Strategy Fellow (2 Posts)
Moringa
School is a growth stage start-up. We are constantly iterating our model, our
product offering & our target market. For instance, we are consistently
launching new courses in existing markets. Our Learning, Classroom &
Curriculum teams are expanding as we design new curriculum material &
expand our student base.
Another
example could be that we are testing our model in new geographies (from Ghana,
West Africa to Pakistan, East Asia to Rwanda, East Africa). To this end, our
marketing, growth & infrastructure teams are expanding to pilot these
models.
In
a nutshell, Moringa is growing in all capacities. More specifically, we are
constantly looking for new talent to join our team.
Why We Are Hiring For This Role
Moringa
School is in an exciting transition from a primarily Nairobi-based school to an
international education organization via rapid growth across Africa and
expansion into new course offerings. This generates a need for a Strategy
Fellow who will engage in a number of expansion projects in need of strategic
support, testing/piloting, and implementing by the Strategy Team. The Strategy
Fellow should be a talented, organized, systems-oriented and strategic
thinker in order to provide support to the Strategy Team in ensuring
achievement of the mission and core values of the company.
Responsibilities
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Complete 1-3 month research analyses
feeding into an analytical report
·
Contribute to active monitoring of
market trends and competitors
·
Conduct market research, field work
and external interviews depending on the project, as well as engage in
competitive benchmarking (this is dependent on the type of project)
·
Gather industry data and assimilate
analyses into existing market intelligence project work
·
Draft proposals and recommendations
from research findings
·
Provide project support to the
department staff on an as-needed basis, and in conjunction with other
priorities
·
Contribute to financial
valuations and financial modeling needs of the team based on the project
·
Manage small scale ad hoc
deadline-based projects, while maintaining day-to-day routines
·
Closely manage own time to accomplish
all of the above within time frames established and agreed upon between fellow
and manager
Key Competencies
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Research
·
Data analysis
·
Critical thinking
·
Agile mindset
·
Interpersonal skills
·
Expectation setting
·
Presentation skills
·
Project management
·
Market research
Qualifications
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Educational background in
Business/Finance as a major
·
Completed coursework in economics and
mathematics a plus
·
Previous experience in a
well-established company is an added advantage
·
Excellent communication skills,
verbal and written
·
Ability to work well within a team
·
Well organized, self-starter who
eagerly approaches new challenges and looks for opportunity
·
Proven ability to handle confidential
information and sensitive situations with tact and maturity
·
Proficient (entry level) in MS Office
including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Values Alignment: The Moringa Way
·
Embrace collaboration (working together
to complete a task or achieve a goal)
·
Be bold (being daring and courageous)
·
Have humility (acting without pride
or arrogance)
·
Celebrate accountability (taking
responsibility for your actions and their outcomes)
·
Have a growth mindset (believing that
you and those around you have the potential to improve through intentional
practice and feedback from others)
·
Be fun loving (enjoying life in a
lively, lighthearted way)
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building
systems to invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in
offering career growth within Moringa, providing actionable feedback through
“weekly check-ins” & thorough career reviews.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
Product Manager (Software Development)
Moringa
School is looking for an experienced and talented Software Development Product
Manager to join and help us shape our product. You will be joining an
energetic, fast-paced and creative team and will work closely with the
Curriculum, Classroom Admissions, Marketing and Tech teams to map the direction
of the product and roll-out features that drive Moringa’s business goals.
We
are looking for someone who has a strong product sense, problem solving skills,
and the leadership and drive that embody the frameworks and skills needed to
execute the job of a product manager
Responsibilities
·
Define the vision and strategy for
the Software Development Product to keep the product relevant and competitive
and communicate it to key stakeholders, both internal and external
·
Mobilize respective teams behind
product strategy as well as lead the execution of the same and own the growth
and success of the Product including but not limited to: Student growth,
revenue, student and trainer performance, course quality, graduate outcomes,
market satisfaction and more
·
Play the role of “Chief Customer
Officer” specifically for the Software Development Product by ensuring that we
are always thinking of ways to drive the most value to our customers, and
ultimately for the business as a whole
·
Conduct market and customer research
to determine whether our Software Development program is delivering on its
promise and redefining the strategy to accommodate any delivery gaps
·
Manage the roadmap, prioritize
product opportunities, refine feature ideas and maintain existing features to
drive business goals.
