アコモデーションマネージャー

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Tokyo, JPN
In-Office
Senior level
Edtech
The Role
Lead accommodation operations for international students in Tokyo: recruit and manage host families and residences, ensure quality and safety, match students to placements, handle escalations and emergencies, manage a small team, and maintain accurate placement and payment records using internal systems/CRM.
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アコモデーションマネージャー | EF東京校

Accommodation Manager | EF International Language Campus, Tokyo, Japan


■ ポジション概要

留学生活において、滞在先(アコモデーション)は学生体験を大きく左右する重要な要素のひとつです。
本ポジションでは、学生が安心して快適に過ごせる滞在環境を提供するため、宿泊手配全体の管理を担っていただきます。

ホストファミリーの開拓・関係構築、レジデンスの品質管理、学生のマッチング、トラブル対応まで幅広く担当いただく、実務に深く関わるオペレーションリードのポジションです。

少数チームをマネジメントしながら、以下領域に主体的に責任を持っていただきます:

  • ホストファミリーの新規開拓および維持
  • レジデンスの確保と品質管理
  • 学生の滞在先アサインおよび満足度向上
  • 緊急対応・エスカレーション対応

スピード感ある意思決定と高いオーナーシップが求められるポジションであり、単なる調整業務ではありません。


■ 主な業務内容

宿泊先の確保・キャパシティ管理

  • 東京エリアにおけるホストファミリーの新規開拓および関係維持
  • ベッド数の確保に向けた戦略立案と実行
  • 需要予測に基づいた安定的な供給体制の構築
  • 地域ネットワークを活用した募集・獲得活動の推進

品質・安全管理

  • ホストファミリーおよびレジデンスがEF基準を満たしているかの管理
  • 定期的な訪問および品質チェックの実施
  • 滞在中の学生の安全管理に対する責任
  • 品質に関する課題への迅速な対応

学生対応・関係構築

  • 学生一人ひとりに適した滞在先のマッチング
  • 滞在先に関する問い合わせやクレーム対応
  • 必要に応じた英語での学生対応
  • ホストファミリーや提携先との関係構築・維持

緊急対応・エスカレーション

  • 滞在関連トラブルのエスカレーション対応窓口
  • 緊急時(時間外含む)の対応および判断
  • トラブル発生時の冷静かつ適切な対応

チームマネジメント

  • ホストファミリーコーディネーターおよびレジデンス担当のマネジメント
  • 業務分担の明確化と進捗管理
  • 主体性と問題解決志向のあるチームづくり

オペレーション・システム管理

  • 社内システムを用いたアサイン管理・データ管理・レポーティング
  • 滞在データおよび支払い情報の正確性の担保
  • CRMなどのツールを活用した効率的な業務運用

■ 応募要件

必須経験

  • オペレーション、ホスピタリティ、カスタマーサービス等での実務経験(5年以上)
  • チームマネジメント経験(必須)
  • 営業、調達、関係構築などの対人折衝業務の経験(歓迎度高)
  • スピード感のある環境で複数業務を同時に管理した経験

求めるスキル・人物像

  • 迅速かつ的確な意思決定力
  • 高い整理力と優先順位付け能力
  • 顧客志向と品質へのこだわり
  • 関係構築力および交渉力
  • プレッシャーや緊急時でも冷静に対応できる力
  • 主体的に課題解決に取り組める方

語学力

  • 日本語:ネイティブレベル
  • 英語:業務で使用可能なレベル(留学生対応あり)

歓迎条件

  • 国際的・多文化環境での業務経験
  • 宿泊・ホスピタリティ・学生サービス領域での経験
  • CRMや業務システムの利用経験

■ 働く環境

  • スピード感のあるオペレーション環境
  • 週末対応や緊急時の電話対応など柔軟な働き方が必要
  • 学生の安全と滞在体験に大きく関わる責任あるポジション

■ EFで働く魅力

EFは「教育を通じて世界を広げる」ことをミッションとするグローバル企業です。
日本で生活する留学生の暮らしを支える重要な役割を担いながら、国際的な環境でマネジメント力をさらに高めていただけます。


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Accommodation Manager

EF International Language Campus, Tokyo 
 

Overview

Accommodation is a core part of the student experience at EF. The Accommodation Manager is responsible for ensuring that every student is placed in safe, high-quality accommodation that meets EF standards.

