Travel Assistance Consultant
NATOIS-0013, Travel Assistance Consultant
Duties
The Travel Assistant contributes to fulfilling the mission of the Delivery Section by performing activities such as, but not limited to, the following:
Scope of Work:
- Communicating with the SMEs and Partner participants (or the event POCs) to collect the necessary information (i.e. passport copies, flight preferences etc.) for making the reservations;
- Coordination of the flight and the hotel reservations with NATO Travel Agency in accordance with the NATO Financial Regulations;
- Sharing the final itineraries with the travelers, event POCs, relevant institutions, respective programme/country officer and the assistant;
- Coordination of the local ground transportation requirements with the host nation/institution;
- Liaising directly with the military institutions and relevant country/programme officers to determine the requirements for the upcoming events;
- Calculating the perdiem and other travel expense reimbursements for SMEs and the Partner participants;
Requirements
- have at least 4 years' experience of administrative or organisational and programme management work;
Education and Qualification requirements
- have a good general education at least to higher secondary level;
- possess experience in organising events, conferences or programme administration;
- be able to communicate clearly and logically;
- demonstrate knowledge of, and experience in financial administration.
- demonstrate flexibility and strong drive for teamwork and diversity;
Language requirements
- possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; III (“Intermediate”) in the other.
Other requirements
- high level of organisational, coordination and communication skills.
- have strong computer skills or knowledge of standard information technology systems and software (spread sheets, databases), including the use of Microsoft Office;
- be willing to work outside of normal working hours, when requested.