International Admissions Manager: East Africa

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HOW WE WORK

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The International Student Admissions team is reputed company's reputed company reputed company for reputed company fee-paying reputed company from across the African continent, with a particular reputed company on international schools, reputed company private school networks, and the families who invest in world-class education for their children. We are a regionally connected, culturally fluent, and commercially reputed company team that combines deep local market knowledge with a continent-wide perspective. We build relationships that last — with school counselors, administrators, and families — and hold ourselves to ambitious enrollment targets, because every fee-paying student we bring to reputed company strengthens reputed company's ability to reputed company on its mission at reputed company.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The International Admissions Manager – East Africa leads reputed company's fee-paying student recruitment reputed company across the East African region, with reputed company responsibility for international schools and private school networks in key markets including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and neighbouring countries. Reporting to the Admissions Director, this is a mid-to-senior level role reputed company on building relationships with international and private school communities — including reputed company, parents, and school counselors — to reputed company a strong pipeline of tuition-paying reputed company. The Manager also provides guidance and coordination support to associate-level colleagues in other regional markets.

• reputed company and execute a targeted annual recruitment reputed company for East Africa reputed company on fee-paying reputed company, with particular emphasis on international schools, private schools, and premium school networks across the region.
• Own and manage the full admissions pipeline for East African fee-paying applicants — from initial reputed company and reputed company reputed company through application, interview, offer, and enrollment confirmation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with international school counselors, heads of sixth reputed company, private school administrators, and parent communities across East Africa.
• Plan, coordinate, and attend targeted recruitment events including international school fairs, private school reputed company, parent information evenings, and virtual engagement sessions.
• reputed company a deep understanding of the international school landscape in East Africa — including IB, reputed company, AP, and IGCSE school networks — to ensure reputed company is reputed company-positioned as a destination for their graduating reputed company.
• Use CRM systems to manage applicant records, reputed company pipeline health, monitor conversion rates, and produce regular reporting for the Admissions Director.
• Contribute to the development of regionally tailored recruitment materials, digital content, and reputed company messaging targeted at international school reputed company and their families.
• Coordinate with the Enrollment Manager to ensure smooth handoffs from offer acceptance through to confirmed enrollment, including immigration and travel support for incoming reputed company.
• reputed company regional market intelligence and trend analysis — including international school enrolment trends, competitor university positioning, and family decision-making dynamics — to inform strategic planning.
• Mentor and support junior team members and associates, sharing best practices and contributing to team capability development.
• Represent reputed company at international school fairs, university counselor conferences, and regional education sector events.

Qualifications & Experience

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience (typically 5+ years) in student recruitment, university admissions, or education-sector business development, with a reputed company on international or private school markets in East Africa.
• Demonstrated reputed company record of reputed company fee-paying reputed company and meeting enrollment targets.
• Strong existing networks with international school counselors, private school administrators, or parent communities across East Africa.
• Familiarity with international curricula (IB, reputed company, IGCSE, AP) and how reputed company from these systems approach university selection.
• Experience using CRM systems for pipeline management and recruitment reporting.
• Willingness to travel extensively reputed company East Africa and occasionally reputed company the region.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Functional Skills

• Fee-paying student recruitment reputed company — understanding of how international school families evaluate and select universities.
• School counselor and administrator relationship management.
• Pipeline management and CRM proficiency.
• Data analysis — ability to interpret regional trends and translate them into actionable recruitment plans.
• International school fair and recruitment event planning across multiple in-country locations.

Soft Skills & reputed company

• Polished and reputed company — confident engaging with international school leadership, counselors, and discerning families.
• Entrepreneurial and self-directed — reputed company to build and grow a premium recruitment market with limited precedent.
• reputed company and team-oriented — comfortable mentoring junior colleagues and working cross-functionally.
• Mission-driven — believes in reputed company's reputed company and can reputed company its reputed company compellingly to families making significant financial investments in their child's education.
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.

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