Anzisha Application Analyst

ABOUT US:

African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting a new generation of young leaders who will lead the continent towards lasting peace and shared prosperity for all. Since our inception in 2008, we have worked to lay the foundations of this audacious mission by identifying and developing a group of exceptional young leaders who will work together to shape Africa’s future.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Anzisha Program seeks to increase the number of job-generating entrepreneurs fundamentally and significantly in Africa. We believe that a key to doing so is to test, implement and then share models for identifying, training and connecting high potential, very young entrepreneurs (15 to 22 year olds)–and their parents and teachers-so that many more organisations have better collective success in creating a pipeline of entrepreneurs with the capabilities for scale.

In our mission to achieve this, every year, we select the top African entrepreneurs from across Africa and invite them to be a part of the Anzisha Venture Building fellowship / Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund where they receive funding and access to business support that will accelerate their ventures. We want the stories of these young entrepreneurs to be celebrated, seen, and heard to encourage young people of high potential to choose entrepreneurship over other career options.

The Anzisha program envisions a future where:

• Very young Africans pursue entrepreneurial activities and consider it as an alternative career path.

• Young African entrepreneurs are successful across job-generating sectors because they have access to support that best works to enable their success.

• Young entrepreneurs’ businesses scale, enabling them to hire their peers and create jobs. A future where 1 out of every 5 young entrepreneurs employs at least 3 of their peers.

• Young Africans everywhere are inspired by local role models who are young entrepreneurs or started their journey at their age. Entrepreneurs that they can one day become.

• Parents and teachers support their children and students as they choose to explore entrepreneurship as a potential career path. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reading and rating a minimum of 400 applications.

• Phoning and evaluating a minimum of 100 semi-finalist candidates.

• Using ALA processes, tools and systems to capture, share and present information on applicants and finalists during the selection process.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required and/or 3-5 years related experience in specific sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, retail, marketing, sales, finance, operations, tech, project and process management.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Pursuing an MBA / Project Management.

COMPETENCIES:

Technical:

• Competence in other languages spoken widely in Africa (e.g. French, Portuguese or Arabic).
• Highly analytical - ability to understand business models, gather insights and trends.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and verbal, and cross-group collaboration skills; the ability to build and deliver effective presentations.
• The aptitude to work with and engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders; from end users, senior management/executives to very young entrepreneurs.

Generic

• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good computer skills and an ability to learn new computer programs easily.
• Excellent one on one problem solving and collaborating skills.
• Project Management skills
• Ability to prioritise and work independently.
• Logical and rational decision-making approach
• Attention to detail
• Proactive approach and demonstrates initiative
• Able to work independently

Attributes

• High levels of integrity and confidentiality and emotional maturity.
• Good Interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with stakeholders and staff at all levels, together with the ability to resolve conflict
• Resilient and possess the ability to defuse confrontation situations
• Capacity to remain calm and work under pressure of deadlines
• Patience, diplomacy, empathy and flexibility when dealing with a range of situations and people
• Self-confidence and a willingness to accept responsibility and, where required, take initiative
• Ability and willingness to build a positive relationship with all stakeholders
• Committed and enthusiastic

Reports To: Anzisha Growth and Campaigns Manager

Job Location: ALA Campus, Johannesburg

Potential Start Date: Mid November 2026