Travel Trade & Project Executive, West Midlands Growth Company

Ukinbound; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

West Midlands Growth Company is hiring a Travel Trade & Project Executive to build relationships with travel trade partners and coordinate regional tourism projects in Birmingham and surrounding areas. You will host visits, manage itineraries, and support partnerships to showcase the West Midlands as a premier destination.

The role focuses on coordinating multi-stakeholder projects, maintaining records, and delivering engaging experiences for trade guests at events and exhibitions.

Qualifications

• Experience in tourism or visitor economy preferred.
• Ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a major funded tourism project focused on creating bookable, multi-destination visitor experiences across England.
• Coordinate project activity, monitor milestones and help ensure funding and reporting requirements are met.
• Work closely with internal teams, destination partners, suppliers and stakeholders to maintain project momentum and effective communication.
• Assist with procurement processes, budget monitoring, reporting and maintaining audit trails.
• Respond to travel trade enquiries and support international market development activities.
• Organise familiarisation visits and develop itineraries that showcase the region’s visitor attractions and experiences.
• Produce and maintain travel trade sales materials and website content.
• Maintain CRM records and engagement data, ensuring accurate reporting and performance tracking.
• Represent the region at trade exhibitions, workshops and networking events when required.
• Support the development of new partnerships that strengthen the West Midlands tourism offering.
• Experience within tourism, the visitor economy, travel trade, project coordination or a related field.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with a wide range of partners.
• Experience coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders and delivering against deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records, reporting and documentation.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

West Midlands Growth Company are looking for a proactive and organised Travel Trade & Project Executive to join their team. The candidate will enjoy building relationships, coordinating projects, and creating opportunities that support regional tourism growth. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact while developing your career in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

The candidate will be one of the faces of the West Midlands tourism offer, helping travel trade partners experience everything our region has to offer. The candidate will coordinate and host visits, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and ensure itineraries run smoothly from planning through to delivery. Whether the candidate is welcoming trade guests, showcasing destinations, managing multiple priorities or adapting quickly when plans change, the candidate will play a key role in creating memorable experiences and promoting the West Midlands with confidence and enthusiasm.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of a major funded tourism project focused on creating bookable, multi-destination visitor experiences across England.
• Coordinate project activity, monitor milestones and help ensure funding and reporting requirements are met.
• Work closely with internal teams, destination partners, suppliers and stakeholders to maintain project momentum and effective communication.
• Assist with procurement processes, budget monitoring, reporting and maintaining audit trails.
• Respond to travel trade enquiries and support international market development activities.
• Organise familiarisation visits and develop itineraries that showcase the region’s visitor attractions and experiences.
• Produce and maintain travel trade sales materials and website content.
• Maintain CRM records and engagement data, ensuring accurate reporting and performance tracking.
• Represent the region at trade exhibitions, workshops and networking events when required.
• Support the development of new partnerships that strengthen the West Midlands tourism offering.
• Experience within tourism, the visitor economy, travel trade, project coordination or a related field.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with a wide range of partners.
• Experience coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders and delivering against deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records, reporting and documentation.