Senior Admissions Officer

4 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa African Leadership Academy Full time

**About ALA**:
African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting a new generation of future leaders. The Academy was founded on the philosophy that a new generation of ethical, committed leaders is the key to Africa’s development. Each year, ALA draws the most outstanding students from across Africa to its campus in South Africa. Here, they build a powerful intellectual foundation and develop their leadership capacity through ALA’s unique curriculum. ALA then works with these young leaders throughout their lives as they enable lasting positive change on the African continent. With its audacious mission and lifelong engagement model, ALA is unlike any school in the world.

**Position Overview**:
**Recruitment and Partnership Building**
- Represent ALA to prospective students, parents, teachers, counselors and other individuals and organizations.
- Initiate, develop, and maintain existing relationships with stakeholders in East Africa, while proactively seeking to build new relationships with government offices, NGO’s, schools and all other such organizations that can boost the Academy’s recruitment efforts.
- Provide in-depth knowledge about ALA to various stakeholders, including admissions requirements, details of the two-year diploma program, post-ALA pathways, and more.
- Represent the Academy externally at partner events, in the media or at information sessions.
- Plan and implement recruitment activities, such as school visits, leadership accelerators, school fairs, and other recruitment events.
- Lead the Academy’s sales and recruitment activities in defined markets for the Global Scholars Program.

**Selection**
- Lead the planning and execution of finalist activities, including interviews, written assessments, and finalist day activities, in collaboration with the Director of Enrollment Management, ensuring a seamless and effective selection process.
- Support admitted students and their families with visa documentation and financial aid explanations, ensuring a seamless transition from admissions to student life.

**Strategic Goals and Regional Growth**
- Monitor and adapt strategies based on regional trends and feedback to ensure the effectiveness of ALA’s outreach and engagement efforts to fulfill enrollment goals.
- A university degree.
- Minimum 5 to 7 years’ experience in admissions, recruitment, sales, and marketing.
- A growth mind-set & a commitment to delivering ALA's mission to identify, develop & connect the next generation of African leaders.
- Team player and leader with strong people skills. Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders, including schools, families, community organizations, and other institutions.
- Strong networking & presentation skills; comfortable speaking in front of large groups of stakeholders.
- Excellent working knowledge of all the Academy’s programs (two-year diploma program and GSP), including program details, key stakeholders, impact stories and alumni.
- Highly organized, able to handle logistics for multiple activities with attention to detail and capacity to follow through.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce quality communication materials.
- Understanding of educational systems and curricula across the continent.
- Passion for the African continent, its people, and its future.

**Reporting**: This role reports to the Direct of Enrollment Management

**Start Date**: ASAP

**Location**: Based in East Africa


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