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Center Manager – Summer 2027
Join a global company with international exposure as a Center Manager for Summer 2027! In this role, you'll take overall responsibility for the smooth running of our Junior Summer School in Malta, overseeing multiple departments and leading an international team. From student arrivals and departures to accommodation, transportation and academics, you'll ensure every aspect of the operation runs efficiently while creating a safe, welcoming and unforgettable experience for our students and staff. If you're a natural leader, highly organized and thrive on bringing people together to achieve great results, this role is perfect for you!
What You'll Do:
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Summer School, ensuring all departments work together effectively and operations run smoothly from student arrivals to departures.
- Lead, manage and support a team, ensuring everyone is working towards shared goals.
- Oversee key departments, including Accommodation, Transportation and Academics, ensuring high operational standards across the board.
- Collaborate with the senior Operations Team, communicating operational updates and ensuring the smooth coordination of the summer programme.
- Take responsibility for student safety and welfare, ensuring appropriate procedures are followed at all times.
- Share emergency phone duties with the management team on a rota basis and respond to urgent situations when required.
- Handle student disciplinary matters and resolve operational challenges as they arise.
- Take ownership of decisions, identify areas for improvement and proactively find solutions to ensure the overall success of the Summer School.
Who You Are:
- A natural leader with previous experience managing teams, ideally within a fast-paced operational environment.
- People-oriented, with the ability to motivate, support and bring out the best in others.
- Highly organized and structured, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple departments and priorities.
- Dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service and creating exceptional experiences for students and staff.
- Proactive and solution-oriented. You're confident taking ownership, using your initiative and making decisions when needed.
- Approachable and friendly, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Adaptable and resilient, able to remain calm and make sound decisions under pressure.
- Fluent in English and legally eligible to work in Malta (Maltese/EU passport or valid work permit).
Details:
- Duration: Contracts starting in May and running until August. Start date can be discussed.
- Schedule: Full-time, 6-day work weeks.
- Safeguarding: All roles are subject to police conduct checks and character reference checks.
- Training: In-house training and support will be provided before and throughout the summer.
In line with the EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) and Legal Notice 173 of 2026, the initial pay range for this role is €1500 to €1900 gross per month.
If you have a "go above and beyond" mindset, love leading people and thrive on making things happen, this is your opportunity to take on a rewarding leadership role within an international organization! Join our Summer 2027 team and help create an unforgettable summer experience for students and staff from around the world. Apply now!
About Us
Some companies are in the business of banking. Others are in the business of shoes. Or sports. Or soft drinks. At EF, we're in a different kind of business. One that's a little less tangible, and a lot more important. Because our business, what we make, makes everything else possible. We're in the business of understanding. Between people. Between cultures.
For over half a century we’ve been the leader in international educational programs and experiences designed to foster such understanding. Through language, cultural exchange, academic studies, and educational travel, we create the kinds of immersive experiences that challenge biases, open minds, and pave the way for a more understanding world.
You’ll find our offices and schools located in some of the world’s greatest cities, and filled with smart, driven people (over 50,000 of us) who push each other to be better every day. But it’s what we do together - building greater understanding, breaking down barriers, and creating a better world - that makes all the difference.
Founded in 1965 in Sweden, EF (Education First) is a global association of education companies that share a common mission of opening the world through education. EF has been recognized on Forbes 2025 and 2024 World’s Best Employers and 2024 Top Companies for Women lists, Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things In Tech, and was a 2024 App Store Award winner in Cultural Impact.
At EF Language Abroad, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we've helped millions of students discover new places, embrace diverse cultures, and gain fresh perspectives. We're 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.
We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they’re spoken. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.
EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and/or reference checks, as applicable.
