Wednesday, 27 January 2010

The best job in the world – Catalunya’s Critic

About the job

The Tourist Board of Catalunya is looking for the best candidate to help them developing the new Catalunya’s promotional campaign.

You will be applying for the best job in the world! Work as a Catalunya’s critic consists on travelling around the different key destinations of the autonomous region, such as Costa Brava, Barcelona, Penedès, Pirineus and Delta de l’Ebre, interacting with the population and participating on the diverse activities and typical tasks of their lives.

During the six-month contract you’ll be required to write a personal diary on a laptop describing your day by day. Your critical attitude will be very important, so will help Catalunya to improve as a tourist destination.

Other duties may include (but are not limited to)

Interact with the local people – You will be a member of the family! We want you to get involved with the population, so you will live in their homes like a Catalan.

Participate in the different cultural activities – Catalunya has lots of festivities during the year that attract people of all over the world. Now that you are not a visitor anymore you will be able to help preparing them and form part of the team!

Help population with their jobs – You will be lucky to participate on the daily activities and learn how to develop some of the Catalunya’s traditional jobs, such as working on the vineyards and preparing sparkling wine, working with cork, go fishing, working in a typical “Masia”,…

Write a diary – That’s what will help the Tourist Board of Catalunya preparing their promotional campaign. It may contain all your day by day experience and your point of view. Be critic!



About the job package:

Living in Catalunya, will be an unforgettable experience, but this is not enough, the lucky candidate, will be remunerate with a salary of 6000€ for the six-month stage.
The package also includes:
- Flight ticket to Catalunya (return ticket)
- Full board and accommodation with a Catalan Family.
- Transport in Catalunya.
- Travel-insurance during the contract period.
- A laptop.
- And 500€ /month for extra duties and expenses.


Education/Experience Requirements

A broad range of experience will be considered, but the successful applicant should posses:

- Excellent critical skills
- A courageous attitude
- Good written and verbal Spanish.
- Have special interest in the Catalan culture.
- Ability to adapt in different workplaces
- Willingness to learn new jobs
- A passion for cultural activities
- An adventurous behaviour

About the location

Catalunya is one of the Autonomous Communities in Spain, designated a historical nationality. Its capital city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,364,078. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east.

The specific areas that the candidate is going to discover are:

Penedes: The area is framed by the coastal hills of the Garraf and the higher inland mountains which skirt the Central Depression. Long considered one of the country's best wine-producing regions after the Rioja, it is also one of the most ancient viticulture areas in Europe. Perhaps Penedes is better-known for its cava production.
Costa Brava: is a coastal region of north-eastern Catalonia in the province of Girona. The Costa Brava stretches from Blanes, 60km northeast of Barcelona, to the French border.
Pyrenees: are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They extend for about 430 km.
Barcelona: is the capital and the most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. 4.9 million people live in Barcelona metropolitan area. It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge.

About the application process:

We need a promotional video for your application to choose the best candidate.

For more information and to apply please visit www.cataloniawork.com
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