The Company

We are travelers, innovators, doers and thinkers. We are open and collaborative, we are dedicated and passionate. 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.

The Person

Are you bold, confident and charismatic? Do you love supporting teachers and working with students from different cultures? Do you thrive in an entrepreneurial, dynamic and busy environment? Then this might be the job for you!

The Role

EF is searching for Academic Managers for our summer program. This would be the perfect job to boost your CV by gaining management experience while working in an international and academic company.

What will you be doing?

Working with the summer management team to deliver an exceptional experience to our students. You would have the responsibility for the academic aspect of this experience in one of our schools and be integral in shaping the customer experience. Support a professional academic team of teachers to use award-nominated materials to deliver the EF academic program to classroom groups of up to 17 language students. You will help teachers plan lessons that create an inspiring safe and supportive classroom environment, where building their students’ confidence in using language is your primary concern. Throughout the season you will be observing, giving feedback and growing your teaching team to new heights. Next to the delivery of the classes, you are responsible for tracking attendance and running teacher meetings.

What is required?

• to be successful in this role you must be a team player
• managerial experience
• work well under pressure
• hands on and have great attention to detail
• legally able to work in Malta, to have a Maltese/EU passport or a work permit
• speak at least C2 English and for teaching qualifications, you will need a minimum of a 60-hour TEFL face to face but ideally a CELTA or similar.

In terms of mindset, we all have a ‘going above and beyond, never settling for the status quo' mentality. If you think the same way and want to be the person who makes a difference for our students and staff, then don’t hesitate and apply!

What will you take away?

After a summer of working as an EF Academic Manager, you will enhance your management knowledge and experience by working with a team of diverse teachers as well as being part of the destination management team. You will be a proven team player, adaptable and capable of solving various issues without hesitation. Working in an academic environment, you will have seen students growing their language skills and your teaching team growing in confidence while developing their teaching skills. Most importantly of all you will have had a fantastic EF Summer.

• Academic Management roles available on a fixed term basis for 4-14 weeks during June, July & August. For the shorter durations it is perfect to combine with a teaching role
• Full-time, 6-day per week contract

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, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has school and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://ef.com