International Travel Operations Manager

As a Manager of International Operations at EdTerra EdVenture, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end ground operations for student travel programs in various destinations worldwide. Your role will involve designing, planning, and executing seamless travel experiences while prioritizing safety, quality, and educational value. Your key responsibilities will include planning and managing international travel operations for student groups, coordinating with Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and local partners, designing detailed itineraries, handling visa documentation and travel insurance, ensuring on-ground quality control, resolving operational issues promptly, managing trip costings and budgeting, collaborating with sales and academic content teams, training and mentoring team members, and maintaining documentation and SOPs for all destinations. To excel in this role, you should have at least 10 years of experience in international travel operations, with a strong background in student travel, group travel, or educational travel sectors. You should possess in-depth knowledge of US, UK, Europe, Japan, and Schengen travel logistics, excellent itinerary planning and cost management skills, hands-on experience in vendor negotiations and on-ground travel management, and the ability to travel internationally for operational needs. Your success in this role will also depend on your problem-solving abilities, crisis management skills, effective communication, comfort in managing multiple trips simultaneously, and passion for educational travel and student safety. Key Skills: training and mentoring, crisis management, communication, budgeting, cost management, groups, international travel operations, vendor negotiations, on-ground travel management, DMC, problem-solving, international operations, project management, ground logistics management, itinerary planning. If you possess the required experience and skills and are enthusiastic about managing international operations for student travel programs, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding role at EdTerra EdVenture.,