Alx Community Manager at African Leadership University (ALU)

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The ALX Community Manager will make ALX the ‘go-to’ place for the top talent in a given city. We are looking for a masterful community builder with experience in planning powerful events and curating inspiring experiences for busy professionals that will make them want to come back for more. You will manage the ALX community to ensure it is vibrant, entrepreneurial and inspiring. If you have a background in organizing high-end events and conferences or in managing private social clubs, start-up incubators, accelerators, or co-working spaces, this position is for you.

We are actively hiring this role in Nairobi.

Responsibilities include:

• Bring the ALX culture to life through curated community programming  
• Oversee the delivery and operations of the ALX Community (incl. marketing, programming, partnerships)
• Coordinate across a team of incredibly passionate, talented and diverse people
• Create transformational experiences for community members and the local network
• Plan and run operations of community events and other programming
• Build partnerships with external lifelong learning providers to offer unique learning experiences to ALX community members
• Grow the membership base  and deliver on the community value proposition while maintaining a high quality experiences
• Monitor and evaluate impact, effectiveness and efficiency of the program
• Build systems and processes that contribute to making ALX sites scalable and cost-efficient; support the development of playbooks and continuous improvement cycles to scale ALX
• Report to the General Manager of the ALX site

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Stellar networking skills and the ability to make smart partnerships happen
• A creative, problem-solving approach, with a focus on achieving results
• Entrepreneurial mindset and can-do attitude
• Comfortable with uncertainty and a startup environment, but have knowledge and insight to provide structure where needed
• Passionate about scalable and innovative leadership development
• A data-driven decision mentality and sound business judgment achieved through a strong analytical mindset