Leisure Travel Trade Specialist UK and Ireland
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Are you passionate about travel? Do you want to help position Norway as a world-class holiday destination in the UK and Ireland?
Innovation Norway UK is looking for an interim Leisure Travel Trade Specialist UK to cover maternity leave in London.
As a Travel Trade Specialist for the Leisure segment, your role will be to contribute to increased value creation and sustainable growth for the tourism industry in Norway. The successful candidate will facilitate connections between Norwegian tourism providers and British and Irish tour operators to promote Norway in these markets. Responsibilities include organizing local workshops, attending sales meetings, and engaging with customers to help Norwegian tourism companies reach international clients more effectively.
The following skills are particularly relevant:
* Excellent project management skills and experience in event organization including budget management.
* A passion for advising customers and seeing them succeed.
* A service-minded approach.
* Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to persuade stakeholders.
* Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
Role and responsibilities:
* Plan and execute Leisure Travel Trade activities for Norway in the UK and Ireland.
* Organize bespoke events, recruit top UK tour operators, coordinate the Norway Workshop in London, World Travel Market participation, familiarization trips, and UK participation at the Norwegian Travel Workshop.
* Follow up on recent UK and Irish tour operator mapping and continually maintain the list of contacts ensuring it is up to date.
* Advise UK and Irish tour operators on building their Norway portfolio.
* Collaborate with other Scandinavian Tourist Boards in connection with World Travel Market.
* Handle additional tasks as needed.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent in tourism, marketing, business or related field.
* 0-3 years of relevant experience in marketing and business development.
* Fluent in written and spoken English (working language).
* Strong organizational and communication skills.
* Proficiency with digital office tools (Teams, SharePoint, CRM, etc.).
* Knowledge of Norwegian or Scandinavian languages and industry networks is beneficial but not required.
We seek a proactive, results-driven colleague with a positive attitude.
We offer:
* The opportunity to contribute to the success of Norwegian and UK businesses in a highly competitive market.
* The opportunity to gain experience within the UK, British and Irish tourism industry.
* Defined objectives and professional challenges in a positive and rewarding international work environment.
* A contemporary Scandinavian work culture.
Employment conditions are based on British terms (local employment). Candidates must possess a valid work permit in the UK.
This role reports to Innovation Norway’s Director in the UK and Ireland, based in London, and will be integrated into the Innovation Norway London team.
Fixed term of 12 months
End date: May 29th, 2026
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Temporary
Job function
Business Development, Marketing, and Project Management
Industries
International Trade and Development, Business Consulting and Services, and Marketing Services
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