Learner Recruitment Specialist

About the role

ALX South Africa is looking for a strategic, results-driven Learner Recruitment Specialist to lead learner recruitment into its programmes for the South African market. The role oversees the national recruitment strategy, manages the recruitment funnel from awareness to paid, and leads on-the-ground outreach and engagement. It works closely with marketing, partnerships and community teams to reach and convert young people into learners.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement national learner recruitment strategies to drive registrations, enrollment and payment conversions, identifying priority learner segments and channels such as digital campaigns, school partnerships, youth organizations and community networks.
• Own the full recruitment funnel from lead generation to enrollment and payment conversion, identify drop-off points and track data to optimize campaigns.
• Review and edit recruitment content (ads, emails, social posts, presentations, offline materials) and collaborate with the Marketing and Recruitment Associate to write and test copy.
• Manage and mentor recruitment team members and community ambassadors, and support online and offline campaigns such as school presentations, community events and workshops.
• Work with the Partnerships Manager to build relationships with schools, universities and youth organizations and strengthen ALX's presence in the youth ecosystem.
• Track recruitment performance against targets, analyze engagement metrics and report actionable insights.

Required profile

• 5+ years in recruitment, admissions, growth or related roles, ideally in education, youth development or mission-driven organizations.
• Proven experience managing recruitment funnels and achieving enrollment or conversion targets.
• Experience managing or mentoring team members.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; preferably excellent public speaking skills.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience writing, reviewing and optimizing campaign content and copy.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to turn data into campaign improvements.
• Preferably: background in education access, youth development or training programs; experience building school, university or community partnerships; familiarity with CRM, marketing automation and campaign analytics tools; experience in fast-paced startups or scale-ups.

The role is full-time, with a preference for SAST time zone. Due to the amount of virtual work and international interaction, self-drive to communicate via web collaboration and video conferencing is essential.