Activities Coordinator

Description
- EF 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
- 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 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.