Activities Manager - Summer 2024

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Are you outgoing, confident and charismatic? Do you thrive in a fun, dynamic and busy environment? If you tick all of the above, this might be the job for you!

We’re looking for an innovative, unrestrained and organised person to take on the role of Activities Manager for EF in Summer 2024. This is the perfect opportunity for somebody looking to gain management experience and boost their CV by working in an international environment.

What will I be doing?

• In this role, you’ll have the overall responsibility of ensuring our summer activities, events and excursions are exceptional quality, fun, and generate a high level of student satisfaction
• You’ll ensure we are delivering a high level of customer service across all of our courses by leading and managing a team of Activities Coordinators and Activity Leaders

What does my day-to-day look like?
As the Activities Manager for the Isle of Wight, no two days are ever the same. You will be responsible for delivering quality activities across the destination and some of your duties will include the following:

• Making activity bookings based on student volume
• Onboarding new activities staff
• Running activity meetings and briefings
• Liaising with transportation suppliers both on the island and off
• Creating staff rotas
• Ensuring high quality standards across evening and weekend events
• Management of stock and branding
• Ensuring Activity Leaders are well equipped for their day-to-day work
• Supporting the team with student evaluations

Who will I be working with?

• You’ll be supporting a small team of Activity Coordinators supported by an experienced Summer Management Team
• You’ll also be working with our summer Activity Leaders, taking care of staff welfare and light HR duties

What will you take away?
After a summer of working as an EF Activities Manager, you will enhance your management knowledge and experience by working with an international team. You will be a proven leader, adaptable and capable of solving various issues without hesitation while working under pressure. The international surroundings will fine tune your communication skills as well as organisational and planning skills.

What’s required of me?
To be successful in this role you need to be:

• A natural leader who is not afraid to make difficult decisions and work under pressure
• A team player who is conscious about a strong work ethic and culture
• Passionate! Passion is at the heart of the work we do and is one of EF’s core values
• A great communicator

Every EF staff member should have a ‘going above and beyond, never settling for the status quo’ mentality. The right candidate should think the same way and want to be the person who makes a difference for our students and staff.

Ready to take the next step?
Submit your application and we’ll be in touch soon! Want to see what our summer in 2023 looked like? Check out our summer highlights video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgmcaK2R-E

EF, which stands for Education First, operates a local language school on the Isle of Wight that is supported by an international team with a global presence of more than 52,000 members of staff in 116 countries.

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be followed up and will ask specifically whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be engaged in situations where they have responsibility for, or substantial access to, persons under 18. Upon interview all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily and proof of identity and, where applicable, qualifications will be required. Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: £656.00 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person