Activities coordinator

EF Education First

  • Málaga
  • Permanente
  • Tiempo completo
  • Hace 24 días
DescriptionPosition at EF Language AbroadDescriptionEF Malaga is seeking a dynamic Activities Coordinator to oversee and produce a complete activities program for our students. EF Malaga student body consists of students mostly between the ages of 16-25 hailing from around the world; student population fluctuates between 80 and 600 students over the course of the year, with the highest volumes coming over the summer.CORE SKILLS:
  • Able to work autonomously while still supporting colleagues in a team
  • Organized with attention to detail
  • Outgoing and confident personality
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Enjoy working in busy and dynamic environment
  • Enjoy multi-tasking
  • Creative & energetic with lots of common sense is key
  • Ability to handle difficult situations with ease and remain calm under pressure
  • Excellent communication & people skills
  • Computer literate and comfortable with most current software and minor IT issues
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:In general, the position plays an important role fostering a sense of community and school spirit. More specific responsibilities include:
  • Produce monthly activities program and publicizes this to students, motivating and persuading students to participate in these events
  • Promote school events and excursions and designs advertising posters, leaflets etc.
  • Accompany activities and excursions as required - including regular evening and weekend work
  • Sell activities and weekend excursions to Seville, Granada, Cordoba, Ronda, etc.
  • Provide student welfare assistance to students as needed
  • Assist with registration of new students on arrival, leads a city tour for new students every Monday
  • Give brief presentation of role and services to new students on arrival
  • Monitor stocks of EF merchandise, local maps, etc
  • Ensure that varied information is available to students for leisure time activities, such as tourist information for other destinations, travel information and timetables
  • Share emergency on-call duties with other school staff on rotating basis
  • Organize school staff events
  • Update school intranet daily
  • Maintain school's Facebook/Instagram account daily
  • Work at reception desk
REQUIREMENTS:Applicants for this position should have some customer service and sales experience, have a good sense of humor, be outgoing, fun, creative and organized, be able to work flexible hours, and enjoy working with people from different countries and cultures.
  • Undergraduate degree required
  • 2 years' work experience
  • Student life, intramural sports, and/or extracurricular activities planning experience a plus
  • Proficiency in Spanish (at least C1), English (B2) and travel experience required
  • Knowledge of any other languages will be considered as a plus
  • User knowledge of photo and video-editing required
  • User knowledge of social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat
To apply please submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter.Why you will love working with us
  • Exciting opportunities for growth, e.g., regular training, seminars
  • Encouragement of personal aspirations and great results with many job-opportunities both locally and around the world
  • Make an impact: come to work and help change the world every single day. We believe that education can break down barriers of language, culture, and geography and we are proud of the role that we can play in that
  • Tuition fee reimbursement for higher education
  • Discounts on EF programs
  • Strength Finder training
  • A friendly and international environment in a central location
  • Be part of a truly international environment with an energetic team of co-workers by your side
About EF Education FirstAt EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs-focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics-turn dreams into international opportunities.When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about-we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and/or reference checks, as applicable.

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