Travel Coordinator Scotland
Scottish Government
Full Time
Scotland
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Overview:
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Travel Coordinator to join Education Scotland at an exciting time.
This role sits within our Strategic Business Unit, with the main focus to provide administrative support for travel requirements across the organisation.
Education Scotland is Scotland's national improvement agency for education. Our role is to provide assurance and promote improvement, from the early years to adult learning. We are committed to embedding our values of excellence, creativity, integrity and respect in everything we do.
This role can be based out of one of our Education Scotland office locations in Glasgow, Livingston, Dundee or Aberdeen.
Responsibilities:
Key Competencies
Essential Criteria & Qualifications:
Essential Criteria:
Interview and Assessment.
Location:
Minimum time in post.
You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.
In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 12 months.
You must discuss your intention to apply with your current line manager to help ensure release dates can be agreed.
The closing date for applications is 05/10/2023 at 23.55 PM.
HOW TO APPLY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Person Specification
For information on this post please contact the hiring managers by email at contact [email protected] or [email protected]
The Scottish Government is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via [email protected]
As part of any recruitment process, Scottish Government and associated public bodies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants and applicants for public appointments.
Personal information you provide in the recruitment process will be made available to Scottish Government and our additional data processors.
Are you a good communicator with a great eye for detail?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Travel Coordinator to join Education Scotland at an exciting time.
This role sits within our Strategic Business Unit, with the main focus to provide administrative support for travel requirements across the organisation.
Education Scotland is Scotland's national improvement agency for education. Our role is to provide assurance and promote improvement, from the early years to adult learning. We are committed to embedding our values of excellence, creativity, integrity and respect in everything we do.
This role can be based out of one of our Education Scotland office locations in Glasgow, Livingston, Dundee or Aberdeen.
- Develop, maintain, communicate and continuously improve processes and practices to support the central management of travel services. This should include health, safety and sustainability advice and guidance.
Process requests for travel and accommodation through the Travel services contract, researching options and communicating confirmation of bookings with relevant advice.
Collate and report on travel management information including sustainability performance.
Regularly engage with staff and provide a central customer enquiry point for the unit.
Support the management of the Travel Services contract, collate and relay feedback, attend meetings and arrange payment of invoices.
Contribute to the completion of corporate Sustainability, Climate Change and Health and Safety reports, advice and guidance.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of working processes and practices of the wider team and organisation.
Key Competencies
- Self-Awareness
- Communications and Engagement
- Teamwork
- Customer Service
- Information Management
No specific qualifications for this post.
Essential Criteria:
1. Experience of working in a fast-paced office environment, proficient in the use of Outlook, Word, and Excel IT packages.
2. Excellent verbal and communication skills, with the ability to build good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and collaborate effectively.
3. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your workload. Along with using your own initiative to balance competing priorities and ensure deadlines are met.
4. Ability to collate different forms of data to provide appropriate information to produce reports and recommendations.
Interview and Assessment.
Dates to be confirmed
Location:
The Job can be based in any of Education Scotland offices.
Minimum time in post.
You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.
In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 12 months.
You must discuss your intention to apply with your current line manager to help ensure release dates can be agreed.
The closing date for applications is 05/10/2023 at 23.55 PM.
HOW TO APPLY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Please complete the application and submit evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.
Person Specification
For information on this post please contact the hiring managers by email at contact [email protected] or [email protected]
The Scottish Government is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via [email protected]
As part of any recruitment process, Scottish Government and associated public bodies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants and applicants for public appointments.
Personal information you provide in the recruitment process will be made available to Scottish Government and our additional data processors.
Scottish Government
www.gov.scot
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nicola Sturgeon
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
1885
