Travel Industry Recruiter
South Africa
Listed on 2026-02-17
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HR/Recruitment
Talent Manager, Recruiter
Have a background in leisure travel or hospitality and converted that into a high-performing recruitment career?
Every recruiter in our team brings that blend of experience, and it’s what sets us apart in such a competitive industry.
If you can demonstrate that same track record of success, we’d love to hear from you.
About usAmbitions Travel Recruitment is an award-winning, global leisure travel and luxury hospitality recruitment company.
Our Founder and Managing Director, Fi Morrison-Arnthal, has over 30 years’ experience in global leisure travel and recruitment. She actively recruits every day, mentoring our team hands-on and sharing strategies that maximise placements and earning potential.
Post-Covid, Fi launched Ambitions with a single focus: to become the world’s leading leisure travel recruitment specialists. We don’t touch business travel. Leisure is our niche, and it’s where we excel.
Despite being one of the youngest travel recruitment companies, we already have one of the largest global social media followings in the industry, surpassing many long-established competitors. We’ve won multiple awards, built one of the strongest reputations in the market, and created a powerful inbound engine where 95% of our work comes from referral, not cold outreach.
We also invest in the best tools: an industry-leading ATS, dedicated admin and marketing support, and a sister website offering free eLearning for the travel industry. You’ll never waste time formatting CVs or writing adverts when you could be closing placements and building your desk.
Our results speak for themselves – we’re having our best year yet and expanding into new markets with a dedicated Hospitality Division, all fueled by client recommendations.
Job Description- Delivering a boutique, high-touch recruitment service that consistently exceeds expectations for both clients and candidates.
- Building, growing, and managing a portfolio of leisure travel clients, with a focus on repeat business and long-term partnerships.
- Actively headhunting top travel talent using advanced Boolean searches, social media sourcing, referrals, and direct approaches.
- Leading the full recruitment lifecycle: job brief, search strategy, candidate engagement, interview preparation, client management, and offer negotiation.
- Partnering with your dedicated admin support to ensure job adverts, CVs, and candidate communications are polished, professional, and on-brand.
- Driving candidate attraction and client visibility by sharing compelling content and job posts via Linked In.
- Using our world-class ATS to create targeted projects, direct mail campaigns, and market maps, keeping all records accurate and up to date.
- Interviewing and assessing candidates thoroughly, presenting only the strongest profiles backed by clear suitability reasons.
- Preparing candidates comprehensively for interviews and ensuring rapid follow-up with both candidates and clients.
- Sharing candidates across the business where appropriate – with commission splits paid – to maximise conversions and ensure best fit.
- Building your own brand within the travel recruitment sector by maintaining an active Linked In presence with testimonials and recommendations.
- Demonstrable track record of success in a leisure travel or hospitality recruitment agency (not in-house) – this is non-negotiable.
- Self-driven, resilient, and motivated to achieve and exceed targets.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills.
- Strong organisational ability with the discipline to manage multiple priorities.
- Commercial acumen and sound decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
- Negotiation skills that consistently close deals and secure long-term client partnerships.
- Confident IT user with database management experience (ATS/CRM proficiency).
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Ergonomic home setup with own laptop and phone.
- Uncapped commission
- Fully remote working
- Admin support for job adverts, CV formatting, marketing, and more
- 30 Days holidays
- Birthday off
- Supportive, ambitious, and collaborative company culture
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