or apply directly on ALU's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 1 day 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 Foundation Lead at the African Leadership University (ALU) is responsible for academic and operational leadership in the Foundation and Leadership Core learning experiences. This role involves managing faculty, ensuring curriculum quality, and supporting project-based learning while fostering a collaborative team culture. The Foundation Lead also monitors course delivery and assessments, ensuring alignment with institutional standards and continuous improvement in educational practices.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- 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
- A master's degree in entrepreneurship, business, education, sustainability, project management, leadership or another field relevant to the role.
- At least three years of relevant professional experience, including a minimum of two years in higher education, training, learning design or academic programme delivery.
- Demonstrable subject knowledge and practical experience in at least two of the following: entrepreneurship, Responsible Enterprise, sustainability, business ethics, project-based learning or project management.
- Experience designing and delivering experiential, applied or project-based learning for undergraduate learners or adult professionals.
- Experience guiding student projects, assessing complex outputs and providing developmental feedback.
- Experience managing, supervising or coaching faculty or multidisciplinary delivery teams, including setting expectations and supporting performance and development.
Nice to have
- Experience in programme management or academic leadership within a higher education institution.
- Experience developing entrepreneurship education, venture-building programmes, enterprise challenges or incubator/accelerator learning experiences.
- Experience integrating sustainability, ethics, governance and stakeholder responsibility into business or entrepreneurship education.
- Experience coordinating multi-course delivery across cohorts, programmes or campuses.
- Experience teaching in online, blended or challenger-university environments and using learning analytics to improve delivery.
Worth weighing
- The role requires strong leadership and management skills, which may be challenging for candidates without prior experience in academic settings.
- No specific salary or benefits package is mentioned in the posting, which may be a consideration for potential applicants.
- The position involves a significant amount of collaboration and coordination, which may require strong interpersonal skills and adaptability to different working styles.
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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