Working to the Head of Sales, Ticketing and Visitor Insight, the Travel Trade and Group Sales Manager is responsible for developing and growing travel trade, group visitor numbers and revenue through productive relationships and partnerships. 

The post holder will also be expected to develop products to grow our travel trade and groups business and support operational aspects of working with these markets to ensure smooth booking processes and communications. 

The successful candidate will have:

• excellent understanding of the inbound tourism industry and the travel trade with a proven track record of successfully selling to a national and overseas audience, ideally within a visitor attraction environment
• significant experience working at a senior sales executive or manager level with travel trade partners including the groups market, coach companies, tour operators and online travel agencies
• interest in the arts and heritage sector

The successful applicant will also be expected to share in St Paul’s Cathedral’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

In return you’ll find we are a welcoming place to work and we each take responsibility for our part in the Cathedral’s work, looking after St Paul’s for the next generation. 

• Our annual holiday allowance is 25 days plus bank holidays
• Our pension scheme allows for up to 7.5% employer contribution
• And as you might expect we have life assurance of four times basic salary and an employee assistance programme

We are committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of United Kingdom Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage, women, and disabled people are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase our representation. 

If you would like to be part of this team and think you are the perfect candidate for this role, please visit the Church of England Pathways website to apply.

The closing date for applications is 11.59, Sunday 15th December 2024.

Interviews will take place early January 2025.