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International Work Placements/Jobs and Volunteer roles

If you are looking for a job, work placement or volunteer position in the UK, IRELAND, we can help you. We offer work experience, internships, volunteer jobs, and paid jobs.

You can do these alongside an English language course or a degree or any other course if you want for some programs it is mandatory others it is an option to add if wanted.

All positions are guaranteed if you meet the criteria. Below are all the current URGENT jobs so good luck and happy applying.

To apply complete the application form and we will then contact you directly for a video call, once you have passed the video call you will be accepted onto the program and guaranteed a position.

Program fees are to be paid once only at £/€450. Internships / Volunteer positions may offer pay, expenses or a stipend but this is decided by the business and not by Student Works.

Paid work programs do not come with accommodation and you must meet the criteria to work in that country in order to get the job, so please talk to us if you are not sure.

Student Works fully support you and your applications including visa applications.

To see what programs we have click here

1. Digital and Marketing

What you will do​

  • Understand customer needs and requirements.

  • Work closely with members of the Marketing team as and when required including publications, promotions, market research, events and PR activity.

  • Liaise with colleagues in all relevant departments such as student services and admissions to ensure a seamless customer journey.

  • Look after the social media accounts for the English Path school you are based at.

  • Help the Student Services Officer to run the Activity Programme, you will take part and have the opportunity to discover the city and all it has to offer!

  • Organise Summer Activities 

  • Engage in digital marketing and design 

  • Have fun and interact with teams across the business 

2. Marketing and Sales Assistant

The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic person who enjoys working as part of a team.
You must be as comfortable online as face to face, enjoy working with people and be a confident
communicator with good interpersonal skills. You will also be organised, efficient and have an excellent eye
for detail.
Company Objectives: To provide a quality, professional service at accessible prices and to offer consistently
better service provision than our main competitors & for this to be perceived by our clients and competitors.
Job holder’s primary objectives
To ensure students and customers’ enquiries are responded to promptly and efficiently
To achieve an excellent conversion rate for course enquiries
To ensure all our ETO data is up to date and accurate
To ensure all ETOs receive full support to enable them to market the school effectively
To ensure we have an effective & innovative digital media presence
Main responsibilities
– Answering e-mail enquiries from prospective clients and partners
– Looking after walk-in potential clients & taking enrolments
– Answering telephone enquiries
– Database data entry & maintenance
– Monitoring of WSE online presence on a variety of websites and web portals
– Producing content for the school blog and social media platforms
– Analysis of the school’s use of social media
– Assisting with blogs and news items for third party websites
– Assisting with data analysis
– Liaising with educational tour operators and other organisations
– Assisting with the production of in-house information and publicity materials
– Dissemination of marketing collateral
– Share the duty phone on a rota with other staff (additional payment received for this)
Other duties as requested by the MD and Marketing & Digital Media Manager

3. reception / administration

The Reception and Administration Officer will act as the first point of written and
verbal communication for the School. The purpose of the role is to support the
operational running of the School and ensure that our customers including staff,
students, agents and members of the general public are given a first-class service.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Main Responsibilities
● Undertake all reception desk duties
● Administer payments made in school for excursions, booking amendments, suppliers
etc.
● Answering the phone and forwarding calls on to appropriate members of staff as
required
● Dealing with enquiries, whether by letter, email, phone, website or personal visit,
aiming to supply the information within 24 hours
● Produce documents for students such as attendance confirmation, bank and council
tax letters
● Liaising and working closely with reservations staff in Manchester.
● Be responsible for maintaining the social media profile of the school on a day-to-day
basis
● Contribute to developing and promoting the social programme and using social media
throughout the school building.
● Assist with delivering the social programme by taking part in activities when
required.
● Oversee general advertising throughout the school e.g. books for sale, making sure
promotional materials are on display and regularly checked for accuracy.
● Contribute to the effective gathering of feedback from students throughout their
course and sharing feedback with relevant staff.
● Ensure promotional screens in school are up to date with event details and
photographs.
● Assist with booking refreshments and coordinating events in school.
● Lead on promoting the school and courses with local markets.
● Deliver an induction/ welcome presentation to new students as required.
Database Duties

    • ● To maintain an accurate and up-to-date database recording all transactions and

