Homestay Recruitment Manager

HomestayRecruitment Manager

Oxford

Full Time

Join EF Education First in Oxford and play a pivotal role in opening the world through education as a Homestay Recruitment Manager. If you're a passionate and culturally intelligent individual with a flair for sales, marketing, and community engagement, we invite you to drive the recruitment and engagement of our homestay community.

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

As a Homestay Recruitment Manager, you'll be the driving force behind our marketing campaigns, with a focus on offline events. Collaborate with our accommodation team to inspire families to embark on a life-changing experience by hosting international students. Seize the opportunity to implement new offline marketing strategies, leverage diverse channels, and contribute to our mission of opening the world through education.

Responsibilities

Manages recruitment, re-registration & monitoring of suitable homestay & private home accommodation.

Organise promotional events

Managing and creating appropriate content for a variety of channels to promote the homestay program

Ensures all enquiries from prospective hosts are promptly followed up and are enough leads to reach the targets

Researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans, understanding hosts requirements, identifying market trends, and suggesting system improvements to achieve the host family’s targets

Sends weekly recruitment statistics, ensuring targets are met

Participate in EF events around Oxford and the surrounding area to recruit homestay providers, including leafleting and street promotions / actions

Responsibilities not limited to those mentioned above, role will vary depending on targets leading up to summer peaks

Shares emergency duty on a rota basis

Occasional weekend work may be required during major fairs/events

Requirements

Sales orientated and target driven

Ownership mindset and ability to take initiative and work independently

Highly motivated,energetic,and positive with a sociable and outgoing personality

A flexible approach to work and hours of work undertaken is essential

Highly organised and thorough, able to use initiative and work unsupervised

Ability to handle difficult situations with ease and remain calm under pressure

Appreciation of cultural differences and sensitivity to the needs of international students

All offers are subject to a clear enhanced DBS checkand two references

Right to work in the UK

Why you will enjoy life at EF Oxford

Continuous professional development for all staff

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

Employee Assistance Program

External trainings on safeguarding and mental health first aid

Staff discounts at on site cafeteria

Academic centre of UK

Central location next to Oxford Brookes campus

What do our staff say?

‘‘Able to meet, work with, train and develop a large number of interesting people from all walks of life’’

‘‘You are encouraged to take on as many challenges as possible, which helps you progress as a professional.’’

‘‘I gained a lot with EF – networking skills, able to work under pressure, insight into operations, sales etc. I was not confined to one responsibility, so got to ‘wear different hats’ which helped me become adaptable.’’

‘‘I have enjoyed the opportunity to forge my skills in a management position.’’

‘‘What was key for me is I had great managers. I feel lucky with this as they were always supportive, and perhaps more importantly, tough with me so I always felt there was a high standard to aim for.’’

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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.