Team Lead - Flight Operations
Are you the one we are looking for as a Team Lead for our in-house travel department in Budapest? You will be part of a passionate and fast-paced travel team in our centrally located office in Budapest. We work in EF’s Flight department who collaborate closely with our Language Abroad offices globally.
You will be responsible for producing cost-effective safe flight solutions for our students. We start your journey to take care of our students from Europe and Latin America, these students are traveling on language programs to our schools throughout the world. But since we are a global company, your responsibilities will grow over time.
Your responsibilities.
- Provide timely and efficient support/ communication for our Sales offices
- Make sure your team is happy while working in a high performing company under pressure
- Provide excellent services for flight reservations and ticketing through Amadeus
- Book and manage train bookings with Eurostar
- Significant product & service knowledge with hands on reservation and ticketing skills
- Obsession about cost-effective transport solutions and want to work towards budget and quality targets
- Works closely with all our teams to provide best options for our extremely important students
- Understanding the importance of strong relationships with airlines when handling any issues or exceptions
Your qualifications & experiences
- A degree in tourism, hospitality, or related disciplines is preferred
- To have minimum 3 years of work experience within either travel/tourism industry, transport/logistics, or operations is a plus
- Excellent written and spoken skills in English is key. Any other language is an advantage
- You can master communication, and possess problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy is in your DNA
- GDS experience - Amadeus is a must
- If you have been working or studying in an international environment then you are a given in our team
EF Education First is fully licensed IATA Agency and can offer excellent career opportunities in a dynamic and forward-thinking international business with a high degree of independence.
What EF offers
- Discounts on EF programs for Staff, and Staff Friends and Family for all EF Programs
- Free use of EF Hello: a premium Language Learning App
- Tuition Reimbursement for continued Education
- Referral Bonus for all referred staff hires (equivalent for 500 USD)
- Discounts with our hotel and travel partners
- And much more…
Skills Required
- Minimum 3 years of work experience in travel, tourism, transport, logistics, or operations
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Amadeus GDS experience
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Degree in tourism, hospitality, or a related discipline
- Additional language skills
- Experience working or studying in an international environment
What We Do
A career at EF is something different. You’ll think boldly, own your job, and create a career you are proud of—and have fun doing it. When you join EF, you will join a global community of creative minds, innovators, and change-makers. Since 1965, we've created programs that help people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn about the world and themselves. People are at the heart of everything we do, and it all begins with the talented and collaborative EFers who bring our mission-opening the world through education- to life across 55 countries and counting.