4. Customer Experience Executive

• To deliver an excellent customer experience and customer service for all IH stakeholders
• To support students with regards to welfare issues and concerns and provide effective
administration and delivery of accommodation services to all IH customers
• To support other members of the CE team in their daily tasks
Front of house duties
• Welcoming all students, clients and visitors in a friendly manner every morning
• Delivering exceptional customer service to all external and internal customers
• Providing a courteous, friendly and welcoming reception and call handling service to all students,
clients, visitors and staff
• Actively enrol students on intake days, ensuring the best possible first impression is given
• Taking payments for all IHL products and services as required
• Acting as the last line of credit control ensuring any enrolling students with overdue accounts
make payment
• Acting as an ambassador for the IH brand and ensuring customer needs are always put first
Assisting other members of the CE Team:
Administration – assisting with:
• booking and post booking enquiries whilst maintaining excellent levels of customer service and
professionalism in all forms of external correspondence
• Processing bookings using the CRM function
• communication with agents and students
• Liaising closely with the sales team to help ensure consistency and continuity of after sales
service
• Any visa related enquiries and other tasks of Visa Coordinator
• Ensuring that account information is kept up-to-date and accurate with a focus on visa
compliance and student welfare / safeguarding
• Handling any office management duties such as booking couriers and signing for deliveries
• Processing Young Learners bookings
Accommodation – assisting with:
• Booking and post-booking accommodation enquiries
• Providing confirmation documentation to agents and studednts
• Communicating important updates to agents and students
• Liaising with accommodation providers in order to ensure the best service is provided to IH
students

  • • Group bookings and creating and sending documentation related to accommodation group
    bookings
    • Keeping all accommodation records up to date
    • Booking transfers and informing students and agents about booked transfer services
    Student Welfare – assisting with:
    • Signposting and referring students to other sources of support as required, supporting students
    to make decisions and choices regarding possible ways forward
    • Reporting any issues to Customer Experience Manager and Accommodation Team
    • Ensuring all key account and contact information for under 18s is stored on the CRM
    • Under 18 students’ attendance checks.

5 HR Support and social program intern

  • Working with the Human Resources department in supporting HR tasks for new and existing employees
  • Dealing with processes and policies 
  • Contracts and documents related to HR 
  • organising social programs for customers in the business 
  • Creating new events 
  • marketing new events 

6. Administration and Compliance

  • The intern would be supporting the Admissions team and would be required to assist with the following:

  •  Duties will include but are not limited to:

  •  Processing flights details for individuals.

  •  Managing and processing documents received for individuals and groups and filing as appropriate.

  •  Keeping student files up to date and any other admin support tasks as required.

7. admission and marketing co ordinator

Admission and Marketing Coordinator will provide administrative support to the Operations and Sales teams. You  will  be  required  to  process  enquiries  and  applications  efficiently,  maintain  the  student  database  and  issue paperwork  in  an  accurate  and  timely  manner,  working  closely  with  colleagues  from  Operations  and  Academic Teams. 

 Key areas of responsibilities: 

  • Operation support to
  • Operations and Sales Teams
  • First point of contact for clients 
  • Your role may include any of the following tasks:  
  • Providing outstanding customer service, efficient and courteous communications with all customers, internal and external. 
  • Processing student bookings from initial enquiry to arrival (or relevant stages within this), ensuring turnaround times within agreed standards of time and accuracy. 
  • Maintain the accuracy and completeness of student databases and agent information, both for KKCL internal purposes and for external compliance purposes. 
  • Working as part of the team, you are responsible for creating and publication of course information and marketing materials.  
  • Work successfully with overseas representatives from a range of background and cultures.
  • Handling queries from the Operations or Sales teams to resolve disputes wherever possible.  
  • Keeping accurate and up to date records of all bookings and associated administrative procedures, as well as assisting the Operations Manager in reporting requirements.
  • Dealing with multiple bookings from different clients at any one time.  

  • Liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff. 

  • Maintaining a good working knowledge of the KKCL portfolio of centres, courses, special offers, and the entry requirements in order to provide suitable advice to applicants, and to accurately assess applicants. 

  • Carrying out any other ad hock tasks as may be required from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the whole business. 

