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Entrepreneurship Development Analyst: Nairobi
ALX Africa
Posted 4 months agoNairobi, Kenya
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
Other
Job Description
Are you passionate about entrepreneurship, founder communities, and building meaningful learning experiences that help entrepreneurs thrive? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of programme coordination, community engagement, recruitment, and event execution? Are you energised by the opportunity to support founders from the moment they enter the programme through to active participation, milestone completion, and continued engagement? Do you have strong organisational skills, a bias for action, and the ability to keep multiple moving parts running smoothly? Can you help drive stronger founder recruitment, higher engagement, better retention, and a more vibrant entrepreneurship community experience? Are you excited by the opportunity to work closely with an
Entrepreneurship
Development
Manager to support one of ALX’s most important founder-facing portfolios? If so, this could be the role for you.
About ALX Africa ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of
Africa's digital future.
Formerly part of
Sand
Tech
Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes.
Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and reskill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders.
By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million
Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.
With hubs in 8 cities across
Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors.
Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry.
Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.
We achieve this by: Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that
Specific Responsibilities Founder Academy Recruitment and Pipeline Support Support recruitment and outreach efforts for the Founder Academy in Kenya to help achieve enrolment targets.
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Communications, Project Management, Education, or a related field.
- Strong interest in entrepreneurship, startups, founder support, and ecosystem-building.
- Experience supporting recruitment, engagement, programme operations, or community-building initiatives.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage participants professionally and clearly.
- Experience planning or supporting events, workshops, community sessions, or participant-facing experiences.
- Strong attention to detail and comfort with tracking data, participation, and progress across a programme or cohort.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Candidates must be based in Nairobi.
- This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate will be expected to work onsite as part of the Nairobi team.
- Legal authorisation to work in Kenya.
- Familiarity with cohort-based programme delivery and participant engagement models.
- Experience supporting CRM, pipeline tracking, or applicant conversion processes.
- Exposure to founder engagement, startup ecosystems, or innovation-focused programming.
- Experience supporting virtual communities or multi-country programme coordination.
- Strong event hosting or event coordination experience.
- Comfort using spreadsheets, reporting tools, and programme tracking systems.
- Person Specification/Attributes Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace n.
Responsibilities
- Manage logistics for in-person and virt.
- Assist with lead generation, founder outreach, follow-up, screening coordination, and conversion activities across the recruitment funnel.
- Track prospective founder journeys from initial interest through application, onboarding, and enrolment to support stronger pipeline visibility and follow-through.
- Work closely
