Travel Manager

We have an excellent opportunity for a Travel Manager to join our team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

You will be overseeing travel arrangements for the firm, for any employees who need to travel on business. Along with 2 direct reports, you will deal with the day to day bookings and act as a point of contact for any difficult queries or customer complaints whilst maintaining the smooth running of the team as a whole.

As Travel Manager, you will work very closely with our finance department on a number of matters, including but not limited to weekly invoice checks, quarterly VAT checks and managing our travel credit card expense. This also involves MI reporting on our travel spend each month, providing reports to Risk & Best Practice (regarding international travel) and our Environmental team (regarding CO2 from travel) each month.

What does the ideal candidate look like?

You will be responsible for managing the relationship with our third party travel management company, Clarity. The ideal candidate will have previous experience using Clarity’s systems, but experience of travel booking systems in general would also be considered. You will be comfortable working with data, with excellent attention to detail and due to the nature of the role you will also need to be proficient in the use of Excel.

We are among the first law firms in the UK to make the pledge to reach Net Zero by 2030, as travel is one of the biggest contributors to CO2 emissions, you will be required to sit on our Net Zero Committee to help shape and manage our goal. You will therefore need to be comfortable in communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the business.

During busy periods, you and your team may be required to assist the finance team with billing queries and so we’re looking for somebody who is flexible in their approach and willing to pitch in when necessary.

Who are we?

A Top 100 law firm globally and Top 20 law firm in the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson has more than 400 partners and 1,000 lawyers based across 19 US cities and seven UK cities including a significant presence in London. The firm’s reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with other law firms in Germany and France.

In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson advises in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies, many of the largest businesses in the country, government organisations and wealthy individuals. With a focus on eleven key sectors (Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions; Healthcare; Insurance, Manufacturing; Real Estate; Retail and Consumer; Transport, Logistics & Infrastructure; Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals; Technology and Private Wealth) the firm’s experience allows it to build strong relationships and deliver an excellent service to clients.

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we’re more than just suits! We like and make time for each other enabling us to establish professional relationships that can often become lasting friendships.

Through our D&I initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for ethnic diversity, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women’s career development and we’re in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it’s important that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing, including our team of dedicated mental health first aiders. We recognise that getting the right work life balance is a priority for all of us and we’re very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns. We also recognise the challenges of relocation and post-pandemic return to the office.

And that’s not all, alongside a competitive salary you’ll receive a flexible benefits package so you can choose and vary the benefits that matter most to you.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move then please get in touch to find out more. No agencies please, we’re an in-house recruitment team!

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