[Hiring] Senior Admissions Officer @African Leadership Academy

Role Description

African Leadership Academy seeks to appoint a Senior Admissions Officer who will work on ALA’s identify pillar, building and enhancing relationships with prospective students across the continent, and selecting the most promising youth leaders in Africa for our core two-year diploma program. The Senior Admissions Officer manages the end-to-end enrollment process at ALA, serving as the primary representative of ALA to stakeholders in Anglophone West Africa, reading and reviewing applications against ALA’s selection criteria, and supporting the enrollment process for admitted students.

ALA’s Admissions Team facilitates an application process that enables the Academy to identify each candidate’s leadership potential, with the goal of enrolling 125 students each year.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 Anglophone West Africa.
  • Proactively seek to build new relationships with government offices, NGOs, schools, and other 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.
  • Build a multi-year pipeline and manage application deals and inbound inquiries about all ALA programs.
  • 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
  • Conduct a holistic and comprehensive review of applications, assessing intellectual readiness, courage & perseverance, ownership, and interdependence.
  • Produce write-ups for each application and recommend next steps for the applicant to the Director of Enrollment Management.
  • Lead the planning and execution of finalist activities, including interviews, written assessments, and finalist day activities.
  • Support admitted students and their families with visa documentation and financial aid explanations.
• Strategic Goals and Regional Growth
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives aimed at increasing the visibility and attractiveness of ALA within the region.
  • Monitor and adapt strategies based on regional trends and feedback to ensure the effectiveness of ALA’s outreach and engagement efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 5 to 7 years’ experience in admissions, recruitment, sales, and marketing.
• Excellent working knowledge of educational programs.

Requirements

• Technical competencies in admissions & selection management.
• Recruitment strategy & pipeline development.
• Highly organized, able to handle logistics for multiple activities with attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong networking & stakeholder engagement skills.
• Organizational & time management skills.
• Strategic thinking & initiative.
• Understanding of educational systems and curricula across the continent.

Attributes

• Passion for the African continent, its people, and its future.
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality, and emotional maturity.
• Resilient and possess the ability to defuse confrontation situations.
• Capacity to remain calm and work under pressure of deadlines.
• Patience, diplomacy, empathy, and flexibility when dealing with a range of situations and people.
• Self-confidence and a willingness to accept responsibility.
• Ability and willingness to build a positive relationship with all stakeholders.
• Committed and enthusiastic.

Reports To

Director of Enrolment Management

Job Location

Remote - Preferably Nigeria or Ghana

Potential Start Date

01 August 2026