Travel Counselor - AZ based

Come Grow With Us

Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still works closely with GCU to benefit thousands of students, families and the local inner-city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community that we live and work in.

Do you have a passion for efficiently arranging travel plans and providing exceptional customer service? Grand Canyon Education’s travel department is seeking a full time Travel Counselor/Travel Agent. This position will report to the Travel Manager and will work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In this role, we will look to you for coordinating all aspects of maintaining the corporate travel program for the university.

What you will do:

• Arrange and book travel on behalf of staff as required. Work to ensure travel is arranged efficiently and effectively.
• Assist in processing Athletics/Group travel requests, maintain group system, and communicate final travel itineraries to requestor.
• Ensure implementation of cost saving measures through negotiation with travel service provider, arrangement of the most economic route and appropriate itinerary.
• Create, maintain, and update hard copy trip files for all travel, including review and preparation for annual audit.
• Enter information provided by staff into the database and maintain travel database.
• Coordinate with designated travel agency to provide trip itineraries to travelers.
• Coordinate with finance department to invoice travelers for personal travel costs, including sending invoices to travelers and following up with finance staff.
• Arrange hotel meeting space and any other arrangements needed for GCU field staff
• Monitor and ensure compliance with Travel Policy and Procedures.
• Provide content update for the travel section of the web site.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Working with Athletic departments highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience in booking airline travel either in agency or corporate environment.
• Experience in booking full-service reservations, hotel, air and car.
• Minimum of two years of experience in utilizing GDS software (Apollo preferred).

Why work at GCE:

• Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan.
• Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays.
• Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCE sponsored events.
• We also offer full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program.

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