Summer Activities and Events Coordinator

EF Education First Gruppe; Oxford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join EF Education First as a Summer Activities and Events Coordinator in Oxford for summer 2025. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain management experience in an international environment by creating memorable experiences through activities and events for students from around the globe.

Benefits

Accommodation and full board provided

Exposure to international business

Fast-tracked career enhancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Highly motivated, energetic, positive.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Organized and thorough, flexible with working hours.

Responsibilities

• Organise and implement social, cultural, and sporting activities.
• Produce weekly activities calendar for students.
• Ensure health and safety requirements are met.

Skills

Communication

Customer service oriented

Organizational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Summer Activities and Events Coordinator

Activit ies & Events Coordinator (Summer 2025 )

Oxford (EF Oxford Brookes Summer School)

Full Time/Fixed Term

Are you looking to gain valuable work experience within international business? Do you enjoy working with young people and putting the WOW factor into culturally enriching and entertaining events? If so, EF Education First invites you to join us in our mission of opening the world through education as a Activities & Events Coordinator.

EF Education First’s mission is opening the world through education.

A career with EF combines the support and opportunity of a large international organisation, with the spirit and energy of a small business. We look for thinkers and doers – creative, collaborative, and motivated people who are excited by education, communication, and travel.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries. In the UK and Ireland, our core presence is felt at our international language campuses and summer schools, where we welcome students from around the world to participate in language learning and cultural exchange. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and encourage you to open the world through education.

Your Role

EF is seeking enthusiastic Activities & Events Coordinators to join our Summer School in Oxford for summer 2025. This role offers an excellent opportunity to enhance your CV by gaining valuable management experience in a dynamic, international environment while working for a globally renowned organisation.

As part of the summer management team, you’ll play a key role in delivering an outstanding experience for our students. You’ll take charge of the activities programme at one of our camps, shaping the student experience and ensuring every moment is unforgettable.

This is a truly unique and rewarding opportunity to interact daily with staff and students from around the world. No two days are the same—you might find yourself planning activities and managing logistics one moment, and the next, leading an epic themed murder mystery dressed as your favourite film character!

This role is available for 8-12 weeks during June, July & August.

Responsibilities

• To organise and implement social, cultural and sporting activities programme appropriate to students’ needs
• To produce weekly activities calendar and make this available to students.
• To promote school events and excursions and design advertising posters, leaflets, etc.
• To accompany activities & excursions as required, including regular evening & weekend work
• To ensure the highest level of customer service
• To take ownership of student evaluation scores for activities staff and excursions, and continually seek to improve them
• To ensure all health and safety requirements for activities are met, overseeing risk assessments
• To Liaise with local, national & international service providers to negotiate rates & deals for student excursions
• To be responsible for and maintaining accurate records
• To assist in assigning staff shifts
• Emergency Phone duty on rota

Requirements

• Highly motivated, energetic, positive
• A flexible approach to work & hours of work undertaken is essential
• Organized and thorough, creative and resourceful, flexible approach at all times
• Customer service minded and quality oriented
• Enjoys working under pressure & able to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and people skills
• This is a live-in position where accommodation and full board is provided at no extra cost, there are some residential requirements attached to this
• 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

• Exposure to international business
• Work in a truly international environment
• 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

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. Upon interview all gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily and proof of identity and, where applicable, qualifications will be required. Appropriate suitability checks will be required prior to confirmation of appointment.

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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