Academic Field Trips and Venuefind Consultant

Overview & Benefits

• Mon - Friday 37.5 hrs
• Location:
  
  Manchester
• Refer a friend bonus (unlimited £1000)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Day off for your birthday
• Staff Awards
• Hotel and airline discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bright, energetic, fast‑paced culture with opportunities for future growth
• Equal Opportunity Employer – celebrating diversity and fostering inclusion

Clarity Travel is a global, multi‑award‑winning business travel company that makes travel straightforward for clients. We combine cutting‑edge technology with exceptional customer service to deliver hassle‑free travel management programmes to progressive organisations worldwide. Clarity is part of The Portman Travel Group and operates brands such as Brighter Event, Elegant Resorts, If Only and Destination Sports Group.

We are looking for an experienced group travel professional to join our Academic Field trips team. This dual role supports academic group travel during the peak academic season (September–April) and venue find and group accommodation activity outside of peak periods.

• Manage and deliver academic field trip enquiries during peak academic periods
• Coordinate large, multi‑component group bookings from enquiry through to delivery
• Support venue find activity, including conferences, events and group accommodation
• Work closely with Sales and Account Management to grow academic business and strengthen client relationships
• Build and maintain strong relationships with academic and venue suppliers
• Negotiate rates, terms and contracts to deliver commercially sound solutions
• Deliver proposals within agreed SLAs and quality standards
• Contribute to improving processes, ways of working and operational efficiency
• Achieve individual KPIs and performance targets

• Experience working in group travel, field trips, or complex group bookings
• Strong logistical coordination and organisational skills
• Commercial hotel contracting and negotiation experience
• Understanding of the academic sector and how academic travel operates
• Knowledge of booking financials and commercial practices
• GDS and rail knowledge (desirable but not essential)
• Experience using venue booking systems
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to work professionally in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment
• Confident, solutions‑focused approach to problem solving