Outdoor activity guide (xc skiing and snowshoeing trips) - full time or part time position

Work responsibilities:

• Guiding snowshoe, cross country ski trips, and snow-related activities in Tromsø area, mostly few hours activities. "Soft adventure" tours. Tromsø Outdoor's goal is to bring people closer to nature, share our everyday life, and introduce our guests to outdoor activities and the Arctic ways of life.
• Taking care of the equipment and cars used during the activities.
• Occasionally work at Tromsø Outdoor Activity and Rental Center renting out skis, snowshoes, and winter clothes and providing guests with all necessary information.

Position Requirements:

• Relevant professional experience in guiding winter activities.
• Outdoor and guiding education will be a great advantage.
• Good cross-country skiing skills and ability to teach beginners to ski.
• Knowledge and interest in Norwegian and Tromsø's history, nature, culture, and geography.
• Passion for working outdoors, being active, guiding in the wintry Tromsø area, and sharing own interests with guests.
• Good English and German spoken proficiency will be an advantage.
• Enjoying and keen to work in a flexible international environment.
• Creative and solution-oriented attitude.
• Valid permission to work and live in Norway.
• Positive, creative, and solution-oriented attitude.
• Being used to working independently and taking responsibility for work tasks.
• Enjoying working in a team.
• Driving license category B is an advantage for working at this position (it will be an advantage if you have D1 category license). Obtaining kjøreseddel (Norwegian permission to drive people) will be required.

Working Scheme Variable shifts between 8:00 and 18:00, between 3 and 10 hours daily, usually ca 7.5 hours daily. Occasionally work at other times (for private tours). 100 % position - ca.37.5 h/week, 2 days free for each week of work, work during the weekends.

We prefer to employ our team on 100% positions but we have the possibility to offer positions to candidates with good competencies and available for work 30-80% - 3/4 times a week within flexible time frames or just for the weekends.

Tromsø Outdoor AS has other open positions for the coming winter, we are looking for activity and rental center employees and a ski technician to join our bike and ski workshop.

If you think your skills, experience, and interests match work on various positions we have open, do not miss to mention that in your cover letter and let us know what work are you most interested in.

Applications from candidates not meeting the criteria listed above will not be answered and will not be considered in the recruitment process.