HR & Payroll Specialist required for an Award Winning and fast-growing, dynamic, managed ground transport and accommodation solutions company. Working from the Accrington head office you’ll be rewarded with a basic salary of circa £30,000, 25 days holidays plus Bank Holidays with an additional day off for your birthday, plus company annual performance related bonus. This is a great and rare opportunity for an experienced HR & Payroll Specialist for this unique travel company that has rapidly grown into a resilient business operating internationally across multiple sectors offering leading organisations from a diverse range of industries first class services to their passengers and staff.

This leading travel service and support brand are a fun and approachable group with a culture focused on autonomy and transparency, meaning that they work hard to make sure that you have what you need to get the job done and provide opportunities for you to grow in your career with them.

You will support the Head of HR and the Management Team in relation to HR issues in the day-to-day operational function as well as having responsibility for processing the company monthly payroll and pension scheme.   

A brief insight in to what you’ll be doing as a HR & Payroll Specialist :-

• Process all aspects of the monthly company payroll cycle, within the required timeframes for two payrolls inclusive of overtime, incentives, bonus, commission, call out, absence, holiday pay, starters and leavers.
• To carryout rollbacks of the payroll where required.
• To calculate SMP/SSP/SPP payments.
• Month end and year end activities including FPS/EPS submissions, P60’s, P45’s, AOE, tax code changes and P11’d (including company cars, private health care etc…).
• To produce monthly payroll reports for Finance.
• To support with yearly Finance audits.
• To maintain data and produce reports in line with the Gender Pay Gap requirements.
• To be the first point of contact for any queries relating to the monthly payroll and pension.
• To fully manage the company pension scheme.
• To create & upload MA/CO files monthly for submission to pension provider and make the necessary payments.
• To undertake re-enrolment in line with government guidelines.
• To support with annual pay review.
• To support with annual bonus.
• To implement & improve new processes to continually improve the payroll function.
• To manage all employee relations cases such as disciplinary and grievance issues.
• Administer and manage all employee benefits.
• Create and maintain all employee personnel files, ensuring all data is cleaned on a regular basis in line with GDPR.
• To manage the company car fleet.
• To maintain awareness of employment legislation and any updates.
• To regularly review, write and update all policies and procedures in line with current employment legislation.
• To support with yearly ISO audits.
• To provide training and support to all line Managers to ensure they are competent in all aspects of HR related tasks including sickness absence management and disciplinary & grievance procedures.

Some benefits you’ll get as a HR & Payroll Specialist :-

• Based in the Accrington Head Office, working Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
• Basic salary circa £30,000 dependant on transferable skills & experience
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.  In addition, you are also permitted to take your birthday off, on them! (an extra day of annual leave on top of your allowance)
• Length of service awards with increased holiday allowance when you reach key milestones of 5, 8 and 10 years
• Annual company performance bonus scheme
• Plus other great benefits

What do I need to apply for this HR & Payroll Specialist opportunity: -

• Experience of managing the full end to end payroll cycle, excellent knowledge of Sage 50 and HR experience, with CIPD level 5 as a desirable, however candidates with CIPD Level 3 will still be considered.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• To be hands on and capable of handling multiple streams.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• To have excellent working knowledge of the complete Microsoft suite Office 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• To use initiative, be proactive, have a positive outlook and have a drive for excellence and improvement.
• To be a good team player.

Interested?
For more information about this excellent career opportunity as a HR & Payroll Specialist for this Award-Winning Travel Company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP. 

Partnerships Executive required for an Award Winning and fast-growing, dynamic, managed ground transport and accommodation solutions company within their business / corporate travel management account management team. Working from home in the North of England with travel to their Lancashire office once a week initially, you’ll be rewarded with a basic salary of up to £27,500 alongside a 20% bonus paid quarterly, so the ability to earn £33,000 a year in total. This is a great and rare opportunity for an experienced Business Travel Consultant looking for a move in to an Account Manager career or experienced Sales Executive and Agency Sales / Business Development professionals looking to diverisfy their skills within the Travel & Tourism sector. The company has rapidly grown into a resilient business operating internationally across multiple sectors offering leading organisations from a diverse range of industries first class services to their passengers and staff.

