Senior Residence Manager Summer 2027

Join a global company with international exposure as a Senior Residence Manager for Summer 2027! In this vital leadership role, you’ll oversee all student residences, ensuring they run smoothly and feel like a true home away from home. You’ll manage and support a team of Residence Managers, making sure they’re fully trained, confident, and ready to deliver excellent care and service to our international students. You’ll also coordinate student room allocations, handle any residence-related issues, and work closely with suppliers and the wider summer management team to maintain high standards of safety, organization, and student satisfaction.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, train, and support a team of Residence Managers, ensuring they deliver an outstanding residence experience for all students.
• Oversee all aspects of student accommodation across multiple residences.
• Manage student allocations and ensure all rooms are ready before the summer season begins.
• Work closely with the operations and transportation teams to ensure smooth arrivals, check-ins, and departures.
• Support Residence Managers in handling emergencies, welfare issues, and daily operational challenges.
• Maintain regular communication with residence staff and external accommodation partners.
• Ensure health, safety, and cleanliness standards are consistently met.
• Monitor residence-related administration, including occupancy records and incident reporting.
• Visit residences regularly to provide on-site support, feedback, and motivation to your team.
• Help organize residence activities or social evenings to build community spirit among students.

Who You Are

• A confident leader with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experienced in team supervision, customer service, or hospitality management.
• Calm, practical, and able to handle emergencies with a level head.
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent time management and problem-solving abilities.
• A strong communicator who enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Proactive and flexible, equally comfortable working in the office or on-site at a residence.
• Fluent in English (C1–C2 level); additional languages are a plus.
• Legally able to work in Malta (EU passport or valid work permit).
• Passionate about creating a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable living environment for students.

Details:

• Duration: Contract starting from April till August (preferred).
• Schedule: Full-time, 6-day work weeks on shift bases, including evenings and weekends.
• Safeguarding: All roles are subject to police conduct checks and character reference checks.
• Eligibility: Must legally be able to work in Malta with a Maltese or EU passport. Must have a high level of English.

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, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to be the person who helps students create memories they’ll cherish forever, don’t hesitate—apply now to join our Summer 2027 team! 

About the Team

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.