Special Projects Consultant

Some roles ask you to follow a script. This one asks you to help create the experience.

Our client, is looking for a Special Projects Consultant who thrives in motion - someone who can move between planning, costing, supplier engagement, and on the ground execution with confidence, curiosity, and calm. If you love building seamless journeys, crafting memorable events, and bringing complex travel programmes to life, this is where you'll feel at home.

Why Our Client?

Because here, travel isn't a transaction - it's a craft.

Our Client is one of Africa's most respected travel and tourism groups, known for its deep roots across the continent, its long standing supplier relationships, and its ability to create experiences that feel thoughtful, seamless, and unforgettable.

Joining this team means:

• Working with purpose
• Being part of a trusted brand
• Access to an established supplier network
• Growing your expertise
• Collaborating with people who care
• Experiencing the continent firsthand

If you want to build a career in a company where professionalism, creativity, and African expertise truly matter, our Client offers that platform.

Special Projects & Event Management

• Coordinate and execute a wide range of special projects, events, and incentive related initiatives.
• Manage multiple projects at once while maintaining exceptional organisation, quality, and follow through.

Supplier & Network Engagement

• Work closely with a trusted network of suppliers, partners, and service providers.
• Build strong professional relationships to secure the best options, rates, and experiences.

Financial & Cost Management

• Apply cost savvy decision making to keep projects and itineraries within budget.
• Negotiate with suppliers and monitor expenditure to maximise value and maintain profitability.

Travel Support for Incentive Groups

• Travel with corporate or incentive groups when required.
• Provide on site coordination, support, and issue resolution to ensure flawless execution.

• Matric / Grade 12
• 3-5 years' experience in the tourism industry
• Travel & Tourism qualification (advantageous)
• Tourplan knowledge (highly advantageous)

African Travel & Product Expertise

• Strong, hands on knowledge of African destinations: Southern, East, West Africa, South Africa, and Madagascar.
• Ability to design and refine high end, complex itineraries.
• Deep understanding of accommodation, logistics, experiences, and supplier networks across the continent.

Professional Skills & Technical Competence

• Excellent Excel skills (non negotiable)
• Strong research abilities, including the use of AI tools
• High organisational ability with the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Tourplan experience (advantageous)

Client & Supplier Engagement

• Confident communicator with strong professional etiquette
• Client centric approach with exceptional listening skills
• Comfortable supporting onsite travel for groups when required

Behavioural Competencies

• Solutions driven with a curious, enquiring mind
• Creative thinker capable of "creating dreams" for clients
• Resilient, adaptable, and confident in unfamiliar environments
• Collaborative, supportive, and not easily intimidated
• Emotionally mature - able to receive feedback without personalising it
• Positive, energetic, and balanced in approach

Operational Strengths

• Highly detail oriented with strong accuracy in costings, budgeting, and process compliance
• Able to follow structured processes while still thinking creatively
• Efficient across a wide range of special projects, including travel
• Cost savvy with strong initiative and flexibility
• Comfortable handling unexpected requests and shifting priorities

Salary

A competitive salary is offered and will be aligned with relevant experience.