Global Alumni Affairs, Coordinator at Nova Pioneer

Nova Pioneer Education Group is a Pan-African independent school network offering preschool through secondary education for students from ages 3 through 19. We prepare the next generation of leaders and innovators through world-class teaching methods with an emphasis on 21st century skills. We established Nova Pioneer because we believe education should ...

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• Job TypeFull Time
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma
• Experience
• LocationNairobi
• Job FieldProject Management&nbsp

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be responsible for:

• Planning and executing the annual Nova Pioneer Alumni Summit in partnership with the  Senior Director of Schools E.A and the Post School Success Manager.
• Planning and executing Nova Pioneer’s termly alumni internship and job shadowing programs in partnership with the Kenya Director of Schools.
• Managing onboarding, training and ongoing development of alumni interns.
• Managing onboarding, training and ongoing development of alumni doing job shadow opportunities. 
• Partnering with Nova Pioneer schools in the creation, implementation and foundation building of Alumni Chapters.
• Partnering with the Senior  Director of Schools, E.A and Nova Pioneer's CEO to create the Alumni Advisory Committee to the Nova Pioneer Global Leadership Team. 
• Creating and maintaining an alumni database to better understand where alumni currently are, their interests, their needs and ways that they can connect with one another.
• Creating monthly alumni profiles, highlighting alumni and their accomplishments.
• Develop and manage alumni communications channels, including newsletters, social media, and website content. 
• Researching, identifying, doing outreach and initial meetings with organisations and individuals that could partner in our alumni development. 
• Creating quarterly alumni events. 
• Creating and implementing a job board for alumni that allows them to access internship, job shadow opportunities and paid job opportunities. 
• Coordinate alumni fundraising initiatives, including annual giving campaigns, major gifts, and planned giving.
• Research, identify and execute programs that support alumni self exploration, academic pursuits and career exploration.
• Research, identify and partner with individuals and organizations that help promote alumni self exploration, academic pursuits and career exploration.
• Participate in annual PSS department programs such as career days, university fairs and alumniconnect.
• Perform other duties as assigned by your manager

ABOUT YOU

• You are a recent graduate and possess a Diploma or a Bachelor’s Degree in any field *Nova Pioneer alumni are highly encouraged to apply. If the applicant is a Nova Pioneer alumni and has completed all their coursework but is awaiting graduation this year, they can be considered for this role.*
• You are passionate about school alumni and the impact that they make on the long lasting mission of a school. 
• You are innovative and have past experience in creating large scale programming and managing multiple workstreams. 
• You will have an added advantage if you possess one year relevant experience.
• You have grit and you are willing to bring your best self to work everyday 
• You are self disciplined and do not require a lot of hand holding to get the job done.
• You are a great communicator: You are able to provide a clear and persuasive pitch to anyone and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You have excellent project management skills and a deep understanding of how to guide a project from idea to implementation. 
• You are results driven: You are goal oriented, move fast and take ownership of work.
• You are entrepreneurial and empathetic. You are able to understand the various Nova Pioneer stakeholders and think creatively about how to effectively communicate to them.
• You possess great computer skills - proficiency with Zoom, Excel & GSuite.
• You have very strong organisation, time management, attention to detail and follow‐up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently.
• You have the ability to thrive in a fast‐paced, entrepreneurial environment
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.

Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Nova Pioneer on novapioneer.applytojob.com to apply