Global Travel Officer

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Wellcome Trust Full time

Salary: £27,432

Closing date: Tuesday, 8 August 2023

Contract type: Permanent

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy, and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.

We are looking for a Global Travel Officer to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You will be working in the Travel team within the Environment & Workplace Services/ People reporting to Global Travel Team Manager

The Global Travel team contributes to Wellcome’s mission by enabling those who travel on our behalf to meet and connect to achieve our organisation’s objectives. They use several external systems as well as work together with staff groups and networks, to ensure a travellers’ health, safety and security. This team is also the caretaker of Wellcome’s offsetting partnership with The Woodland Trust to help mitigate emissions created by our business travel.

What will I be doing?

You will be work closely with the Global Travel Manager to provide user friendly, efficient, and effective travel services to those who organise travel and/or travel on behalf of Wellcome (staff and externals). You will also be helping the other Global Travel Organisers. During peak times you may be involved in booking travel around 50% of your time.

As a Global Travel Officer, you will:
- Liaise directly with travellers, and others who organise travel on behalf of Wellcome to deliver travel information and services that meet Wellcome’s duty of care and enables safe travel and enabling an accurate entry and capture all booking, service metrics, management information data and Travel team compliance requirements.- Help and work with the rest of the team (Global Travel Organisers) and Manager to organise travel on behalf of Wellcome to encourage self-service for simple itinerary journeys and gain their support with enabling safe and responsible travel as well helping with travel-related regulatory/compliance requirements, service administration and team coordination activities as necessary.- Help the Global Travel Organisers and Manager to maintain positive and professional relationships with our travel suppliers and other related contacts- Help team with booking (travel and accommodation) and preparation of itineraries through the Global Distribution System (GDS), dealing with the provision of visas and passport renewals for low complexity requirements, when low to moderate complexity- Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

Is this job for me?

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in travel as well as some experience in this sector or hospitality

We are looking for someone who:- Can effectively communicate verbally and in writing- Likes working collaboratively, team player, likes to help the team as well as with strong interpersonal skills and customer service ethic

Interview dates: 21, 22, 23 August

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Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days from home.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome
- We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our

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