This leading travel service and support brand are a fun and approachable group with a culture focused on autonomy and transparency, meaning that they work hard to make sure that you have what you need to get the job done and provide opportunities for you to grow in your career with them. This is an exciting opportunity for you to become part of their experienced UK-based Account Management team within their business and corporate travel management commercial team.

Due to continued success the business have created this fantastic new opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven business or leisure travel professional with strong relationship building acumen in order to play a key part in assisting the company achieve targeted sales/revenue intakes.

A brief insight in to what you’ll be doing as a Partnerships Executive – Business / Corporate Travel Management :-

• Establish good communication links with partner contacts creating a professional image of the business through developing your knowledge of the client, client contacts and client business
• Schedule and attend client meetings both face to face and also via Microsoft Teams with appropriate regularity and delivering valued and effective updates, training and any additional information that is reflected in customer feedback
• Support senior Partnership Managers with the management of “strategic” and “business” partner clients including administrative tasks.
• Drive and maintain online usage of the company’s client portals inline to agreed usage targets
• Actively seek out new forms of productive, profitable revenue streams
• Prepare account development plans for short, medium and long-term strategy for assigned client portfolio
• Co-ordinate the involvement of internal stakeholders from service delivery, finance, supplier relations and product to ensure customer needs and expectations are met
• Proactively monitor and assess client trends and internal and external KPIs to provide comprehensive insight and help to drive best practices
• Provide support and escalation point for client and customer issue resolution
• Stay abreast of industry development and changes and utilise that knowledge to become a trusted advisor
• Work collaboratively with the Sales team and Implementation Project Managers to ensure regular communication and implementation plans are managed effectively to bring new clients on board
• Working on the retention, contract negotiation and contract extension of an assigned client portfolio

Some benefits you’ll get as a Partnerships Executive – Business / Corporate Travel Management :-

• Home office based in Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside or West & North Yorkshire
• Working Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm!
• Up to £27,500 basic salary dependant on skills and experience + 20% bonus paid quarterly, earning potential of £33,000 a year.
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.  In addition, you are also permitted to take your birthday off, on them! (an extra day of annual leave on top of your allowance)
• Length of service awards with increased holiday allowance when you reach key milestones of 5, 8 and 10 years
• Plus other great benefits

What do I need to apply for this Partnerships Executive opportunity : -

• The ideal candidate with have a background within business / corporate travel as a Business / Corporate Travel Consultant, Account Executive, Account Manager or Travel Manager however candidates with strong transferable skills gained from working within the leisure travel industry will certainly be considered
• Experience in providing clients exceptional service, with excellent numeracy skills and the ability to understand and interpret data and stats, with Excel experience being a distinct advantage too.
• The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a clear capability of customer relationship management and rapport-building skills gained by working within the travel industry

In addition you MUST have a valid drivers licence and your own car – All expenses for business trips and meetings will be fully reimbursed.

Interested?
For more information about this excellent career opportunity as a Partnerships Executive for this Award-Winning Travel Company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP. 

Property Housekeeping Coordinator required for the UK’s largest cottage and holiday lets company’s Office in Whitby -  £11 an hour, circa £20,200 per year, working 35 hours per week, 9am – 5pm, 5 days per week working every other Saturday with a day off in the week when you work a Saturday.

You’ll be responsible for managing direct and 3^rd party cleaning teams to deliver operational excellence at a local level, in a role where we want your opinion on new ways of working and enhancements to working practices.

The Regional Operations Team is responsible for delivering Operational Excellence to Property Owners and Guests, at a local level. This is achieved by ensuring consistent operational standards when it comes to cleanliness, maintenance, service delivery and guest check-in, and it will be your role to deliver cleaning excellence in all of the properties you look after. 

What will I be doing as a Property Housekeeping Coordinator: -

• Managing a team of direct and 3^rd party cleaners to deliver excellent operations to property owners and guests, ensuring a consistently high quality when it comes to cleaning
• Ensuring there is an appropriate supply of cleaners, for both present and future needs
• Ensuring all cleaners are appropriately trained
• Building a strong employer/contractor brand locally,
• Using data to inform how to deliver and optimise quality, reliability and cost of service delivery
• Working cross-functionally with other teams throughout the UK.
  