8. Student services / Customer service role - HR and Marketing ROLES

  • Assisting in employee onboarding/ offboarding
  • Maintaining employee records in line with GDPR and British Council standards
  • Engage in employee feedback projects by helping to run short surveys through our HR platform.
  • Assisting the maintenance of our HR information systems.
  • Helping to respond to any questions/ request that may appear in the People team’s general email.
  • support in the recruitment process (post, update and remove job ads from job boards, careers pages and social networks

9. Student services

  • Assisting in employee onboarding/ offboarding
  • Maintaining employee records in line with GDPR and British Council standards
  • Engage in employee feedback projects by helping to run short surveys through our HR platform.
  • Assisting the maintenance of our HR information systems.
  • Helping to respond to any questions/ request that may appear in the People team’s general email.
  • support in the recruitment process (post, update and remove job ads from job boards, careers pages and social networks

10. Marketing

  • Assisting in employee onboarding/ offboarding
  • Maintaining employee records in line with GDPR and British Council standards
  • Engage in employee feedback projects by helping to run short surveys through our HR platform.
  • Assisting the maintenance of our HR information systems.
  • Helping to respond to any questions/ request that may appear in the People team’s general email.
  • support in the recruitment process (post, update and remove job ads from job boards, careers pages and social networks

11. Office Asistant Internship

  • Assisting in employee onboarding/ offboarding
  • Maintaining employee records in line with GDPR and British Council standards
  • Engage in employee feedback projects by helping to run short surveys through our HR platform.
  • Assisting the maintenance of our HR information systems.
  • Helping to respond to any questions/ request that may appear in the People team’s general email.
  • support in the recruitment process (post, update and remove job ads from job boards, careers pages and social networks

12. Social Media Marketing Intern

If you’ve got experience with Canva, Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, that’s a bonus, though it’s not required. Additionally, if you know a bit about B2B marketing, then you’re off to a good start. At the end of the day, we want to see your character. Are you proactive and willing to take the initiative? Do you get on well with people from all backgrounds? Are you organised and unflustered when faced with a tough task? 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Communicating with marketing teams to develop social media campaigns

  • Develop compelling copy for social posts 

  • Create eye-catching designs and assets for social posts

  • Report on social media performance

  • Bring ideas to the table to improve social performance

  • Stay up to date with the latest trends within our client industries

13. Front End Developer

You’ll support the team by designing and developing websites and pages for our clients websites. If you’ve got experience with Figma, Visual Composer and Elementor, that’s a bonus, though it’s not required. 

 

Skills Required

  • Web Design using Adobe/Figma or other software

  • WordPress CMS & PHP Development

  • Setting up Local Servers

  • Github/Bitbucket

  • Quality Testing



Responsibilities:

  • Work with marketing team to develop websites and pages for clients

  • Design websites/pages using typical web design software

  • Develop WordPress sites with new designs in mind using custom fields or plugins such as elementor and visual composer

  • Test new website updates for functionality, speed and responsivenes

14. Marketing Design and Video

  • marketing
  • design – for example social calenders, newsletters, blogs and social media posts
  • video for social media and such like
  • Administration reloved around marketing, so adverts, blog posts, etc.

15. business development

1. Client Acquisition: Identify and target potential clients through research,
networking, and lead generation activities. Conduct market analysis to identify
industries and sectors with potential business opportunities. Engage with key
decision-makers and stakeholders to understand their needs and present tailored
solutions.
2. Relationship Building: Develop and nurture relationships with existing and
prospective clients to establish trust and long-term partnerships. Maintain regular
communication to understand their evolving needs, provide updates on company
offerings, and address any concerns or inquiries.
3. Proposal Development: Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to create
compelling proposals and presentations that showcase the value and benefits of
partnering with International Business Times UK. Customise proposals to address
client-specific objectives and showcase our unique selling points.
4. Partnership Development: Explore strategic partnerships and collaborations with
other organisations, agencies, or influencers to expand our reach, enhance brand
visibility, and tap into new markets. Identify potential partnership opportunities,
negotiate terms, and establish mutually beneficial relationships.
5. Market Research: Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and
market dynamics. Conduct market research and analysis to identify emerging trends,
customer preferences, and potential areas for business growth. Use data-driven
insights to develop strategies and recommendations.

6. Sales Support: Assist the sales team in preparing sales materials, conducting
product demonstrations, and participating in client meetings when necessary.
Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and delivery of services
to clients.
7. Reporting and Analytics: Track and report business development activities, sales
pipelines, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Provide regular updates to
management on progress, achievements, and challenges. Analyse data and
generate actionable insights to optimise business development strategies.

