Travel Recruitment Consultant

Travel Trade Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Uncapped monthly commission

Uncapped quarterly bonuses

Annual bonuses

Hybrid working environment

9am-5pm Monday to Friday

Job summary

Travel Trade Recruitment in Sydney seeks a dynamic Recruitment Consultant / Account Manager to join our established team. You’ll act as a trusted partner to travel businesses across Australia, helping them hire exceptional talent while guiding candidates to rewarding careers.

If you bring travel industry knowledge and a proactive, relationship-driven approach, you’ll thrive in our fast-paced, sales-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Travel industry knowledge is essential; recruitment experience is not required.
• Open to travel professionals seeking a career change into recruitment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills are a must.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with travel industry candidates and clients
• Proactively making outbound calls to engage new and existing contacts
• Develop new business opportunities through warm leads and proactive outreach
• Manage and grow your portfolio of travel industry clients
• Understand client recruitment requirements and identify suitable candidates
• Interview, qualify and support candidates through the recruitment process
• Match candidates to opportunities and drive placements
• Oversee recruitment processes from briefing to placement
• Work towards sales, activity and revenue targets
• Collaborate with colleagues and share opportunities to boost team success

Skills

Travel industry knowledge

Outbound calling

Relationship building

Sales orientation

Job description

Travel Recruitment Consultant / Account Manager - Travel Industry

At Travel Trade Recruitment, we’re proud to be one of Australia's leading specialist travel recruitment agencies. This January, we’ll be celebrating 15 years of connecting talented travel professionals with fantastic career opportunities and helping travel businesses build exceptional teams!

As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an enthusiastic, driven and relationship-focused Recruitment Consultant / Account Manager to join our established Sydney team.

Whether your background is in retail travel, wholesale, corporate travel or another area of the industry, if you have strong travel industry knowledge, love building relationships and thrive in a fast-paced, sales-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you!

What's on Offer?

• Competitive base salary with opportunities for salary increases as you progress
• Uncapped monthly commission - your hard work and success are rewarded!
• Uncapped quarterly AND annual bonuses on top of your monthly commission
• Additional incentives and rewards throughout the year
• Hybrid working environment offering a balance of office collaboration and working from home
• Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm - enjoy your evenings and weekends!
• Join an established, highly regarded specialist recruitment agency celebrating 15 years in the industry
• Work alongside a supportive, experienced and collaborative team
• Stay connected to the travel industry you love while developing a whole new skill set!

The Role

This is a fast-paced, people-focused role where no two days are the same!

You’ll become a trusted recruitment partner to travel businesses across Australia, helping them find exceptional talent while supporting candidates in securing their next exciting career opportunity.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building and nurturing relationships with travel industry candidates and clients
• Proactively picking up the phone! Engaging with new and existing contacts through regular outbound calls and relationship-building
• Developing new business opportunities through a combination of warm leads, existing relationships and proactive outreach
• Managing and growing your own portfolio of travel industry clients
• Understanding client recruitment requirements and identifying suitable candidates
• Interviewing, qualifying and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process
• Matching talented travel professionals with opportunities that suit their skills, experience and career aspirations
• Managing recruitment processes from initial briefing through to successful placement
• Working towards individual sales, activity and revenue targets
• Collaborating with your colleagues, sharing opportunities and contributing to the success of the wider team

What We’re Looking For

Travel industry knowledge is essential, but previous recruitment experience isn’t!

We’re open to experienced travel industry professionals looking for an exciting career change, as well as those with recruitment or account management experience within the sector.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Strong travel industry knowledge, with a good understanding of the different sectors, businesses and roles across the industry
• Experience within retail, wholesale, corporate travel or other relevant travel sectors
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence and enthusiasm for being on the phone - this is an essential part of the role!
• A proactive, motivated and commercially minded approach
• A genuine interest in sales and the drive to achieve targets and earn commission
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• The ability to adapt, multitask and manage competing priorities in a busy environment
• A positive, resilient attitude and willingness to learn
• A collaborative mindset - someone who enjoys individual success but equally values supporting and celebrating their teammates

Importantly, you must be comfortable working in a target-driven, sales-focused environment. This role involves regular outbound calling, proactive business development and taking ownership of your results.

We’re a high-performing team with high standards, but we’re equally passionate about creating a supportive, collaborative environment where everyone can succeed.

Why Join Travel Trade Recruitment?

For almost 15 years, we’ve been doing what we love - connecting great people with great opportunities across the travel industry.

We’re specialists in our field, with an established reputation, extensive industry relationships and a genuine passion for the sector we represent.