  

Benefits of working as a Property Housekeeping Coordinator include: -

• £11 an hour, circa £20,200 per year
• 35 hours per week, 9am – 5pm 5 days per week working every other Saturday with a day off in the week when you work a Saturday.
• 25 days holiday.
• Other excellent staff benefits including staff travel discounts etc;

Suitable candidates for this Property Housekeeping Coordinator role will be able to demonstrate: -

• Experience in a service sector ideally within a similar role having worked in estate agency lettings, managed services, holiday resorts and parks BUT if you’re someone who is self-motivated and up for a challenge, housekeeper experience is not essential as full training can be provided.
• Keen attention to detail with a preference for exceeding quality expectations.
• An inquisitive mind, someone who looks for new opportunities for improvements.
• Adaptability and a passion for taking the initiative in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment.
• Due to the nature of this role, a full, clean driving license is also essential, as you’ll be expected to visit clients homes and will need the ability to be present in the Whitby office on a regular basis.

Interested?
For more information about this Property Housekeeping Coordinator role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday lettings company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

Property Maintenance Supervisor required to join the UK’s leading, largest and most established holiday lettings operations team, basic salary of £24,500 plus use of company vehilce for work purposes, working 5 days per week during their operational hours which are Monday - Saturday with a day off in leiu for working a Saturday. You'll be covering their property portfolio in and around the Windermere area, a role which would see you taking responsibility for Maintenance providing an essential service to their homeowners. This market-leading holiday lettings company provide an essential service to their homeowners; their managed service takes the stress away from letting out a holiday home, as the company take care of cleaning, maintenance, check-in – you name it, they’ll simplify the process and take the pressure away. 

Overview of the role of Property Maintenance Supervisor within holiday lettings : - 

• You’ll be responsible for managing direct and 3rd party maintenance teams to deliver operational excellence at a local level, in a role which will see you trusted to always suggest new ways of working and enhance working practices.
• The Regional Operations Team is responsible for delivering Operational Excellence to their Owners and Guests, at a local level. This is achieved through ensuring consistent operational standards when it comes to cleanliness, maintenance service delivery and it will be your role to deliver maintenance excellence on every job you do.
• Ensuring the company have an appropriate supply of 3rd party  technicians / specialists, for both present and future needs
• Ensuring all maintenance team members are appropriately trained and work within specified H&S procedures
• Building a strong employer/contractor brand locally
• Using data to inform how the company deliver and optimise quality, reliability and cost of service delivery 

Benefits of working within holiday lettings as a Property Maintenance Supervisor include:- 

• Basic salary, plus annual bonus.
• Working 5 days per week around their operational hours of 9am - 5pm Monday - Saturday
• You'll be provided with a company van and fuel card for business use.
• 25 days holiday, plus all Bank Holidays so 33 days paid holiday in total.
• Out of Hours rota 1 week per month with and additional supplement paid for each call out.
• Other excellent staff benefits including pensions scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and staff travel discounts etc; 

Suitable candidates for this Property Maintenance Supervisor role within holiday lettings will be able to demonstrate: - 

• Maintenance and General DIY skills and experience having held a similar role within property maintenance.
• Experience of managing and motivating contractors and direct team members
• Understanding of DIY having ideally been a property repair worker, maintenance technician or building maintenance technician or similar roles within property repair and maintenance.
• Experience leading operational change
• Adaptability and a passion for taking the initiative in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment
• Demonstrable experience of making decisions using data to drive change
• Analytical thinking and a comfort in “failing fast” through experimentation
• A creative approach to operational problem solving, with tangible examples
• The ability to prioritise and deliver a project from beginning to end, irrespective of external factors and pace

Interested?
For more information about this Senior Property Maintenance role in the Lake District National Park and to find out more about this Supervisor opportunity in Windermere working for the UK's leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP

We are looking to recruit 2 x Property Maintenance Operatives based from home to join the UK’s leading, largest and most established holiday lettings operations team looking after their holiday rental portfolio across the Yorkshire Dales area, a role which would see you taking responsibility for Maintenance providing an essential service to their homeowners; their managed service takes the stress away from letting out a holiday home, as the company take care of cleaning, maintenance, check in – you name it, they’ll simplify the process and take the pressure away.

