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Human Advantage Resources - Our Client is a data-driven vocational education model focused on soft-skills training and technical skills development through paid apprenticeships for West African youth in job-creating industries.
Our Client screens young people based on their innate emotional intelligence strengths, trains them in critical soft skills and partners with employers to provide technical apprenticeships in entry level jobs to continue their learning on the job.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Admissions Coordinator/Recruitment Administrator

Ref No: 002
Location: Nigeria

Job Description
Selected Person will be able to work remotely and independently to:

• Develop and coordinate the whole admission process from applications, interviews to admissions
• Logically and Objectively Identify and recruit suitable candidates to the academy all year round
• Develop and implement a recruiting and admissions program designed to communicate application status with both prospective candidates and non-prospects.
• Work with outreach coordinator to review and update publicity/advocacy material to ensure clarity in content and marketability of programme. Segments including social media, radio and handwritten proposals.
• Work in collaboration with outreach coordinator to develop advocacy and sensitization programmes so as to attract suitable and qualified candidates for the academy’s training. E.g. Information sessions, community drives etc.
• Work in collaboration with academy manager to handle special eligible candidates that have financial challenges that might be a major hindrance
• Use the academy’s cloud-based to monitor electronic applications, ensure admission records are accurate at all times and generate reports as required.
• Develop and modify admission requirements based on a 360 feedback mechanism( Employer, the Academy’s staff and Trainees )
• Collect data and analyse reports and application trends to provide suitable information to stakeholders as required.
• Work with Academy manager to develop orientation program for admits

• Have demonstrated (2 years) experience in teaching, training, curriculum development or instructional design
• Have good knowledge of HR practices
• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Possess a desire to impact youth development in West Africa, starting with Nigeria
• Have a deep passion for mentoring young people to improve their skills and career paths

• Proactively seek out high-quality hospitality and retail job opportunities on behalf of the academy graduates every month
• Build and utilize personal and professional networks to gain introductions to potential employer prospects
• Engage with hospitality, retail and service-oriented recruiters, hiring managers and leaders in a variety of settings ranging from one-on-one meetings to large events with a focus on developing job leads
• Push promising opportunities forward through, referrals, telephone canvassing, email, networking, leveraging board members, calling on prospects and other means
• Work collaboratively with the Academy’s Apprenticeships team to deepen their existing employer relationships and maximize apprenticeship-to-hire conversions upon graduation
• Grow and cultivate existing employer relationships by evaluating fit and success of current trainees and alumni, always working towards mutually beneficial long-term partnerships
• Leverage the academy’s eventual alumni network to deepen relationships and jobs leads with their employers
• Facilitate employee attendance for Alumni workshops
• Liaise with partners for job shadow
• Work with employer partners looking to hire to pitch at academy
• Coordinate corporate trainings
• Manage and resolve employer feedback

• A passion for working with unemployed youth, a firm belief in their potential and a strong commitment to the academy’s mission to empower young West Africans with skills linked to jobs
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in staffing, job readiness or career services
• 2+ years of professional experience in a corporate setting. Experience in human resources, job placement, recruitment, project management and/or technology preferred

• Ensure trainee success by providing day-to-day support of the trainee class including but not limited to: first-level support of trainee absences and performance issues, working closely with Site Leaders and staff advisors, managing and tracking trainee check-ins, coordination of communication to managers
• Work closely with the Employer Relations and Alumni Services team to successfully transition trainees from successful program participants to engaged and participating alumni
• Collect data and analyze reports trends to provide suitable information to stakeholders as required
• Ensure all alumni details are updated from time to time
• Measure alumni performance on the job post placement
• Coordinate monthly professional development workshop for the academy’s alumni

• A passion for working with unemployed youth, a firm belief in their potential and a strong commitment to the Academy’s mission to empower young West Africans with skills linked to jobs
• Have a deep passion for mentoring young people to improve their skills and career paths
• Have knowledge of HR practices
• Be skillful in online data entry and analysis
• Have the ability to quickly adapt to fast-paced entrepreneurial set-up as well as experience and comfort working with ambiguity
• Have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• 2+ years of professional experience in a corporate setting.
• Experience in human resources, job placement, recruitment, project management and/or technology preferred

• Serve as a role model by reflecting and maintaining the values and operating principles of the Academy while preparing trainees for job placements
• Oversee trainee performance to ensure seamless transition from one part of the program to the next
• Manage, enforce, and track trainee contracts and points-rewarded in a consistent manner to ensure timely and accurate trainee enrollment, attendance and payment.
• Plan and run trainee orientation; in collaboration with the Admissions team, oversee trainee entry into the program, coordinate orientation activities and ensure that trainees become acquainted with resources, staff, and program expectations
• Collaboratively lead, support, develop and coach a core team of instructors and advisors; coach staff on following advisory curriculum in-line with trainee growth and expectations
• Run weekly Academy team meeting and participate in staff trainings

• Possess a desire to impact youth development in West Africa, starting with Nigeria
• Have demonstrated (2-3 years) experience in relevant work areas/ roles
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Extensive work with low-income youth in high-stakes environments with clear performance outcome measures
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and to administrate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, prioritizing and delegating as needed
• Interest in working a fast-paced, dynamic, complex start-up and/or entrepreneurial environment.

• Selected candidate will be compensated commensurate to experience and social sector compensation benchmarks.