16. social media

Support the Social Media Manager in running creative campaigns, liaising with digital

production, marketing teams, and third parties as required, and ensuring that all work
is aligned with relevant strategies and production plans.
● Support the Social Media Manager in managing the team’s editorial plan, including
creating/curating, scheduling, and targeting content, ensuring that it supports the
overarching strategic priorities and meets audience/user needs.
● Make use of social media platforms and tools to source, edit, and curate social
content.
● Ensure editorial content meets audience needs, supports the team’s values and
goals, and is consistent with the agreed editorial style and tone.
● Initiate partnerships and collaborations with brands and PR agencies for brand
affiliations.

17. sales and marketing

Support the Social Media Manager in running creative campaigns, liaising with digital
production, marketing teams, and third parties as required, and ensuring that all work
is aligned with relevant strategies and production plans.
● Support the Social Media Manager in managing the team’s editorial plan, including
creating/curating, scheduling, and targeting content, ensuring that it supports the
overarching strategic priorities and meets audience/user needs.
● Make use of social media platforms and tools to source, edit, and curate social
content.
● Ensure editorial content meets audience needs, supports the team’s values and
goals, and is consistent with the agreed editorial style and tone.
● Initiate partnerships and collaborations with brands and PR agencies for brand
affiliations.

18. video journalist

As a Video Journalist, you will plan and produce compelling video content for our online
platforms. You will work closely with our social media team and collaborate as necessary
with other departments, leveraging collective creativity and ensuring a strategic approach to
content production. Responsibilities include sourcing notable and engaging stories and
events to cover, developing creative briefs to serve as the foundation for video narratives,
and going out to shoot footage and conduct interviews. This role will allow you to expand
and showcase your editing skills as you transform raw footage into refined short and
long-form video pieces. We welcome those who are passionate about pursuing a career in
the world of digital media to join our team!

19. marketing and events internship

Do you have a background in marketing and events and want to be involved in the running of the marketing for events and social activities? we have the need for someone to get involved in social media posts, newsletters, posters, and organising events on a weekly basis and even getting involved in the events, which can be bowling, movie nights, football, and trips to different cities. 

You will have either studied marketing or events and you are looking for an experience in the UK then contact us

20.receptionist / administration assistant

Ensure the smooth operation of the ‘front of house’ service, covering reception and being the first point of contact for all customers.
– Provide administrative support relating to the core functions of all three services, including booking appointments, managing waiting lists, organising and maintaining accurate records.
– Provide support to the General Manager in tasks.
– Management of tests.
– Organisation of timetables.
– Provide administrative support for courses and workshops.
– Support with tasks and projects across teams.

21.human resources

Recruitment 

 ·        Assisting in the recruitment process in liaison with departmental managers and the management 

·        Selecting and Recruiting Staff 

 Employee Relations 

·        Monitoring staff absence
 
·        Taking Care and following all the steps of induction, dismissals or redundancy process 

·         Supporting managers in annual appraisals and periodic performance reviews 

 Policy, procedures, legal  

·        Keeping well-informed on current employment law and implications for the company 

·        Assisting in implementing new HR policies, procedures and processes as necessary 

·        Ensuring all company policies and procedures are kept up to date and in line with current employment law  

·        Ensuring line managers are kept informed of changes to policies or employment law. 

 Advisory 

·        Advising departmental managers and Senior Management on HR issues, important changes and risks 

·        Gathering competitor information for salary setting and monitoring. 

Reporting 

·        Keeping line management informed of important issues and developments. 

Administrative 

·        Handling in-bound and out-bound enquiries. 

·        Ensuring that staff records are managed efficiently and securely. 

·        Maintaining HR processes / records. 

·        Supporting Customer Services Managers (making orders, updating with new policies and procedures) 

·        Preparing Employment Contracts, Job Descriptions, Personal Specifications in line with legal requirements and line managers/management’s instructions 

·        Taking Minutes in the meetings 

Payroll 

·        Collecting payroll information 

·        Updating and reviewing payroll information 

·        Cooperating with an outsource payroll and Head of Finance/Line Managers in order to provide reliable payroll information 

·        Applying changes to employee personal payroll records