Travel Assistance Coordinator

**The Company**

As the global borders open and international travel (both Commercial & Leisure) returns to normal volumes, our client is investing significantly in their Southern Hemisphere Travel Assistance Centre.

Headquartered in the UK, they have operational centres of excellence in the UK, NZ, & Singapore. Their combined medical and security risk management expertise places them in a unique position to deliver cost-efficient solutions without compromising high quality support for the end-user (the traveller typically). As a result, they have an impressive list of clients across corporate, government, NGO, and insurance sectors.

**The Role**

Based on Auckland's Northshore they are actively hiring for up to 3 x Permanent Assistance Coordinators. Without a word of a lie, this role will bring incredible sense of delight. Seen as the glue, your function ensures your Corporate & Leisure travellers get the dedicated Medical and Security assistance as and when required.

A Telephone based position, you will spend meaningful time in training (up to 2-3 months) mastering the systems and processes so you can manage emerging situations and deliver meaningful outcomes which help people.

In this role you will be working with highly experienced medical and security personnel to support those travellers in need.You will manage the process from receiving the call, building a case plan, and logístically coordinating the many moving parts to achieve a satisfactory outcome.

Boasting a great team environment globally, you unify your collective skills to deliver best in class assistance using their partner organisations and internal specialists for services such as:

- Air Ambulance transportation
- Security Analysis and threat detection.
- In country medical assistance incorporating referrals to GPs, Clinics and or Hospitals.

**The Person**

We seek people who are courteous, conscientious and have a real attention to detail. You ideally thrive in pressure situations and can make effective decisions, communicate concisely, and have superior listening skills.
- If you are person who has worked in Hospitality, front of house, as a matre d or similar, love serving people, but might want to move from hospo, then call us.
- You might have worked in Emergency Management with one of the Service providers (Police, Ambulance or similar etc) and want a change, then reach out, we are keen to talk to you too.
- You may have been in a Pandemic Covid Response team, you would be a welcome addition to the team.
- Maybe you have worked in retail, we all know that can be difficult maintaining your professional standards while under the pump with high volumes of customers, we want to hear from you.
- You might be in the Travel Insurance sector, possibly doing a similar role, of course, we want to hear from you.
- Basically, anyone who has a passion for serving people, can think on their feet and remain calm but have empathy**and your life can support shift work,**then reach out.

You need to have competence using computer systems, able to multi task while talking and listening, toggle between systems using multi screens it is a learnt skill we know, but we want people who feel at one with technology too.

**The Shifts**:
In summer time, you will not work later than 9.30pm. Winter time, no later than 7.30pm.

The roles we have need people willing to work 4 x 10 hour shifts per week / 8 shifts per fortnight (no more than 4 weekend shifts a month). The 10-hour shift includes a 1 hour paid break time (1 x 30min & 2 x 15min).

You will get time and half for weekend work and double time for public holidays plus, time in lieu. Additionally, you will receive 5 weeks annual leave, parking at the door for evening shifts, and an approximate salary package inclusive of base wage and penal rates, of $62,000 per annum.

Did we say anything about travel, our bad There may be occasion for you to head up to the UK and with that, you can take time to travel into continental Europe. At 24 months, and if there is a role, you could find yourself moving up to the UK if that is of interest too.Sounds good doesnt it.

**Next steps**

Please hurry, these roles are awesome, and we want to help you secure them.
- Call Centre role/Admin supporting global travellers in medical & security needs
- You love helping people, you can multi task and have real empathy for people
- You don't mind shift work, you like some WFH & office work.