Yachtsmen International – Gold Coast, QLD
Company:
Yachtsmen International is a full-service yachting company that specialises in selling, chartering, and crewing luxury motor yachts from 20-60 metres in all locations of Australia and overseas.
We are looking for a dynamic, collaborative graduate to join our team, with genuine drive to learn quickly, highly motivated and can work well in a team.
Job Description - Crew Placement Manager & Yacht Support:
The position of Crew Placement Manager & Yacht Support is a central role to drive brokerage and recruit and place seafarers onto luxury yachts.
This role is an excellent opportunity to work and learn from experienced maritime professionals, working on seafarer recruitment and placement, a role which involves elements of sales, marketing, human resources, and financial actives. This role should interest anyone who is looking to progress their yachting career ashore, or for a seasoned recruiter to look into moving industry sectors.
Yacht or superyacht experience is required to effectively understand maritime industry dynamics and crew placement requirements. The Crew Placement Manager & Yacht Support person is responsible for but not limited to the following tasks:
• Manage the crew email account
• Regularly update the crew database to ensure all candidates are correctly stored on file
• Conduct general calls and interviews with candidates to build relationships and increase the client database
• Conduct reference checks on candidates before presenting them to potential employers
• Be 100% aware of any company documentation, checklists, procedures, and procedures for providing certified Seafarer Recruitment and Placement services
• Be familiar with maritime and industry specific seafarer labour laws, trends, upcoming changes and keep the company and management department informed of any changes
• Post all new jobs on the YM website and social media in a timely manner
• Be the 'superuser' for Yotspot, using it for both posting jobs as well as headhunting and searching for candidates
• Assist with content and liaise with the marketing department on the creation of EDMS, social media posts and quick campaigns
• Respond to crew-related enquiries through the website
• Creating and posting all new job alerts as and when required
Requirements:
* Intelligent and articulate communication skills
* Initiative and drive with a willingness to learn and develop and establish longevity.
* Very strong attention to detail and highly organised
* Fluent English speaker – other languages are a bonus
* Have a valid driving license and own car transportation
* Experience in sales and recruitment services
* Experience and understanding in the yachting industry, either as crew, shoreside or both
* Experience and aptitude in customer service
* High levels of computer literacy - including Microsoft.
* Ideally you will have relevant experience for this role, but training and support is given to candidates who we believe have the potential to succeed
Salary: DOE plus Commissions
Start: ASAP
Full Australian Working Rights Required.