Travel Coordinator

Job description / Role

- Assist the Team Leader in implementing all travel policies and procedures and ensure they are followed
- Coordinate travel and accommodation arrangements on the GDS system, while providing best travel itineraries to optimize time and minimize costs
- Handle, in coordination with Heads of Departments, the reservation of venues and arrangement in training rooms
- Handle all visa arrangements during the absence of the Travel Administrator
- Prepare and send travelers' per diem confirmations to the Accounting Department
- Review, verify and approve invoices received from travel agencies, hotels, airlines and translation companies and send them accordingly for processing
- Contribute in the preparation of yearly budget by providing travel data to department's manager from other departments
- Distribute, where applicable, parking access cards to the offices/shops and maintain the related records
- Update the database covering destination information and travel services and keep travelers up to date on the travel guide and site

Requirements

Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Ticketing certificate/IATA Diploma
- 2-4 years of experience in a similar field
- Proficiency in MS office and ticketing software applications
- Fluency in English
- Planning and Organizing: level 1
- Relationship Building: level 2
- Teamwork: level 2
- Change and Adaptability: level 1
- Customer Focus: level 2
- Attention to details: level 2
- Communication Skills: level 1

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.