EF Education FirstCountry Program Manager
Oct. 2023Hong Kong SAR• Managing the department like a small business and are involved in all facets of its success including strategy development, sales and marketing, goal setting, staff management, budgeting, marketing materials production, etc.
• Provide academic guidance for parents, students and teachers Sales
• Drive sales of three education programs: Adult language travel program, University Preparation Program and Academic Year Language Program
• Sales management including target setting, daily pipeline follow-up
• Conduct sales of education programs through tele-sales and face-to-face interactions with potential customers
• Motivate and provide guidance to the sales team to consistently meet sales goals
• Recruit, train, sales coaching, performance management
• Develop, execute, and meet short and long-term sales goals
• Understand and beat previous year's sales targets Marketing
• Execution of off and online campaigns and large events e.g., student fairs and competitions
• Curation of ads, digital content, translation of all collaterals, website updates, and eDM write ups
• Public speaking and Information Seminars speaking appearances at schools, fairs, expos, etc.
• Business development with companies, schools, and universities
• Overlooking of the creation and production of marketing material Strategy
• Analysis of sales situation, the current market, and competitors
• Develop and own whole budget, incl., pricing and discount policy, marketing and sales strategy, distribution and activity plans
• Execute & evaluate sales and marketing strategies
• Hire, develop and retain future leaders Operations
• Drive customer relationship management and retention program
• Organize pre- and post-sales customer service to parents and students, including administrative tasks (e.g., visa, pre-departure logistics)
• Crisis management and complaint handling
• Cooperation with our production units across the world