Requirements
- Advanced University degree, preferably in Business Administration, Tourism, Marketing and/or other relevant fields;
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in the areas of Tourism industry, Agritourism and Ecotourism, Hospitality Services, Human
Dimensions of Natural Resources, etc.
- Proven records of previous analytical and research work/experience;
- Full working knowledge of English, including excellent report writing skills.
Responsibilities
UNDP is looking to hire an expert that will perform the following tasks:
- Identify current farms that provide agritourisem in the 6 targeted regions and their needs for improvement to convert them into tourist
destinations;
- Prepare specific questionnaires to better understand the needs of the current farms and those with the potential for the development of
agritourism;
- Identify the regional areas, local institutions and households with potential for agritourism; Subsequently, guides with data on these areas, their
biodiversity and tradition will be developed as well as fairs with agricultural and handicraft products should be organized;
- Organize meetings with local businesses and establishing contacts with the selected entities/ locations;
- Organize trainings in order to improve the current conditions of the farms;
- Identify the agricultural potentials of our country for the development of this sector;
- Draft a map (tourist guide) for the sector with data on the areas, biodiversity and tradition, agricultural and handicraft products etc;
The consultant will be under the immediate supervision of the UNDP Programme Specialist/ Advisor and the performance will also be validated by the Director of AIDA.
Deadline: 21 February 2016.
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