·
Manage the Software Development
product team and collaborate with related teams to realize the success of the
product
·
Ensure that we deliver on our promise
of graduating skilled developers trained in key expectations of the market
Key Competencies
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Strategic thinking
·
Experience with various analytics
tools
·
Experiment design and analysis
Qualifications
·
3-5 years of professional experience
in product or project management (experience working in Education preferred)
·
Outstanding stakeholder,
communication and time management skills
·
Strong problem solving skills and
willingness to think outside the box and roll up one’s sleeves to get the job
done
·
Strong attention to detail but also
have the ability to zoom out and see the big picture
·
Experience managing teams, and has
shown the ability to coach and develop others
·
Competency in product/project
management tools (such as Asana, Trello, Jira, etc) and common communications
tools (including Google Apps and Slack)
·
Aligned to Moringa School’s vision to
transform our customer’s learning experience and lifelong impact through
market-driven education
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building
systems to invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in
offering career growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through
“weekly check-ins” & thorough career reviews.
We
will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the
organization and that you can be passionate about.
Campus Ambassador
Why We Are Hiring For This Role
Moringa
School is a growth stage start-up. We are constantly iterating our model, our
product offering & our target market. For instance, we are consistently
launching new courses in existing markets. Our Learning, Classroom &
Curriculum teams are expanding as we design new curriculum material &
expand our student base. Another example could be that we are testing our model
in new geographies (from Ghana, West Africa to Pakistan, East Asia to Rwanda,
East Africa). To this end, our marketing, growth & infrastructure teams are
expanding to pilot these models.
In
a nutshell, Moringa is growing in all capacities and having built its
foundation on the education, empowerment and employability of its students an
increased need for Campus Ambassadors arose. Students are the core of Moringa
School and what better place to find students than from campuses. The Campus
Ambassadors will become the voice of Moringa School. Campus Ambassadors play a
crucial role when it comes to introducing Moringa School to their respective
learning institutions.
Responsibilities
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Generate new leads among the campus
population by:
o
Identifying and actively introducing
Moringa School to campus students, groups and/or leaders.
o
Increase campus penetration using
campus notice boards, word of mouth, and social media promotion via the Moringa
School Fan page.
o
Developing your own creative ideas to
assist in campus outreach efforts, identifying the types of events most likely
to engage students’ imaginations and interests, and methods/ways to encourage
attendance.
o
Host and plan workshops at your
school, powered by Moringa School
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Hanging posters and distributing
flyers about Moringa School all over campus
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Actively sharing content shared by
Moringa School on Social Media platforms
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Inviting fellow students to events
hosted by Moringa School
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Organizing at least one meetup/ event
within campus every quarter.
·
At the end of the semester (3 Months)
one should have been involved in at least 9 Activities that promote Moringa
School and its products:
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6 (Six) external activities with an
attendance rate of 30
o
3 (Three) internal activities with an
attendance rate of 50
o
Please note that the responsibilities
may change as per business demands
Qualifications
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Be currently undergoing a
university/college program
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Be a Second Year Student and Above
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Active person/leader in campus
·
1 year plus Involvement in a campus
club/clubs
·
Keen awareness of the campus
influencers both students and faculty
·
Must have ran events before
·
Have a Tech background (preferred)
·
Influential in their space – On
ground and Online
·
Have a Good online presence
·
Have Strong networks and Well
connected
·
Have a Good relationship with the
Campus Administration
·
Must be willing to working over the
weekends
·
Must be Proactive
·
Be able to work with people from
diverse backgrounds and groups
Key Characteristics
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Social and OutGoing
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Responsible and Organized
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Approachable
·
Open Minded
·
Enthusiastic
·
Dependable
·
Passion for tech
Key Competencies
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Networking
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Event organising
·
Sales mindset
·
People Skills/Interpersonal Skills
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Communication skills both Oral and
Written
·
Persuasion Skills
·
Information Seeker
·
Organizational and Time Management
Skills
·
Listening Skills
·
Problem Solving Skills
Values Alignment: The Moringa Way (HERO)
·
Have humility (because we believe
those who are humble have the greatest capacity to learn, grow and build epic
solutions, bringing about change over time)
·
Celebrate excellence (because we all
strive for greatness and our ability to learn and grow isn’t just bound to
time)
·
Be revolutionary (because if we are
going to leave our mark on this world, we need to be different and think
different)
·
Stay open (because choosing honesty
over fear is a better way to live)
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building systems to
invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in offering career
growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through “weekly check-ins”
& thorough career reviews. We will work together with you to craft roles
that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate
about.
