Admissions Fellow
This is a remote position.
Harambeans Admissions Fellow
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Location: Global – remote.
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Total Duration: July - June
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Position: Volunteer with Stipend
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Dates : Ongoing recruitment cycles
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Time commitment: 10 hours per week.
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Sponsor Travel: Bretton Woods Symposium
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.
Learn More About Harambeans
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Harvard Business School Case Study on Harambeans
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Stanford Social Innovation Review Case Study on Harambeans
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. The process spans pre-screening, assessor review, defense committee deliberation, curation, interviewing, and the Chairman’s Interview, and is governed by a comprehensive Admissions Playbook that the Fellow is responsible for maintaining.
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.The incoming Fellow will inherit a fully documented Admissions Playbook, a structured onboarding outline, and a suite of AI-powered tools built to support the admissions workflow.
Responsibilities
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Help recruit high caliber African Entrepreneurs from leading institutions globally
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Ensure an efficient and responsive admissions cycle
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Implement and effect the Admissions cycle
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Coordinate communication with current Alliance Associates and prospective applicants regarding the admissions process
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Coordinate global Admissions recruitment events
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Continually update admissions collateral such as the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Alliance Application form, Email communication, Deadlines and Application feedback forms
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Maintain and update the Admissions Playbook as the authoritative process document for each cycle
- Review applications
- Coordinate Interview Process
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Collate, track and grade application data for each candidate
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Short-list and finalize Associate pool each year
Thriving within a small and dynamic team:
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Collaborating with the Harambe Dream Team to support the objectives of the Admissions Process.
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Having the initiative and drive to work independently, but seeking input and guidance where necessary.
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Attending the periodic (typically weekly) Check-ins with the Harambe Dream Team on the Admissions Process to consider new and ongoing applications
Qualifications
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1-2+ years of combined experience in Admissions Management or other relevant fields.
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Graduate of a top college/university, degrees such as an MBA are helpful, but not required.
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Technical and analytical expertise, with extensive experience in management of admissions processes or executive leadership.
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Technical proficiency across the admissions tool stack: Airtable, Mailchimp, Zoho Survey, Formstack, and Zapier
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An ability to thrive in an autonomous environment with high levels of ambiguity and self-direction required.
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Highly effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Track record of sustained success.
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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
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Delive