Senior Travel Consultant - Wellington - Permanent

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Bring your strong travel background and ability to problem solve to this fast-paced, in-house travel team at National Headquarters in Wellington.

Mō tēnei tūranga - About the role 

Reporting to the Travel Office Team Lead, you will be responsible for arranging and booking domestic and international flights, accommodation, and transport. With a key focus area in emergency travel management bookings.

The position involves collaborating and assisting the Junior Consultant to ensure that all domestic/international travel adheres to company policy. Along with organising group bookings and coordinating events.

Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - What you'll bring to the role:

This role requires excellent communication and relationship skills to develop and maintain relationships with our Executive Assistants, National Co-ordination Centre team, along with key internal stakeholders as well as our key external stakeholders, travel management company.

To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will have: 

• Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills.
• Ability to think outside the box, with strong problem-solving skills. 
• Adept at building collaborative working relationships with a wide range of people
• Strong travel background, ideally with 3 years + consulting experience.
• Ability to work in a high-pressured environment and make quick strategic decisions. 

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu? – Why you will enjoy working here:

As an employer, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is committed to providing an enjoyable and challenging work environment with a focus on ongoing personal development.

Benefits

• Matched Kiwi Saver employer contributions of up to 6%
• Life and income protection insurance for eligible employees 
• A wellness policy that allows for generous sick leave provisions so you can look after yourself

The salary range for this role is $64,173 - $71,303 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - Who are we?  

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.

Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• We Do the Right Thing – Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support – Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together – Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve – Auahatanga

Ko te tono mai - How to apply:

Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website.  

If you have any specific questions about this role please email nhqjobs@fireandemergency.nz

However please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.

Applications close Tuesday 30th April.

Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.