Union Education Group (UEG) is hiring onsite managers to work on their fast-growing operations in the GCC. The role is principally focused on managing a team at our Dubai centre but the manager will also need to support directly on projects carried out by their team to ensure deadlines are kept and expectations met. The centre will handle both local and international enquiries.
Who we are:
UEG is a holistic education platform offering bespoke 1:1 tuition, study navigation, educational resources, as well as live and pre-recorded courses, exploring all academic subjects, skill acquisition, professional development and wellbeing. We work with a large number of private clients in London and the UK, as well as other education organisations and institutions globally, delivering our content to learners worldwide. We have also opened several of our own education centres internationally. Your role will have four primary focuses: managing a centre with a team working out of Dubai, serving our existing clients and students, expanding and curating our platform offering and growing the number of students we work with. We offer our managers the opportunity to embark on an exciting and fascinating journey with fantastic career growth and salary increases. We review regularly and reward generously based on performance.
What is the role
Candidates should expect to be involved in several of the roles listed below, but not all at the same time! Much of the work listed below would be carried out by the manager's team, but they may need to contribute directly as and when required.
- Managing a centre in Dubai with a team
- Increasing student attendance at the centre, both in groups and 1-1
- Recruiting Educators to teach on the platform, at local homes and in the centre
- Hitting new recruitment targets and finding innovative ways to go about this
- Ensuring that all material provided is of the highest possible quality
- Teaching students both face-to-face and online
- Training Educators in the UEG company culture
- Client and Educator management
- Analysing department gaps and strategising and implementing solutions
- Monitoring company performance against service level agreements and flagging potential issues
- Working on the core company focuses, which can be discussed further in the initial interview
- Engaging heavily with Global Study solutions and carrying out consultations
- Travelling internationally to work with students and partners (principally in the UK, GCC and Pakistan, if required)
- Everyday office management responsibilities, including phone and email management
What you will require:
- Minimum 2:1 degree
- Experience managing a team
- Demonstrable experience in the education sector
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to build rapport
- Exceptional ability to write error-free
- A high level of organisational skills
- Good self-discipline
- A highly driven and motivated approach to work
- Teaching experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Capability to hit targets efficiently
What we offer:
- Base salary of 60,000 with 2,500 bonus based on performance
- Further bonuses between 2000 - 15,000 a year
- Fast career advancement and growth
- 28 days holiday, +1 for every year you're with the company. Capped at 8 additional days.
- Full education training programme
- Opportunity to work on important company projects from day one
- Opportunity to manage your own team
- Opportunity to work with students internationally
- Opportunity to carve out the role within the company that best fits you
- Very generous incentive schemes and percentages on sales. Accumulates over your time at the company. Happy to discuss this in full on a call.