SEO Marketing Associate
The
SEO Marketing Associate will be tasked with managing all search engine
optimization and marketing activities for Moringa School, that is,
through development and implementation of content strategy, link building and
keyword strategy building. They will be the lead in increasing the number of
visitors to the Moringa School Website and ensuring Moringa School obtains a
high-ranking placement in the search results page of search engines.
Responsibilities
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Researching and implementing search engine
optimization recommendations for example running a full health check on Moringa
School’s website and noting the areas that require improvement and optimization
and improving on the said areas.
·
Perform ongoing keyword discovery,
expansion and optimization by identifying the key/powerful keywords to
drive the most organic and valuable traffic
·
Research and analyze competitor
advertising links, keywords and SEO techniques
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Work closely with fellow marketing
team members to drive SEO in content creation and content programming by
writing effective SEO content for Moringa School website and social media
accounts.
·
Being up-to-date with both white hat
and black hat SEO strategies to avoid straying from search engine guidelines
·
Recommend changes to website architecture,
content, linking and other factors to improve SEO positions for target keywords
·
Developing and implementing link
building strategies
·
Work with the Infrastructure team to
ensure SEO best practices are properly implemented on newly developed code.
·
Optimize copy and landing pages for
search engine marketing.
·
Track, report, and analyze website
analytics and PPC initiatives and campaigns.
·
Program in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
to ensure the site is accessible and easy to follow and for increased interaction
with visitors.
·
Employ user experience (UX) and
conversion rate optimization methods to turn visitors into more active users
and to help improve website performance.
Key Competencies
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Excellent verbal and written
communication skill
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Ability to deliver results
·
Creative thinking ability
·
Strategic thinking ability
·
Problem identification and problem
solving skills
·
Familiarization with Google analytics
·
Strong organizational and time
management skills
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Analytical skills
·
Familiarisation with search engines
·
Team Player
Qualifications
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Proven SEO experience (Been active in
a SEO role for the past 2 years is highly preferred)
·
Degree in Information Technology,
Marketing, Business and Technology, Communications, and any other related field
·
Working experience of SEA/SEM is a
plus
·
Certification in Google adwords and
Google analytics
·
Proven SEM experience managing PPC
campaigns across Google, Yahoo and Bing is a plus
·
Solid understanding of user journeys,
user flows and intents , conversion, and online customer acquisition
·
Experience working in a tech
background or a content publishing company
·
In-Depth experience with website
analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Schema markup,
Moz, SEMrush and Ahrefs
·
Knowledge of ranking factors and
search engine algorithms
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1 year + working knowledge of HTML,
CSS, and JavaScript development and constraints
·
Ability to diagnose common
technical issues and explaining their solutions coherently and ensuring that
team members understand the recommendations.
·
Up-to-date with the latest trends and
best practices in SEO, SEA and SEM
·
Prior experience optimizing a website
or websites (own project or for a company) with results to show is a plus
·
Experience in related fields to SEO
such as UX, design, web development, social media management, conversion
optimization, paid advertising, and email marketing is a plus.
Values Alignment: The Moringa Way
·
Embrace collaboration (working
together to complete a task or achieve a goal)
·
Be bold (being daring and courageous)
·
Have humility (acting without pride
or arrogance)
·
Celebrate accountability (taking
responsibility for your actions and their outcomes)
·
Have a growth mindset (believing that
you and those around you have the potential to improve through intentional
practice and feedback from others)
·
Be fun loving (enjoying life in a
lively, lighthearted way)
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building
systems to invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in
offering career growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through
“weekly check-ins” & thorough career reviews.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
Chief Of Staff
Objectives for this Role
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Oversee strategic business
initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of
senior leadership and departmental heads
·
Assist and communicate with
executives in decision-making, program management, and initiative
implementation
·
Review, design, and execute on
improvements to org structure, find knowledge and skills gaps and help address
them
·
Improve current processes and
coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity
Responsibilities
·
CEO Liaison and Representative: Serve
as liaison between the CEO and the rest of the company (staff, executives,
senior leaders, etc.) regarding company climate, employee well-being, project
updates, proposals, and planning
·
Oversee daily operations through
collaboration with senior management and department leaders, performing an
array of tasks from generating communication, planning and coordinating
all-team or management meetings, and scheduling facilities
·
Board Operations: With the CEO,
establish the cadence of board meetings, as well as get ready for those
meetings by preparing and sending out materials in advance (collect data from
across the organization, such as financial updates or program outcomes, to
create dashboards that lay out the information in a concise and clear format,
onboard new board members, monitor term lengths, and support CEO’s in
researching and recruiting new board members)
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Operational Scalability: Work with
People Team, Finance Department, and other Operational functions to ensure
processes, policies and systems are scalable and are effective in working with
other departments and geographies
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Expansion and Facilities: Support on
operational efficiency in launching into new facilities and locations
·
Build and develop relationships with
all employees for increased efficiency and effective responsiveness into
existing operations, and help to define new operational strategies, working
with the CEO and executives on special projects
·
Technology Advisement: Support
technology team strategically, ensure systems are well documented (not reliant
on a single person) and built from scratch only when it makes business sense.
