Adnan Kadir

Overview

LifeCycle Adventures is seeking a Local Operator to run its self-guided
bike trips in Oregon. The role will be suited to a small business or
independent contractor residing in the Portland area and ideally will have
strong knowledge of the Willamette Valley, Mt. Hood and Columbia River
Gorge regions.

Role

The Local Operator will be responsible for running Lifecycle Adventures’
bike trips in the Willamette Valley, Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge
regions. This will include transportation, guiding and being on-call to
support trip participants as needed.

Lifecycle Adventures has several years of experience running self-guided
trips in California, Oregon, Hawaii, San Juan Islands and have recently
begun operations in Tuscany, Italy. Using this experience, we will train
the Local Operator as well as supply, guidebooks, maps, directions and
operating procedures to manage tours. Day to day, however, the Local
Operator will work relatively autonomously using their best judgment,
experience, and knowledge of the area.

While the Local Operator should expect to work hands on – leading some
trips themselves – it will be important that they recruit and train a
number of other guides to help them support trips.

This is not a full- time role but can be as and when-needed based on sold
trips. There are likely to be of the order of 30 to 40 trips per year the
majority of which run from June thru September. A trip may last anywhere
from 3 to 8 days. As such, the local Operator must have the flexibility to
be able to support a part-time and unpredictable workload.

General Requirements:

A good local operator will be a strong guide as well as having the business
and organizational skills to manage trips, coordinate bookings and account
for expenses. Successful candidates will have the following
characteristics:

- Excellent hosting skills with a high standard of professionalism &
customer service.

- Well organized with sharp attention to detail.

- Prior bike guiding or related experience.

- Knowledge of local history, culture, and geography.

- Enthusiastic cyclist & capable bike mechanic.

- Capable of lifting bikes and luggage.

- Operate out of home or own small business office.

- Adept in use of technology for business needs – computer, smart phone,
GPS devices, audio/visual, other

- Clean driving record, Oregon driving license and clean background check.

- Current First Aid/CPR Certificate.

- Good availability to lead trips during peak seasons.

- Able to build a small and loyal team of guides.

Remuneration:

Payment will be based on an agreed rate schedule. Rates will vary according
to the length and complexity of the trips supported. Exact rates will be
mutually agreed during the recruiting process.

Contact: For more information, please send a brief statement of interest
and resume to Laura Rondet at:

Laura@lifecycleadventures.com . No phone calls, please.