Congratulations to Ben Southall who has just been announced as the winner of ‘The Best Job in the World’.
Incredibly, Ben was selected from an initial pool of 34,000 candidates.
Tourism QLD spent almost 4 months and $1.7 million in promoting and selecting the appropriate candidate.
This is Ben’s official biography:
According to Ben Southall from Southern England: “The most important thing to me in life is to have an exciting job that makes me happy, put smiles on people’s faces and achieves challenging goals!” With his inclusion on the short-list for Best Job in the World, Ben is one step closer to further realising that aim.
After leaving university Ben spent time in Africa working as a tour guide and driver and then returned to the UK to work as a Charity Events Manager. In his spare time, Ben manages a music festival and keeps fit through running marathons and climbing.
If selected, Ben plans to bring Canadian girlfriend Bre with him - and who knows what might eventuate (can we suggest a romantic flight over Heart Reef!).
We were impressed by Ben’s proactive approach to campaigning for the Best Job in the World, which included organising media stunts and securing an extensive amount of media coverage.
Ben describes himself as a dynamic, gregarious, hardworking, go-getter who loves meeting new people - a statement with which we agree!
In gaining this 6 month employment contract, Ben will earn $150,000 plus accommodation and much more.
Goodluck to him!!
