Country Program Manager

2 weeks ago

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden EF Education First Gruppe Full time
Country Program Manager - High School Exchange Year

Country Program Manager - EF High School Exchange Year

As a Country Program Manager, you will be part of something special. What you will do each day matters, as we believe that cultural exchange makes the world a better place. Our students travel to another country to live its daily life and experience its culture from the inside — not as a tourist, but as a local. Though the exchange experience only lasts a year, the extended families we create last forever.

As a Country Program Manager, you will have complete ownership of all other relevant business KPIs related to the program, with a strong focus on business development and lead generation. The role includes full ownership of direct sales in the country and to reach sales targets on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

Are you an ambitious and positive person who wants to make a difference with your work? Do you love the challenges of sales and do you enjoy achieving goals? If yes, then we would like to get to know you

How you help us make cultural exchange happen

  • Responsibility for the entire Brazilian market: strategy development and implementation to achieve sales and growth targets
  • Team responsibility: recruiting, developing and motivating employees
  • Responsibility for budget planning and management of the budget
  • Manage the entire customer life cycle and provide excellent pre-and post-sales customer service and support
  • Increase brand awareness and generate leads through target group-specific marketing activities - social media, trade fairs, school visits, partnerships, etc.
  • Partner with teams across the business and the USA destination to ensure that expectations set during the sales process are met
  • Leverage Salesforce (our CRM) to manage all sales activities
  • Understand the competitive landscape and apply the unique selling points of EF
  • Embody EF's core values such as a "nothing is impossible" attitude
Who you are
  • Ambitious and competitive personality - goals motivate you to do your best
  • Strong entrepreneurial spirit and good business acumen - you seize opportunities as they arise to advance the business
  • Organizational talent with an efficient and independent way of working - you juggle different tasks effortlessly and always meet strict deadlines
  • Analytical and solution-oriented thinking - you understand connections immediately, always stay positive and find a solution even for complex problems
  • Communicative team player with strong leadership skills - you have a good knack for working with people and motivating teammates
  • Passion for sales and track record of success in sales management and/or experience in marketing/business development
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and team environment
  • Study abroad experience (preferably through an exchange program)
  • Fluent in Portuguese and high proficiency in English (C1+)
  • General technical proficiency with software (MS office, experience with Salesforce CRM is a nice to have)
What we offer
  • International and dynamic work environment with flat hierarchies
  • A culture of entrepreneurship and empowerment
  • Attractive compensation model including a performance-based bonus
  • Biannual Country Program Management meetings to collaborate with peers from other global markets
  • Travel opportunities to acquire more program knowledge and build international network
  • Support our summer programs in the USA (depending on capacity needs)
  • Professional development opportunities in cooperation with our Ashridge Executive Business School
  • A career opportunity within Brazil or internationally within High School Exchange Year or the EF Group
Ready to join the exchange world? Apply today

EF is the world leader in international education present in 120 countries. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities. At EF our employees make the difference. When they are empowered to succeed, our customers and our company succeeds. If traveling the world, paving your own way, and making an impact is the kind of career you want, you're the type of person we're looking for. Join our global community of educators, innovators, travellers and doers.

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, caste, 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

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