·
Serve as a subject matter expert,
handling inquiries and develop action plans to address them, and assisting with
the preparation and dissemination of communications
Key Competencies
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Experience with data analysis
·
Experience with budget management
·
Consulting experience with a focus on
operations management
·
Proven success in a project
coordination role
·
Nimble business mind with a focus on
developing creative solutions
·
Strong project reporting skills, with
a focus on interdepartmental communication
Qualifications
·
8+ years in a business or executive
management role
·
Proven experience organizing and
directing multiple teams and departments
·
Excellent communicator in written and
verbal form
·
Extremely versatile, dedicated to
efficient productivity
·
Experience planning and leading
strategic initiatives
Values Alignment: The Moringa Way
·
Embrace collaboration (working
together to complete a task or achieve a goal)
·
Be bold (being daring and courageous)
·
Have humility (acting without pride
or arrogance)
·
Celebrate accountability (taking
responsibility for your actions and their outcomes)
·
Have a growth mindset (believing that
you and those around you have the potential to improve through intentional
practice and feedback from others)
·
Be fun loving (enjoying life in a
lively, lighthearted way)
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building
systems to invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in
offering career growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through
“weekly check-ins” & thorough career reviews.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
Senior Developer
We
are hiring a senior software developer to lead the development of our internal
platform and develop it together with a team of software developers.
The
holder of this role is going to report directly to the Director of Tech and
Data.
Responsibilities
·
Lead the development of a Python/Django/Postgres
application, both on execution and project managing level.
·
Prepare technical documentation and
help design/implement functional requirements.
·
Manage testing and bug fixes.
·
Code review from other developers and
coaching junior team members.
Key Competencies
·
Solid experience of Python / Django,
with at least 5+ years of proven track records.
·
Solid experience of SQL database
(Postgres / MySQL), with at least 5+ years of proven track records.
·
Solid knowledge of UI frameworks
(React + Redux) required.
·
Solid experience of git workflow and
git-based project management tools.
·
Knowledge of devops and managing
servers (preferred Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Platform).
·
Agile development and project
management knowledge required.
·
Attention to details and leadership
skills.
·
Product development fundamentals
required to analyze features and break them down into deliverables.
Qualifications
·
Proven track records of previous
projects.
Values Alignment: The Moringa Way
·
Embrace collaboration (working
together to complete a task or achieve a goal)
·
Be bold (being daring and courageous)
·
Have humility (acting without pride
or arrogance)
·
Celebrate accountability (taking
responsibility for your actions and their outcomes)
·
Have a growth mindset (believing that
you and those around you have the potential to improve through intentional
practice and feedback from others)
·
Be fun loving (enjoying life in a
lively, lighthearted way)
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth & development
of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building systems to invest
in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in offering career
growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through “weekly check-ins”
& thorough career reviews.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.
Data Science Technical Mentor
Responsibilities
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Lead and coordinate all classroom
activities for your class
·
Responsibility for class and student
success and happiness.
·
Weekly 1.1’s with students, including
personal check-in and independent project review ○ Disciplinary follow-up for all incomplete independent
projects
·
Disciplinary follow-up for all
academic and interpersonal issues
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Fill out and maintain student
tracking, come up with plans for success of all students
·
Raise red flags early when students
are not on track!
·
Kick off and run all daily
activities, such as: daily standup, peer review hour, etc
·
Master Technical Mentor
responsibilities and processes to ensure quality is maintained
·
Once Technical Mentor mastery is
achieved, iterate on processes such as classroom structure, curriculum, etc by
providing good feedback and insights, doing (very calculated) experiments, and
updating documentation
Personal professional growth
Moringa
is part of your professional journey. It is up to you to decide how you want to
grow through that journey, and to continuously improve in doing your work using
the tools at your disposal.
Key Competencies
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Can creatively solve tough problems,
have strong critical thinking abilities
·
Demonstrates ownership and
proactively take initiative to solve problems and help others
·
Have deep self- and situational
awareness
·
Exhibit enthusiasm for growth or show
great technical skill.
