Offer summary

Qualifications:

1-2+ years of experience in Admissions Management or relevant fields., Graduate of a top college/university, MBA preferred but not required., Strong analytical and technical skills in managing admissions processes., Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills..

Key responsibilities:

Recruit high caliber African Entrepreneurs from leading institutions globally.

Coordinate communication with current Alliance Associates and prospective applicants.

Review applications and manage the interview process.

Update admissions collateral and track application data for candidates.

Job description

This is a remote position.

Harambeans Admissions Fellow

Location: Global – remote.
Total Duration: June - May
Position: Unpaid volunteer
Dates: Ongoing recruitment cycles
Time commitment: 10 hours per week.

About the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance

Harambeans are African innovators who have pledged to “work together as one” to build Africa’s future. Over the last decade, Harambeans have spawned a series of tech-enabled unicorns such as Andela, Flutterwave, andGo1, which have collectively raised over $2 billion from Google Ventures, CRE Ventures and Accel.

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About the Harambeans Admissions Process

The goal of the recruitment process is to identify principled young African leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets and help them scale their impact by recycling knowledge, network and capital within the Alliance.

Role Description

The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is seeking an Admissions Fellow to execute on Harambe’s Admissions Process. You will be working with a lean, agile and high capacity team to provide guidelines and coordinate activities and programmes that support the Admissions Process Mission and Purpose. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the next chapter of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance and enable our future success.

Responsibilities

Help recruit high caliber African Entrepreneurs from leading institutions globally
Ensure an efficient and responsive admissions cycle
Implement and effect the Admissions cycle
Coordinate communication with current Alliance Associates and prospective applicants regarding the admissions process
Coordinate global Admissions recruitment events
Continually update admissions collateral such as the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Alliance Application form, Email communication, Deadlines and Application feedback forms
Review applications
Coordinate Interview Process
Collate, track and grade application data for each candidate
Short-list and finalize Associate pool each year

Thriving within a small and dynamic team:

Collaborating with the Harambe Dream Team to support the objectives of the Admissions Process.
Having the initiative and drive to work independently, but seeking input and guidance where necessary.
Attending the periodic (typically weekly) Check-ins with the Harambe Dream Team on the Admissions Process to consider new and ongoing applications

Qualifications

1-2+ years of combined experience in Admissions Management or other relevant fields.
Graduate of a top college/university, degrees such as an MBA are helpful, but not required.
Technical and analytical expertise, with extensive experience in management of admissions processes or executive leadership.
An ability to thrive in an autonomous environment with high levels of ambiguity and self-direction required.
Highly effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Track record of sustained success.
A passion for enabling African success and a fundamental belief in the massive potential that the continent has to offer.

Desired core professional technical capabilities

Delivery Excellence - Able to lead projects and provide strategic direction across the core initiatives to deliver a superior network experience
Executive Presence - Able to project confidence, establish credibility with, and influence Harambeans and the partner ecosystem at all levels
Global Mind-set - Able to adopt a global approach to networking, building eminence for the Alliance, and assembling stakeholders to best deliver on key Alliance milestones
Risk Strategy - influence and advice team on key risk decisions
Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Facilitates innovative solutions to team and market problems and drives changes to processes or ways of working based on new trends/recent developments
Good understanding of entrepreneurial business principles

Desired Leadership / Behavioural capabilities

Living the Harambeans Purpose - Acts as a role model and inspires others to embrace and live out the Harambeans purpose and values
Competitive Edge - Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
Performance drive - Creates opportunities to drive impact; anticipates Alliance and Ecosystem needs and delivers superior results by leveraging each person’s strengths to build high a performing team
Inspirational Servant leadership qualities - Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires follower-ship through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others.

Benefits

Ongoing professional development opportunities, frequent business travel opportunities, international exposure, and a chance to change the world.
Access to a network of African founders and venture capital investors.

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