Freelance Tour Director

Freelance Part time Tour Director (TD) and Student Support for EF

Do you enjoy meeting new young people and showing them your city? Are you passionate about helping young travelers learn more about the world and themselves? Do you thrive in ever-changing environments and excel under pressure? Would a part time job of 10/12 hours/week work perfectly for you in spring 2025?

If you answered “yes” to the above, you’ve come to the right place!

Who we are:

Education First (EF) is the world’s largest international education company, offering global travel and study abroad to students, young people and adults, language-learning, cultural exchange, and academic programs. In Nice, EF Gap Year provides a Language Program for American students 18-22 years old.

The role

We are currently hiring for a freelance/part-time Tour Directors in Nice to be the local support and point of contact for our students during their second Semester of the Gap Year program - from the 13^th of February until the 29^th of April 2025.

In close collaboration with your EF colleagues in Nice, Zurich, and Boston, this role is essential to ensure that students have a positive, enriching, and safe experience throughout their language program. You will play a key role in supporting and empowering participants to stay engaged and succeed. Your responsibilities will include leading student activities, guiding them to major city attractions, coordinating planned meals, and facilitating both orientation and wrap-up sessions.

Prior to the group's arrival on February 13th, we will conduct training sessions to ensure you are fully prepared for the role. The most intensive work will occur during the group's arrival and departure, with a lighter workload expected during the main period of their stay. A key aspect of your role involves overseeing emergency response protocols to ensure the safety and well-being of our participants. You will serve as one of the primary point of contact for students during emergencies.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Prepare for and welcome students on arrival. Assist in the design and implementation of orientation and wrap-up activities
Managing Program logistics and handling program administration & finances
Respond appropriately to any violations of the EF Gap Year’s Code of Conduct in collaboration with other EF staff members
Leading fun and experiential activities
Liaising with suppliers (Restaurants, Guides, Transport etc.)
Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all our travelers
Facilitating the inclusion of every person on our tour
Representing EF

Requirements:

Fluent in English, French & based in Nice
Experience leading, facilitating, and/or working with high school, gap year, or college students in a mentorship capacity
Flexibility to have hours that vary based on the needs of the students and program
Ability to demonstrate and further develop administrative skills, interpersonal communication, and cross-cultural awareness in an international context
Being service minded & a role model for young adults
Stay calm under pressure and demonstrate strong initiative

Good to have:

International travel experience
Knowledge of North American culture
Living close to Nice city center

Application deadline: 24^th January 2025

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.

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.

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Freelance Tour Director

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