Tour Guide Partnerships Lead

PT Talenta Eksekutif Asia; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Talenta Eksekutif Asia is recruiting a Partnership Executive – Tour Guide Acquisition in Cape Town to source, evaluate, and onboard qualified local tour guides, while building strategic relationships with tourism associations, universities, and other stakeholders to strengthen the candidate pipeline.

You will identify high-potential partners, conduct thorough assessments, negotiate terms, and coordinate onboarding, continuously testing new sourcing channels to support expansion in South

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Tourism, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 1–3 years in business development, recruitment, partnerships, hospitality, tourism operations, or related fields.
• Experience sourcing candidates and conducting structured interviews online and offline.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across universities and associations.
• Familiarity with local tourism ecosystems and universities is highly preferred.
• Experience onboarding contractors or independent service providers is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Source tour guides via directories, associations, social media, universities and referrals.
• Build relationships with universities and tourism institutions to strengthen pipelines.
• Research candidates' tour specialties, languages, certifications, and online presence.
• Conduct structured screening interviews assessing professionalism and guest service.
• Rank candidates using standardized criteria and maintain a candidate pipeline.
• Prepare profiles, recommendations, and market-fit assessments for management.
• Negotiate partnership terms and coordinate onboarding activities.
• Identify and test new sourcing channels, including job boards and events.
• Maintain CRM records and weekly sourcing progress reports.

Skills

Sourcing

Interviews

Partnerships

Stakeholder mgmt

CRM systems

Negotiation

Multilingual

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Tourism/ Hospitality/ Business

Job description

PT Talenta Eksekutif Asia is recruiting a Partnership Executive – Tour Guide Acquisition in Cape Town to source, evaluate, and onboard qualified local tour guides, while building strategic relationships with tourism associations, universities, and other stakeholders to strengthen the candidate pipeline.

You will identify high-potential partners, conduct thorough assessments, negotiate terms, and coordinate onboarding, continuously testing new sourcing channels to support expansion in South