or apply directly on ALU's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days ALU's roles stay open a median of 23 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of ALU's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at ALU
- high 10 stale, 4 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 51 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from ALU's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for ALU.
About this role
The Director of Marketing at African Leadership University (ALU) will be responsible for shaping and communicating the ALU brand across various stakeholders, including prospective students, alumni, and partners. This role involves defining brand positioning, leading external communications, and developing a cohesive marketing strategy that drives student recruitment and community engagement. The successful candidate will also manage a remote team and utilize data to inform decision-making and strategy execution.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of ALU as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
- At least 8+ years of marketing, brand, and/or communications leadership
- Demonstrated success building a brand or leading a rebrand
- Strong track record in brand storytelling and impact communications
- Expert-level marketing and brand strategy and execution skills
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and presentation skills
Nice to have
- Master's degree
- Experience in ed-tech or higher education
- Agency experience (brand, creative, or communications)
Worth weighing
- Role involves significant brand building and storytelling responsibilities
- Position requires navigating ambiguity and building from scratch
- No specific salary or benefits mentioned in the posting
Summarised from ALU's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by ALU on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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