Admissions Director

Significant experience (typically 7+ years) in university admissions or student recruitment, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Experience managing budgets and reporting on resource allocation.

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Data-driven decision-making — ability to translate pipeline metrics into actionable strategy.

Digital campaign literacy and recruitment marketing acumen.

Mission-driven and deeply committed to expanding access to quality higher education in Africa.

The Admissions Director provides strategic leadership for undergraduate recruitment and admissions across the university.

This senior role is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive enrolment strategy that attracts, recruits, and admits a diverse and academically talented undergraduate cohort, while meeting institutional enrolment goals.

Reporting to the VP of Enrolment, this role leads the full admissions function and plays a pivotal part in shaping ALU's student community.

Develop and implement a multi-year undergraduate recruitment and admissions strategy aligned with the university's enrolment targets and institutional mission

Diversify ALU’s admissions approach across multiple recruitment channels and models — including traditional direct recruitment, reverse recruitment (proactively identifying and approaching high-potential candidates), pathway programmes (pre-university, summer, and feeder school partnerships), and digital-first recruitment strategies — ensuring a balanced and resilient enrollment pipeline.

Drive ALU’s presence and performance on key university discovery and application platforms, including Meto, Unifrog, and similar platforms used by students and counselors across Africa and globally, ensuring ALU’s profile, content, and engagement on these platforms is current, compelling, and actively converting prospective students.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Admissions team is ALU's frontline for identifying, attracting, and welcoming the next generation of African leaders. We are a driven, data-savvy, and student-obsessed team that combines strategic thinking with genuine care for every prospective student's journey. We move fast, collaborate closely, and hold ourselves accountable to ambitious enrollment goals — because we know that the students we recruit today will be shaping Africa's future tomorrow.

At the African Leadership University (ALU), we're more than just an institution—we're a catalyst for transformation. Our mission is to develop a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders who will shape Africa's future. Through our innovative curriculum, focus on experiential learning, and vibrant pan-African community, we empower students to become changemakers, problem-solvers, and innovators. At ALU, we're not just teaching; we're nurturing the leaders who will drive Africa's progress and prosperity in the 21st century

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.