Current Vacancies

Working at Simpson Travel

Working at Simpson Travel is an opportunity to be part of a passionate, highly motivated team who are committed to delivering excellent customer service. We have an industry heritage of over 40 years and draw on our combined knowledge and experience to offer award-winning travel experiences that enable us to stand out from the crowd. Our culture is inclusive, collaborative and still has strong family values. We're currently enjoying a period of ambitious growth and transformation and your role will be pivotal in helping the company achieve its goals.


Our UK Benefits Include:

  • Hybrid Working Arrangement (Minimum of 2 days in the Richmond Office)
  • Company Pension Scheme with Royal London (after three months' service)
  • 25 days’ Annual Leave (increases to 28 with length of service) plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for fixed term contracts and part-time hours)
  • Generous Holiday Concessions after six months' service
  • Friend and Family Discounts on Simpson Travel holidays
  • Educationals – trips for sales staff to get to know and understand our destinations
  • Complimentary Annual Worldwide Travel Insurance Policy (excluding ski)
  • ‘Cycle to Work’ Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Please see below for a list of all our current vacancies.


Head of People

 

Full-Time
(Hybrid working,
2/3 days in London
(Richmond office)

 

Reports to:
Managing Director

The Role:

A strategic but hands-on leader, responsible for maintaining a supportive, engaging and high-performing place to work.  Our Head of People will have responsibility for the employee life cycle, with key attention to recruitment, onboarding and retention/engagement elements.

You will be a business partner to both the Managing Director and executive directors in order to develop and execute people strategies that align with the company’s growth objectives and our brand values that centre around a passion for delivering outstanding experiences.

You will take a hands-on role in employee support and wellbeing, assisting employees with challenges that relate to their welfare and employment with the business.

What makes this person successful ?

  • We need passionate extra milers who want to feel ownership for their part of the company
  • Travel is a people and relationship business, so we want a people person effective at building relationships at all levels
  • We need someone capable of both strategic thought and planning, but also hands-on execution and getting their hands dirty and in the weeds
  • Commercially minded HR leadership
  • Proactive and resilient mindset and passion for change

Essential Requirements:

  • CIPD Level 5 qualification
  • Previous generalist experience across the range of HR disciplines
  • Experience in travel, leisure, hospitality or retail areas in a multi-site and hybrid environment
  • Ability to work independently with external backup from HR consultants
  • Proactive and a self-starter
  • Ability to build relationships and influence with all levels of the business
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Change management and M&A people integration experience (cultural alignment & relationship building)
  • Strategic growth mindset
  • HR system implementation and driving of team adoption to maximising ROI from systems

Hours:

Hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm

To apply, please send an email with CV and covering letter to: ed.pyke@simpsontravel.com

 


Travel Sales Executive

 

Full-Time
(Hybrid working,
2/3 days in London
(Richmond office)

 

Reports to:
Head of Sales

The Role:

To respond to holiday enquiries within pre-determined timeframes, focusing on the highest levels of customer service. 
To follow company processes and procedures in order to maximise the sales opportunity and ensure that all booking administration has been fulfilled accurately.

 

Essential Requirements:

  • Proven luxury sales experience in a similar fast paced environment
  • A proven results orientated sales background with a strong emphasis on outstanding customer service
  • Exceptional organisational skills with outstanding attention to detail
  • Flexibility
  • Ability to travel overseas. A number of educational visits take place each year to ensure that our staff have a first-hand knowledge of our destinations.
  • Proven commitment and long service in previous employment

Desirable:

  • Driving licence 
  • Calm, confident and caring nature
  • Broad perspective on life

Hours:

Hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm, and Saturdays 10am – 5pm on a rotational basis. We are open on Sundays 10am – 5pm for part of the year. Time off in lieu is given for weekend working.

If you know how to sell, are passionate about giving the customer exceptional service and simply love holidays then we would like to hear from you ASAP. Please send an email with CV and covering letter to: careers@simpsontravel.com

 


 

OVERSEAS ROLES

We have no overseas roles available at present. However, if you live in one of our featured destinations, speak the language of that country (+ English!) fluently and are interested in joining the team, please feel free to get in touch via careers@simpsontravel.com and we'll keep your details on file.


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