Job Description

Accommodation Consultant

Cape Town Campus

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 offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they're spoken. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.

Are you ready for a dynamic role in a truly international environment?

As an Accommodation Consultant, you will be tasked with sourcing accommodation solutions for our students. This entails finding student residences, securing partnerships with hotels and finding host families in designated areas in the Atlantic Seaboard area and other areas in close proximity. You will also be responsible for arranging recruitment drives in order to source new host families and subsequent visits to host families to assess their suitability. You will engage with potential suppliers personally, via email, and over the phone and be an ambassador promoting EF. You will also assist with tasks in the accommodation department assisting with student bookings, accommodation allocations and student queries.

Note that this is a 6-month, fixed-term contract with the potential for renewal.

Your key responsibilities will include:
Drive Recruitment: implement effective and creative recruitment initiatives to secure new host families


Source Facilities: use your industry relationships in the real estate market to source and secure new student residences


Negotiate Partnerships: use your experience to negotiate beneficial accommodation partnerships for students


Excellent Communication: Provide regular status updates on various tasks and initiatives


Team Spirit: Motivate yourself and your team to reach individual and team goals with a positive, competitive attitude


Relationship Building: Build and maintain strong relationships with accommodation suppliers (residences, host families and hotels)


Teamwork: Build strong relationships with our global and diverse sales teams and campus staff to provide students with the best EF experience



What We're Looking For:
4 + years' experience in the property and real estate market in Cape Town, specifically the Atlantic Seaboard area and surrounding areas


Minimum - Bachelor's degree (Honours level or higher preferred)


Fluency in English. Additional languages like French, Spanish, German


Ambitious and driven. You enjoy a challenge!


Customer-service background and focus. Experience in the hospitality industry advantageous.


Full working rights in South Africa


Someone who is detail-oriented with a 'can-do' attitude


Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


Excellent organisation and planning skills


Experience living, working, or studying abroad is a plus!



Please note that this role is fully on-site. Our onsite policy enhances collaboration, company culture, and faster decision-making. Working together in person fosters creativity, spontaneous idea-sharing, and stronger team connections, which we believe is essential for success.


What EF offers:
Staff birthday voucher


Opportunity to join student activities and events


Staff training and events


Create an international, professional network



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.

Ready to make a difference while having fun? Apply now!
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 hundreds of 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, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Zurich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.
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.

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