Travel Counselor - US Remote Opportunity

About the role

Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that provides educational, operational, and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. In this role, you will coordinate all aspects of maintaining the corporate travel program for the university.

Responsibilities

• Arrange and book travel on behalf of staff as required, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assist in processing Athletics/Group travel requests, maintain the group system, and communicate final travel itineraries to the requestor.
• Implement cost-saving measures through negotiation with travel service providers, arranging the most economic routes, and creating appropriate itineraries.
• 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 the travel database.
• Coordinate with the designated travel agency to provide trip itineraries to travelers.
• Coordinate with the finance department to invoice travelers for personal travel costs, including sending invoices 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 updates for the travel section of the website.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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

Benefits

• Exceptional workplace benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts and 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.
• Education Tuition Discount Program for full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children.

Schedule

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.