Junior Brand and Communications Lead

ENKO EDUCATION

Junior Brand & Communications Lead

Africa Full Time Entry Level

Contract Type: Permanent Team: Central Marketing

Join Enko Education on our mission to unlock potential in Africa

Enko Education is an international school network with Africa at heart and the world in mind. We are building a network of African International Schools in 11 African countries, offering an education accessible to more Africans that gives them the world's best universities through innovative programmes leading to globally recognised qualifications.

Since 2014, Enko Education has helped thousands of students secure admission to top universities such as Yale College, Sciences Po, École Polytechnique, and the University of Toronto. Backed by leading development finance institutions, we are on track to reach 20,000 students by 2028.

Do you thrive in environments where you bring structure to complexity? