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Operations Specialist - Education Travel

Rockpool Recruitment LTD
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Dorking, Surrey RH4 3JH, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Operations Specialist position is with an award-winning tour operator specializing in tailor-made holidays and school trips worldwide.
  • The role involves providing destination expertise, assisting teachers through the booking journey, and creating detailed itineraries.
  • Candidates should have a passion for travel, diverse cultures, and a proven track record in operations or teaching, with strong communication and customer service skills.
  • The position offers a salary range of £26k - £28k and includes benefits such as a day off for volunteering, a health cash plan, and staff travel discounts.
  • The job requires Monday to Friday hours from 9 am to 5 pm, with flexible hybrid working options.

Operations Specialist

Our client, an award-winning tour operator, specialises in tailor-made holidays and school trips worldwide. The Education division, partnered with the Geographical Association, is a UK leader, offering exceptional customer service from their office in Surrey.

Operations Specialist - What Will I be doing?

  • As an Operations Specialist, you'll provide destination expertise and guide customers through the booking process.
  • Assist teachers through the booking journey.
  • Create detailed itineraries, aligning with company timelines.
  • Generate accurate quotes, checklists, and final documents.
  • Maintain a departures checklist, sending reminders for required information.
  • Process amendments and upsell products for maximum revenue.
  • Resolve in-resort issues promptly, ensuring high customer service.

Operations Specialist - What experience do I need?

  • If you have a passion for travel, diverse cultures, and a proven track record in operations or teaching, you could be the ideal candidate.
  • Maintain excellent knowledge of assigned regions and products.
  • Proficient use of the in-house reservations system.
  • Deliver information presentations in schools or virtually.
  • Flexibility, adaptability, strong attention to detail, numeracy, and excellent communication skills.
  • Customer service, influencing, and negotiating skills.
  • Confidence in using Office365.

Operations Specialist

The hours are Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Flexible hybrid working with a mix of office and remote work. Annual leave aligns with school holidays. Salary £26k - £28k, day off volunteering, Health Cash plan, pension, staff travel discounts and fam trips. Ongoing training and career development. This is a wonderful place to work!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.