Overview of the role of Property Maintenance Operative position : -

You’ll be responsible for holiday lettings property maintenance and repairs in and around The Yorkshire Dales, and are covering areas such as Sedbergh and Hawes, Garside, Leyburn & Richmond & the 2nd role to cover the southers part of the Dales so candidates that live in Ingleton, Kirby Lonsdale, Chapel Le Dales, Grassington, Kettlewell, Settle, Lofthouse, Skipton, Keighley, Harrogate or North Leeds.

The Regional Operations Team is responsible for delivering Operational Excellence to their Owners and Guests, at a local level. This is achieved through ensuring consistent operational standards when it comes to cleanliness, maintenance, service delivery and guest check-in, and it will be your role to deliver maintenance excellence on every job you do.

This is a genuinely exciting role for an operationally focused maintenance professional who enjoys offering a fantastic property maintenance and repair service which delight owners and guests through amazing local service delivery.

Benefits of working as a Property Maintenance Operative include: -

• Based from home ideally in locations such as Sedbergh and Hawes, Garside, Leyburn & Richmond / Ingleton, Kirby Lonsdale, Chapel Le Dales, Grassington, Kettlewell, Settle, Lofthouse, Skipton, Keighley, Harrogate or North Leeds 
• Basic of £22,500.
• Company annual bonus scheme
• You'll be provided with a Company Van & Fuel Card for business use.
• Working 5 days per week between 9am - 5pm Monday - Saturdays every other week with a day off in Leiu.
• 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays, Circa 33 Days Paid Holiday a Year!
• Other excellent staff benefits including staff travel discounts, life assurance etc;

Suitable candidates for this Property Maintenance Operative role will be able to demonstrate: -

• Understanding of DIY having ideally been a property repair worker, maintenance technician. maintenance engineer or building maintenance technician or similar roles within property repair and maintenance.
• The ability to prioritise and deliver a project from beginning to end, irrespective of external factors and pace
• Maintenance and General DIY skills and experience a MUST

Interested?

For more information about this Property Maintenance Operative role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

School & Educational Group Travel Sales Consultant – Basic of up to £28,000 dependant on skills and experience, monthly paid commission up to £10,000 per year offering hybrid / homebased flexible working for a very well-established, well-respected School Group Tours & Trips Travel Brand.

You’ll be working with existing schools promoting group travel trips working within an account management and business development capacity driving and converting leads, attaining repeat business for group educational travel trips and being an ambassador of all that is school group travel.

As a School & Educational Group Travel Sales Consultant you will in brief: -

• Convert warm sales leads from new and existing school group travel leaders.
• Source and develop new potential school group travel sales leads.
• Provide costings for tours and trips tailored to each individual clients needs and budgets.
• Provide an impressive understanding of the group travel specialism that you are responsible for.
• Attend meetings from time to time with schools representing the company and delivering comprehensive product information to clients and groups.
• When needed meet with suppliers and hoteliers travelling overseas to get first-hand product knowledge to further enhance your product knowledge.
• Depending on your specialist product area you will be specialising in either Sports Travel (such as football, rugby, ski, water sports and hockey to name a few), Educational Curriculum based travel such as Geography, History etc; OR Languages based education travel.

Benefits of working as a School & Educational Group Travel Sales Consultant: -

• Basic pay of up to £28,000 dependant on skills and experience.
• Monthly paid commission scheme offering up to £10,000 a year based on meeting certain sales targets.
• As mentioned above opportunities to travel overseas to get first-hand understanding and further knowledge of your product.
• Flexible working.
• 25 days holiday plus all bank holidays (increasing with service - max of 30 days)
• Opportunities to buy extra holiday.
• Plus, other excellent benefits.

Suitable candidates to be a School & Educational Group Travel Sales Consultant will: -

• Ideally have experience gained within the school group travel sector selling school group tours and education based travel trips.
• Strong travel sales and a passion for delivering an unparalleled service and product to your clients.

Interested?

For more information and a more detailed job description for this School & Educational Travel Group Sales Consultant role and business please apply ASAP.

Safari Travel Specialist required for an independent and Award-Winning Luxury Africa Travel Company with a global, high-end customer base. Reflecting exceptional service levels, a reputation for expertise and a growing legion of loyal clients this well-established luxury travel company are on the hunt for their next experienced, self-motivated and ambitious seasoned Safari Travel professional. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading luxury tour operator at its next pivotal stage of development.

