Activities Manager

EF Education First; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

EF Hello app access

Staff discounts on EF programs

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

EF Education First in Vancouver is seeking an energetic Activities Manager to design, plan, and deliver a dynamic program of activities for international students outside class hours.

You will lead a team, manage bookings with external partners, and promote activities via social media, while monitoring budgets and ensuring a welcoming campus life experience.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and delivering events, activities, and excursions.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to engage international students and manage diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and deliver activities, events and excursions for students aged 16+; coordinate with activity leaders.
• Schedule and supervise a team of activity leaders.
• Manage bookings with external suppliers and update the activities calendar.

Skills

Event management

Customer service

Tour guiding

English fluency

Education

First Aid Certification

Job description

Your Role

EF(Education First) Vancouver International Language Campus is seeking an energetic, outgoing and organised individual to join our Activities Team as Activities Manager.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the designing, planning and delivering of a diverse range of activities, events and excursions that create a vibrant and engaging atmosphere for our international students outside of class.

Position Details:

• Full-time
• 5 days a week in office; Monday - Friday
• Salary from 44,000 – 50,000 CAD
• Campus based minutes away from BC Place

Your Key Responsibilities will include:

• Organize, implement, and deliver a program of activities, events and excursions appropriate to students’ needs (across the following key student demographics: aged 16-17, aged 18+, and aged 50+)
• Schedule and organise a team of activity leaders
• Help manage weekly bookings of events and excursions through external suppliers
• Give information to students regarding the weekly Activities calendar, manage student queries and complaints, and ensure that information is clearly displayed and regularly updated
• Create content, promote activities and oversee the school’s social media pages
• Monitor expenditure, profitability, and the allocation of set resources within budget and financial goals
• When required, may occasionally lead activities & excursions, including evening & weekend work

What We're Looking For:

• Experience managing events, activities, customer service and/or tour guiding
• Be outgoing, fun, energetic, warm and welcoming to help students get excited about our destination and build strong connections
• Equally able to apply creativity and organization to your work while working in a loud busy space
• Organised, with high attention to detail
• Able to work flexible hours including nights and weekends to align with activities
• Excellent communication and people skills
• A valid First Aid Certificate or the willingness and ability to gain one upon commencement
• A valid Criminal Record check in Canada
• Full fluency in English is essential
• Legal right to work in Canada is essential (sponsorship for this position is not possible)
• Uphold all organisational processes and policies including our code of conduct and employee handbook

What EF offers:

• Extended health benefits package after 3 months
• Discounts on EF programs for Staff, and Staff Friends and Family for all EF Programs
• Free use of EF Hello: a premium Language Learning App
• Tuition Reimbursement for continued Education
• Exciting opportunities for domestic and international career advancement within 2-3 years
• And much more...

At EF Language Abroad we are dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.