Qualifications
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1+ years experience working with at
least 1+ years experience professional Data Science experience
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Ability to make inferences from data
·
Lots of patience and empathy, ability
to work well with and accommodate the needs of other people
·
Strong problem solving abilities to
handle complex situations involving many people
·
Ability to work with and mentor
large, diverse groups of people
·
Positive, empathetic, team-player
with a systems-mindset
·
Ability to multitask and strategically
solve diverse problems
·
Working knowledge of Computer Science
fundamentals
·
Experience teaching, working in
education, or programme management (preferred)
Values Alignment: The Moringa Way
·
Embrace collaboration (working
together to complete a task or achieve a goal)
·
Be bold (being daring and courageous)
·
Have humility (acting without pride
or arrogance)
·
Celebrate accountability (taking
responsibility for your actions and their outcomes)
·
Have a growth mindset (believing that
you and those around you have the potential to improve through intentional
practice and feedback from others)
·
Be fun loving (enjoying life in a
lively, lighthearted way)
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building systems to
invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in offering
career growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through “weekly
check-ins” & thorough career reviews. We will work together with you to
craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be
passionate about.
Senior Outcomes Manager
The
Senior Outcomes Manager will come in to optimise our current processes and aid
in automation; lead the team; create strategic partnerships to help us scale as
we double our student intake in the coming year as well as introduce new
verticals and ensure employment opportunities for our graduates.
Responsibilities
Strategy and Operations
·
Analyse our current processes and
identify existing gaps
·
Create the outcomes strategy for
scale with full understand that Moringa is about to expand into new countries
·
Setting up a multi-country team to
implement the overall team strategy
·
Define a graduate outcomes process framework
that is scalable to new geographies and verticals
·
Set up employer and alumni processes
/trackers/SLAs for better system structures
·
Set up a system for acquiring,
retaining and engaging employer partners
Business Development and Employer Relations
·
Develop and manage strategies to best
serve assigned industries/regions, creatively engaging alumni and industry
contacts, leveraging industry speakers on campus, creating recruiting events,
and optimizing summer employer meetings
·
Create industry events and oversee
process/development for assigned industries
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Develop close stakeholder relations
with hiring managers and facilitate graduate placement and employment
opportunities
·
Lead on the dissemination of industry
directions and hiring trends to all internal constituencies including
admissions, marketing and academic faculty maximizing outreach synergies
·
Lead the development, implementation
and delivery of the employer engagement function, ensuring excellent levels of
employer experience
·
Generate key strategic employer
partnerships for outreach, profile enhancement and recruitment services
·
Develop and oversee tracking
process/development on all employers in a centralized team database for
effective stakeholder management
Team Management and Leadership
·
Hire a team to support the overall
student outcomes strategy with the increase in graduate numbers
·
Play an active role in upskilling and
setting up the current team for success
Stakeholder Management
·
Work with our Tech and Data team to
aid in the streamlining and automation of the student outcomes processes
·
Work towards strengthening the link
between Alumni and Employers
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Creating a structure for effective
employer partner management
Process Optimisation
·
Ensure that the student outcome
function is fully automated and optimised
·
Ensure that data is being captured
automatically and analysed periodically to make informed decisions via a
dashboard working in collaboration with the Tech and Data team
Qualifications
·
Experience setting up Career
services/student outcomes/alumni support/employer processes for an
education platform (highly preferred)
·
Comfortable working with data
·
Experience building and setting up
effective systems that run
·
Experience working in customer facing
roles
·
Comfortable working with big budgets
·
Previous experience in education
technology is a plus
·
Experience in Business Development in
an education entity is a plus
Experience
·
5+ years in a similar role preferred
·
Experienced in managing projects of
varied scope and complexity
·
Experience in various strategic
leadership positions
·
Bachelor’s degree in a related
Business discipline or relevant field of study
·
Demonstrates a knowledge of working
with varied tech tools is a plus
·
Proficient in MS Office Suite
software applications and Google Docs
·
Knowledge of Excel Pivots or Index
Match, Power BI, iOffice or Tableau is a plus
Career Growth & Development
We
do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth &
development of its staff. At Moringa, we are consistently building systems to
invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in offering
career growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through “weekly
check-ins” & thorough career reviews. We will work together with you to
craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be
passionate about.
How to Apply
·
You will need to email the following
to Recruitment at joinus@moringaschool.com
o Your CV
o Subject Line: Application <insert role name>
<insert your full name>
