Consultancy Services: Tourism Product Development

Destination Plymouth Limited is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified consultant to help create and develop new sustainable and environment led tourism products and experiences in Plymouth as part of our National Marine Park development programme.

A key part of the role will be to work with existing and potential new local businesses to explore opportunities for new bookable products. Key accountabilities and measures will include:

• To develop a minimum of 10 ‘bookable’ blue/green tourism products, which will be available to locals as well as visitors not just in the summer months but where possible all year round.
• To provide training via webinar or other format for up to 40 businesses on product development
• To create an additional revenue stream for Destination Plymouth using ‘bookable’ and commissionable products.
• Identify a marketing opportunity for Plymouth and the emerging new National Marine Park enabling us to reach new audiences who are interested in sustainable and environmentally led tourism experiences and activities on or connected to the water.

The consultant will be required to work closely with the Destination Plymouth marketing and events team, Business Improvement Districts, Plymouth City Council Low carbon and green infrastructure teams the emerging National Marine Park team and key stakeholders across the city.

Term

It is anticipated that the consultant will initially provide the Services commencing December 1st 2021 to June 30th 2022. The consultant will provide the services for a minimum of 30 hours per week as the basis for this agreement. Hours will be tracked on a worksheet in terms of what has been achieved during working time. The contractor shall provide such worksheets to Destination Plymouth upon request at any time.

View the full contractor brief here