This is a hands-on operational leadership role combining sourcing, quality control, team management, and student/host relationship management.


You will lead a small team while directly owning:

  • Host family recruitment and retention 
  • Residence sourcing and quality 
  • Student placement and satisfaction 
  • Emergency response and escalation 

This role requires strong decision-making, speed, and ownership. It is not a coordination role.


Key Responsibilities

Accommodation Sourcing & Capacity Planning

  • Recruit and retain high-quality host families across Tokyo 
  • Develop and execute strategies to meet bed capacity targets 
  • Forecast accommodation demand and ensure sufficient supply year-round 
  • Drive host family recruitment through local outreach and conversion 

Quality & Safety

  • Ensure all host families and residences meet EF quality and safety standards 
  • Conduct regular visits and quality checks 
  • Take ownership of student safety within EF accommodation 
  • Act quickly to resolve quality issues 

Student Experience & Relationship Management

  • Ensure students are matched to suitable accommodation 
  • Handle student concerns and complaints related to accommodation 
  • Communicate directly with students in English when required 
  • Maintain strong relationships with host families and residence partners 

Emergency & Escalation Management

  • Act as a key escalation point for accommodation-related issues 
  • Handle emergencies (including out-of-hours situations) 
  • Manage conflict calmly and professionally 

Team Leadership

  • Lead and develop a team of host family coordinators and residence coordinator 
  • Ensure clear task allocation, accountability, and follow-through 
  • Build a proactive, solution-oriented team culture 

Operations & Systems

  • Manage placements, records, and reporting through internal systems 
  • Ensure accuracy of accommodation data and payments 
  • Work efficiently with CRM-style systems and operational tools 

Profile & Requirements

Experience

  • Minimum 5+ years experience in operations, hospitality, customer service, or similar 
  • Experience leading and managing a team (essential) 
  • Experience in sales, sourcing, or relationship-driven roles is highly valued 
  • Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment 

Skills & Attributes

  • Strong decision-making and ability to act quickly 
  • Highly organized with strong prioritization skills 
  • Customer-focused mindset with attention to quality 
  • Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills 
  • Calm under pressure, especially in difficult or emergency situations 
  • Proactive and solution-oriented

Language

  • Native-level Japanese 
  • Professional English (required) – ability to communicate with international students 

Preferred

  • Experience in international or cross-cultural environments 
  • Experience in accommodation, hospitality, or student services 
  • Experience working with CRM or operational systems 

Working Environment

  • Fast-paced, operational environment 
  • Requires flexibility, including weekends and emergency phone responsibility 
  • High level of accountability for student safety and experience 

Why Join EF

At EF, we open the world through education. You will play a key role in shaping the living experience of international students in Japan while developing your leadership career in a global organization.

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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.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years experience in operations, hospitality, or customer service
  • Team management experience
  • Native-level Japanese
  • Professional English (able to communicate with international students)
  • Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Flexible availability including weekends and emergency phone responsibility
  • Experience in sales, sourcing, or relationship-driven roles
  • Experience in accommodation, hospitality, or student services
  • Experience working with CRM or operational systems
  • Experience in international or multicultural environments
  • Subject to criminal background and/or reference checks
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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
25,069 Employees

What We Do

A career at EF is something different. You’ll think boldly, own your job, and create a career you are proud of—and have fun doing it. When you join EF, you will join a global community of creative minds, innovators, and change-makers. Since 1965, we've created programs that help people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn about the world and themselves. People are at the heart of everything we do, and it all begins with the talented and collaborative EFers who bring our mission-opening the world through education- to life across 55 countries and counting.

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