Careers at Aardvark

About Aardvark

Aardvark is a passionate, vibrant company that specializes in creating truly exceptional customized trips to Africa for discerning clients.

Aardvark was established in 1999 by old Africa hands John Spence and Richard Smith. The company is privately owned allowing complete independence in choosing the places and properties to promote. John and Richard are still running it today with the help of a great team.

The US office Aardvark Safaris, Inc is based in Southern California. Our sister Company Aardvark Safaris Ltd has two offices in the UK, one in Hampshire, England and the second in Edinburgh, Scotland. Our latest office is in vibrant South Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach, California.

The ethos of Aardvark is to provide our clients with exceptional service and a vacation which surpasses their expectations. As a result, they return to us year after year and recommend us to others. Our staff members are genuinely the key asset of the company's so we always want the best.

In the last ten years we have had countless articles praising our company's trips to Africa  in the major newspapers, both here in the US & UK. We have extremely high levels of customer satisfaction from our guests. Our current new sales are over 70% repeat business or word of mouth recommendations. In addition, AITO have awarded us the maximum four stars in recognition of our responsible tourism policies.

Whether we have current vacancies for staff or not, we are always on the lookout for great people. The company is renowned for having some of the most highly trained professional, passionate and knowledgeable staff in the travel industry.

Life is Good at Aardvark

Any organization is only as good as the people who work there. At Aardvark Safaris, we are very proud of our dedicated and knowledgeable staff who reflect the values of the company. 

You are an individual and that is what makes you unique and special. We want our staff to keep their individuality and their spirit, so we can learn from it and use it for the benefit of our clients and the company as a whole. The more fulfilled people are the better their work will be. That doesn’t mean we want chaos but it does mean it is creative, varied, fun and challenging as well as businesslike and focused. We work hard and we pride ourselves on being the best in the business, but always strive to have a good time together too.

We’ve grown in number over the past ten years, but we make every effort to preserve the atmosphere of a small, close-knit company.

Our staff are widely travelled and put this expertise to use in designing interesting and enjoyable itineraries for our clients. They are also fully trained in the tools of the travel industry enabling them to offer clients the best and most suitable vacation.

We will always offer a competitive package to the right candidates and aim to develop the skills and experience of all staff in whatever area, whether administrative or sales.  For the right roles, there will be the opportunity for extensive travel and training will be provided as necessary.  The culture in all our offices is characterized by the staff who work there and we’re always keen to employ a diverse range of people to enhance this further.

Positions Available:

Executive Assistant - Open Immediately

Description:  The president and founder of Aardvark Safaris Inc is looking for a dynamic candidate to help him launch and run the new Solana Beach offices. 

They should be a highly energetic and supremely organized individual able to provide executive level support, personal assistance and project coordination.  This is a unique opportunity to be involved in a new venture at an exciting time for a growing business.

The right candidate will need to possess exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, excellent numerical skills and ideally have some previous experience as an executive or administrative assistant.  They will need to be self motivated, flexible and able to use their own initiative as well as possess a positive and professional attitude. 

A full job description is available here.

Africa Sales Specialist – Open Early 2010

Description:  The heart of our business has always been our Africa Specialists. These individuals have all travelled independently and extensively to one or more of our African regions and can demonstrate a wide variety of country knowledge and an infectious passion for what they have experienced. They are a hugely varied, sociable crowd unified by their passion for travel. They are also extremely organized and have excellent communication skills.

Using their in-depth knowledge, our Country Specialists sell individually designed tailor-made itineraries for our discerning clients. Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally the successful candidate will have previous sales experience, preferably within the travel industry. In addition, the ability to deliver excellent customer service is paramount.

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