel passionate about in line with company goals.
• Opportunities to discover new places during Business Development and improvement trips.
• Unique opportunity to experience a real scale-up, an entrepreneurial business environment in which you can grow in line with the company’s growth for the internship period!

What You Will Do

• Use calls and emails to sell customized trips to East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda) and South Africa (South-Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique) in German speaking markets.
• Support in creating logical, well balanced travel itineraries with a healthy profit margin.
• Help in answering clients questions until the contract is signed.
• Help in product innovations, improving offerings based on market trends or customer feedback.
• Support in ensuring smooth handover of sold trips to operations colleagues.
• Come up with initiatives to make the sales process more efficient.

Qualifications

• A degree in or studying at a business school/university and residing in Kenya.
• Able to solve problems, learn about our tourist products and destinations, and communicate effectively.
• Hands-on, smart, energetic, goal driven