Current openings in the Maldives
The unemployment rate in the Maldives stands at about 5%. A large number of the population works in spheres related to the tourism and hospitality industry ' this is also the sector where the majority of foreigners living in the Maldives are employed.
About 20% of the local population is employed in the fishing industry while industry, banking, and other sectors also provide job opportunities.
Note that to work in the country, you will need to first secure a position and have your employer apply for Employment Approval for you, which you will then use enter the country and apply for a work permit and resident visa.
If you want to work in the hospitality industry, you could start by getting in touch with the resorts and hotels in the capital city or on the islands enquiring about openings and sending out your CV and cover letter. Consider getting a free CV review at Top CV.
Alternatively, you could browse through specialized job websites to see current offerings ' there are quite a few English language websites where you can read about available positions.
Prior experience in hospitality, as well as the command of a foreign language, would be strong assets throughout your job hunt. While most ex-pats in the Maldives work in the area of hospitality and F&B, there are also opportunities available in other sectors like marketing, education (especially English teaching), finance, and others. With that said, these are few and far between and are not as easy to acquire as jobs in the hospitality field.
Note that after you have secured a position, your employer will need to apply for the Employment Approval for you. Then, once you arrive in the Maldives, you will use this document to apply for a work visa and resident permit.
As you seek employment opportunities in the Maldives, priority should be given to knowing statutes that are covered within the Employment Act, as it has your best interests at heart.
The Act seeks to protect employee rights as they are deployed in varied employment opportunities. It upholds the rights of the employees as there are usually overlooked by some employers in any company. As noted in Section 32 of the Employment Act:
No employee shall be required to work more than forty‐eight hours a week. This principle does not include overtime carried out under this Act.
No employee shall be required to work more than six consecutive days a week (on a day that is normally a day off or has been agreed as a day off), without being provided with twenty‐four consecutive hours of leave.
Here is a link to the employment act: http://agoffice.gov.mv/pdf/sublawe/Employment.pdf
The internet becomes your window to student jobs in the Maldives. That way, you can never be led astray when seeking employment opportunities. It is easier to try out being an English teacher as the language is used at a rather minimum level in the country.
In most cases, you can be employed formally, or even on a private contract. This opportunity makes it possible for you to also work as a translator as well for people who may require services from you. If you follow that option, you can enjoy your studies while you earn a decent wage too.
Freelancing is what a lot of people are venturing into especially in the internet era. One can be innovative enough to create a website where international students can link up with their potential employers by signing up and having accounts that have a brief biography of the expert knowledge they may have on a particular subject. Before you know it, you too would have created a pool of employees in that regard.
As the Maldives, is well known for its extravagant holiday resorts, you can be clever and enter into the tourism and hospitality industry where you can be employed as a tour guide.
With the internet age, you can have a blog that reviews tourist destinations as a content creator. In other instances, you can use photography as a means of creating content on various tourism destinations. The avenue opens possibilities for actually connecting people from around the world on knowledge about the Maldives.
Experienced photographers can find cool jobs overseas with Adventure Photos. Here, you’ll join an international team to shoot weddings at upscale vacation resorts around the Maldives.
With equipment provided, you can pack light for these unique jobs abroad that will have you island hopping every weekend to capture sweet moments and beautiful scenery.
You can consider photography services for weddings, graduation ceremonies, birthday parties, and make it a point that these images are Instagram-worthy. This is another great program for building a portfolio and embracing your creativity on a new level.
Web designing is another possible employment market you can create for yourself as you pursue your studies in the Maldives.
Even if you are not tech-savvy, you can undergo free online courses that can keep you up to speed with the newly found employment opportunity. You can combine the skill with research on information that might not be readily available online.
"I am currently working as a Guest Relations Officer for Merit hotel. On a day-to-day basis I get to meet or work with people from everywhere." - Diyora Muattar from Uzbekistan
For companies interested in working with RocApply
For companies interested in working with RocApply to secure employment for students please email us at Maldives@RocApply.com
