Admissions Associate - Financial Aid

ABOUT ALU

ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors.

They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now.

Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world.

Our mission is not going unnoticed. CNN described ALU — which has campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda —  as “The Harvard of Africa;” Fast Company ranked ALU one of the 50 most innovative organizations in the world and the most innovative endeavor in Africa; and The New York Times recognized ALU as one of the eight places in the world “where history is being made.” Join us.

HOW WE WORK

As a high-growth start-up, the ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Financial Aid Admissions Associate covers the financial aid aspect of the application and admissions process for incoming students. The role supports the Admissions Manager with the lead of application reviews, financial aid selection and pre-arrival support for full ride scholars. Also, the role supports with sharing data and insights on the financial aid at ALU with key stakeholders. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Admissions Manager by overseeing financial aid application, review and selection process. 
• Leading the end-to-end scholar experience from the moment of selection in pre-arrival support up to matriculation.
• Lead the scholarship application review process and manage the application reviewers.
• Manage routine communications with scholars, oversee funds disbursements, address student issues and enforce guidelines for overall financial aid policy. 
• Manage scholarship selection and pre-arrival planning schedule for all intakes.
• Work closely with various teams (marketing, tech student life, operations, academic) to manage financial aid systems and processes. 
• Work with students on a personal basis regarding pending documentation and application deadlines 
• Identify gaps and improvements in the financial aid application and selection process and build scalable solutions.
• Ensure accurate communication and information on financial aid at ALU, both internally and externally, to key stakeholders
• Support in general admissions related work.
• Support with data reporting to key stakeholders and partners
• Such other duties in respect of the Company as may be reasonably assigned by your team manager.

REQUIREMENTS

You don’t have to be an expert to be a rockstar in your career. Our non-negotiable requirement is drive. You have to be passionate about bringing out the best version of you as you launch your career. 

The basics

• A Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with key stakeholders.
• Attention to detail.
• Self-directed, motivated and creative problem solver.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to schedule and budget.

What gets us excited

• Experience in tertiary education in Africa
• Experience in handling complex processes and structures
• Openness to continuous improvement and restless excellence

Applications will be reviewed on or before 10th of March.