Activity Manager
Barcelona Campus
Full Time
At EF International Language Schools - Barcelona, our international students join programs to learn Spanish and to experience what Barcelona has to offer with regard to social and cultural activities. The school is looking for a dynamic and responsible Activities Manager to organize a variety of social and cultural activities, to ensure students enjoy after school hours by encouraging participation in the school-wide calendar of social events and activities while promoting student safety via supervision and risk assessment.
Qualifications and competencies:
• Highly motivated, energetic, positive
• A flexible approach to work & hours of work undertaken is essential
• Strong interest in Social media content generation
• Sensitivity to cultural and linguistic differences
• Excellent communicator who is attentive to details and well organized
Responsibilities:
• Organize, market, budget and implement social, cultural and sporting activities and programs which are appropriate to students’ needs and ages.
• Promoting school activities and events such as welcome dinners, graduation ceremonies, sport events and overseas trips.
• Proper management and timely update of EF Barcelona online social networking presence (Instagram). Timely update and maintain the school activity and events calendar.
• Ensure that all necessary resources are in order before starting the activity (i.e. tickets, equipment etc.).
• Establishing and managing relationships and contracts with local suppliers, booking and running all student activities and excursions.
• Ensure student satisfaction, welfare and safety at all times, and appropriate levels of student supervision.
• Complete activity-based risk assessments prior to attending and supervising social events on and off site.
- Proper management of the department's budget and timely submission of activity budget reports to the finance department.
- Assist in the registration and orientation of new students on arrival.
- Take on any other additional tasks reasonably required by the School Director.
This is the perfect opportunity for somebody looking to gain more experience in the events and customer service industry. Working in this truly international environment will be a great experience!
Why you will love working with EF Barcelona
· Continuous professional development for all staff
· CPD sessions on management skills for all EF managers
· Ambition is nurtured and fast-tracked career enhancement opportunities are provided
· Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas, and bring them to fruition
· Work in a truly international environment
· Global career opportunities
· Regular social events
About EF Education First
At 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.
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