The successful individual will have a demonstratable passion for travel, with a proven track record selling luxury, tailor-made African Safari holidays to an international clientele. Using your in-depth product and destination knowledge, you will design tailor-made luxury itineraries for their discerning clients. You will be responsible for converting warm leads into sales in a target driven environment. In addition, the ability to deliver excellence and highly personalised customer service is paramount, hence exceptional communication and interpersonal skills are also essential. 

What will I be doing as a Safari Travel Specialist :- 

• The creation of high quality, tailor-made itineraries for a wide range of client segments, from honeymooners to families.
• Responsibility for the end-to-end sales process including planning, costing, implementing and confirming itineraries; through to post-travel communications
• Conversion of warm sales leads with a mix of email, telephone, face to face and virtual contact to build client rapport and trust.
• High quality presentation of travel itineraries customised to the client’s unique requirements, along with supply of relevant supporting information and advice.
• Delivery of gold standard client service at all stages of the sales process to engender repeat and referral business.
• Proactive expansion of product knowledge keeping abreast of all latest industry news and developments to ensure expertise and specialism in all destinations is maintained.
• Maintain up-to-date commercial knowledge and in-depth knowledge of properties, flight routings and logistics.
• Engender good working relationship with colleagues and trade partners; and exhibit a strong team ethic.
• Due to the nature of this role an in-depth understanding is required of the destinations within the company’s travel portfolio and first-hand knowledge is essential, as such, from time to time, you will be required to visit these destinations on research trips. 

What do I get as a Safari Travel Specialist :- 

• Office based in Belfast
• Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm & Saturday AM’s once every 7 weeks with the following Friday PM off.
• Excellent basic salary based on transferable skills and experience.
• Very lucrative Quarterly Bonus scheme.  

What do I need to apply for the Safari Travel Specialist role : - 

• Travel Consultant experience in a tailor-made travel environment with First-hand knowledge of African Safari’s specifically within sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience of working with complex Southern Africa and East African itineraries (cross country Safari)
• Demonstrable sales acumen in a target-driven environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Advanced levels of IT literacy
• Highly organised with strong time management skills
• Strong attention-to-detail
• Results-orientated
• Ideally experience of GDS 

Interested?

For more information about this excellent career opportunity as a Safari Travel Specialist for this Award-Winning Africa Luxury Travel Company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP. 

Property Maintenance Engineer required to join the UK’s leading, largest and most established holiday lettings operations team looking after their holiday rental portfolio across The South Lakes & Windermere area, a role which would see you taking responsibility for Maintenance providing an essential service to their homeowners; their managed service takes the stress away from letting out a holiday home, as the company take care of cleaning, maintenance, check in – you name it, they’ll simplify the process and take the pressure away.

Overview of the role of Property Maintenance position : -

• You’ll be responsible for holiday lettings property maintenance and repairs in and around The South Lakes and Windermere area.
• The Regional Operations Team is responsible for delivering Operational Excellence to their Owners and Guests, at a local level. This is achieved through ensuring consistent operational standards when it comes to cleanliness, maintenance, service delivery and guest check-in, and it will be your role to deliver maintenance excellence on every job you do.
• This is a genuinely exciting role for an operationally focused maintenance professional who enjoys offering a fantastic property maintenance and repair service which delight owners and guests through amazing local service delivery.

Benefits of working as a Property Maintenance Supervisor Engineer include: -

• Competitive Basic salary.
• Company annual bonus scheme
• You'll be provided with a Company Van & Fuel Card for business use.
• Working 5 days per week between 9am - 5pm Monday - Saturdays on a Rota.
• Out of Hours call duties - You can Opt in or Out.
• 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays, Circa 33 Days Paid Holiday a Year!
• Other excellent staff benefits including staff travel discounts, life assurance etc;

Suitable candidates for this Property Maintenance role will be able to demonstrate: -

• Understanding of DIY having ideally been a property repair worker, maintenance technician. maintenance engineer or building maintenance technician or similar roles within property repair and maintenance.
• The ability to prioritise and deliver a project from beginning to end, irrespective of external factors and pace
• Maintenance and General DIY skills and experience a MUST

Interested?

For more information about this Property Maintenance Engineer role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.