African Leadership Academy is hiring!

There is a great deal of work to be done over the next 29 months years before launching ALA. Even though we currently have a team of four full-time staff and a host of advisors, we need more outstanding people to help us pull this ambitious project off. Over the next 6 months, we are searching for two key full-time people and 3-4 volunteers. Brief descriptions of the people we are looking to hire are below:

1. The Founding Head of School
   This is the most important hire we will make—the person who will run ALA on a day-to-day basis. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a dynamic, innovative educator to launch an exceptional educational institution that aims to change the face of Africa. We are looking for a world-class educator with experience in educational administration (e.g. a principal of a top school, assistant head of a school, dean of a department at a university, etc.). This person should have a track record of success as an educational entrepreneur (i.e. either started a new school, or launched new initiatives within established organizations). The founding head of school will join African Leadership Academy on a full-time basis in 2007 to aid in the recruitment of the inaugural class of students and faculty. Click here to download the detailed job description.
   
2. Director of Development
   The US-based African Leadership Foundation seeks a fundraising professional to assume the management of the Foundation’s fund-raising and to formalize systems and processes for identifying, cultivating, and closing potential donors to the African Leadership Academy establishment fund. Ultimately, the Director of Development will develop a wide base of loyal supporters throughout the world who will give to the Foundation in support of the Academy and the development of the next generation of African Leaders. Click here to download the detailed job description.
   
3. Interns/Volunteers
   We are looking for undergraduate (all fields) and graduate students (MBA’s, MA/PhD in education) who can volunteer with the Academy on a part-time or full-time basis. Our committed team of interns will assist in a wide variety of activities, including: curriculum development and building the ALA KnowledgeBase; fundraising activities; and marketing and public relations. People interested in internship opportunities may send a resume and cover letter describing their interest to Julia Unger at junger@africanleadershipacademy.org.

For more information on any of these postings, feel free to contact us at info@africanleadershipacademy.org.