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Are you a marketing expert looking for a peaceful, beautiful and natural setting to help promote an eco-resort with your skills? Our eco friendly and sustainable resort might be the perfect fit for you. Our resort is nestled in the beautiful Kappalady Village, Kalpitiya (3hrs drive from Negombo) We have 4 cabanas, 2 family beach bungalows and 1 family villa, a yoga shala, massage hut, garden. We are tucked away in a quiet but very safe village. Our resort is scenic, highly rated and providing the best organic sri lankan food. And in your free time you can kayak, paddle board, kitesurf or just discover beautiful Sri Lanka! Its paradise!
We are already rated as one of the top picks in Kalpitiya area. Our resort is tastefully designed in local style but maintaining all quality and cleanliness standards for our guests. Its a 5 min walk from one of the best kitesurfing lagoons in the world and the indian ocean. We have an organic garden where we grow our food and a large garden area with several spaces for activities. We have also partnered with an NGO to conduct beach clean up, art competitions for village kids and other activities to support the local community and our cute village. We are successful in our social media, branding and customer reviews.
However due to the economic crisis, Sri Lanka is facing a drop in tourism. We are looking for a marketing expert and social person, who can not only bring in new expertise in our marketing techniques (without extra funding) , but also can find new ways to attract tourists - for example find tourists through Facebook groups, host events, build partnerships with local travel agencies etc.Types of help and learning opportunities
Hospitality/TourismCultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our resort is nestled in a quiet, safe, beautiful and peaceful village called Kappalady. We have an organic garden and workawayers can benefit from this peaceful and healthy setting. The lagoon and beach is just a 5 min walk, so you can enjoy sunbathing, dolphin watching, kayaking, stand up paddle, Kiteboarding / kitesurfing, snorkelling in your free time.
The village has everything you need and a small but nice community of foreignersHelp
If you are someone with an open heart and a big smile we would love to work with you :)
We are looking for a marketing and customer search expert. Preferable someone social and lively who can host events in the resort and attract new customers through Facebook groups, partnerships with local travel agencies etc
We would need help with
- Marketing and Social Media - Run the existing channels
- Try to find guests through promotion of resort in Facebook groups, local media, partnerships with travel agencies, hosting events at the resort to attract foreigners in the Kappalady area
- Training / Up-skilling our staff (help them improve their English etc)
- Support Activities for community / Social Service Drives: beach clean ups, art competitionsLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
Sinhalese: Fluent
Tamil: FluentAccommodation
Volunteer hours, near the yoga shala with a private toilet, shower, comfortable bed, fan, and working desk.
What else ...
Apart from the activities you can do at our resort - Kalpitiya area has a lot to offer with coral reefs for diving and snorkelling, the Wilpattu national park for game drive and sites like Anuradhapura and Elephant sanctuary just near by.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
At our resort we have high speed internet and covered as well as outdoor spaces with comfortable seating where you can access this internet and work. We also have enough charging points so you can charge your devices while working :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
maximum 4-5 hours, 5 days a week
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I was treated like family as soon as I arrived and continue to be treated as such after mydeparture.
I stayed here for three weeks and would go back in a heartbeat.
Sudath is a kind and gracious host who goes above and beyond to… read more
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I was treated like family as soon as I arrived and continue to be treated as such after mydeparture.
I stayed here for three weeks and would go back in a heartbeat.
Sudath is a kind and gracious host who goes above and beyond to… read more