Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree
Work experience:
none
Language skills:
English
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Full time
Our recruitment department seeks a highly motivated, creative, persuasive individual to support the recruitment, selection, and matriculation of fellowship applicants into our innovative fellowship program. You must be able to build relationships at Ugandan universities, and with other relevant stakeholders. You will adopt a sales and marketing approach to compel talented individuals to apply to the TFU Teaching As Leadership Fellowship Program, and build a movement at campuses to ensure that Teach for Uganda successfully matriculates its third cohort of 56 excellent fellows.
Education and Experience
? A Bachelor’s degree in any relevant field of study from a reputable university in Uganda
? Experience in marketing and sales is preferable
Application Process
Please email your resume and a one-page cover letter to jobs@teachforuganda.org
Please indicate the position applied for in the subject line of your email. Your cover letter should be no longer than one page and should answer the following questions:
1) Why are you interested in Teach For Uganda?
2) Your goal is to get 500 talented graduates to apply for the TFU fellowship. Design a
recruitment strategy that will enable you to achieve that goal.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For more information about Teach For Uganda, visit us at www.teachforuganda.org
Deadline: 31st May 2021
Responsibilities
Stakeholder Engagement (40%)
? Establish, foster, and maintain added-value relationships with important networks at
assigned universities – including lecturers, staff, student leadership, cultural societies
and campus-based student volunteers – through clear communication plans which
engage key stakeholders with Teach For Uganda’s vision.
? Identify and empower campus ambassadors to support our campus recruitment efforts
in order to achieve our recruitment goals.
? Execute on the set recruitment goals and drive all partners – including campus-based
student volunteers – towards achieving them.
Campus Engagement (30%)
? Build a strong brand on campus for Teach For Uganda – expertly and knowledgeably
promoting the Teaching As Leadership Fellowship Program to all students, finalists, and
recent graduates from assigned universities.
? Identify key talent at assigned universities and youth organizations and influence good
quality candidates to engage with Teach For Uganda’s vision.
? Build a Teach For Uganda movement across first and second-year talent pools at target
universities to ensure the sustainable future growth of the organization.
? Coordinate resources for assigned universities and maintain detailed records of campus
activity.
? Cultivate potential talent and incoming participants through events, regular telephone
calls and meetings.
? Maintain candidate contact throughout the recruitment process, and update records of
contact made with prospective candidates.
? Support the Head of Recruitment to build a sense of community within the incoming
cohort through events and relationship management.
Marketing and Branding (30%)
? Lead and execute sections of the recruitment campaign to achieve ambitious application
targets.
? Execute marketing strategies designed to influence public perception of the TFU brand.
? Organize and/or support effective execution of recruitment events by providing logistical
coordination and conducting attractive publicity campaigns.
? Provide administrative support including, but not limited to: conducting relevant
research; tracking all aspects of campaign progress and maintaining all databases.