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Description
Position at EF International Language Campuses-Summer Camps
Activities & Events Manager (Summer 2025)
London Kingston
Full Time/Fixed Term
Are you looking to develop your leadership and management skills within international business? Would you enjoy creating and delivering engaging events to young people from around the globe? If so, EF Education First invites you to join us as an Activities and Events Manager and be part of our mission to open the world through education.
Your Role
EF London, Kingston summer school is searching for an energetic and organised individual to join our summer 2025 team as Activities and Events Manager. This is the perfect opportunity to develop your managerial skills whilst gaining experience within an international organisation.
With EF, you'll be part of a fast-paced and dynamic international working environment. With over 50 years of experience, we bring together teenagers from across the globe, turning the unfamiliar into the unforgettable, by giving them the summer experience of a lifetime.
After a summer of leading our activities and events program, you will have taken your management skills to the next level. Your communication skills will have been maximised by working with different cultures and backgrounds to ensure a smooth and seamless delivery of every activity.
You will have used your initiative and creativity to enhance the student experience every step of the way, building upon the resources provided by EF to deliver a world-class product. You will have refined your natural leadership skills and have demonstrated the confidence to manage teams of individuals from all over the world.
This is a live in position where accommodation and full board is provided at no extra cost. Roles run from June/July - August 2025.
Responsibilities
* Working with the summer management team to deliver an exceptional experience to our students, you will have the overall responsibility for the activity and events program in your school.
* You will be directly involved in shaping our student's experiences, planning and delivering everything from interactive games for small groups to large events of over 1000 students.
* You will be supporting a team of local and international leaders in ensuring all activities give the students a sense of the local culture, whilst being safe and unforgettably fun.
* On a daily basis, you will be part of a diverse team and community; liaising with our local suppliers as well as motivating and shaping your team of leaders to create the summer of a lifetime for every student.
Requirements
* Strong leadership skills with some management/team leading experience required.
* Commitment to the highest level of customer service.
* Sociable and fun disposition with the ability to motivate and energise others.
* Financial and business acumen.
* English fluency and excellent communication skills.
* Able to work independently.
* Ability to work and thrive under pressure.
* All offers are subject to a clear enhanced DBS check and two references.
* Legally able to work in the UK at commencement of employment.
Why you will love working with EF
* Continuous professional development.
* Work in a truly international environment.
* Regular social events.
* 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.
* Global career opportunities.
* Extensive pre-summer training provided.
* Summer camp canteen.
* Accommodation available if necessary.
* Access to EF Hello language learning.
EF Education First - Our History and Values
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.
EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, parental status, experience, and everything else that makes you unique.
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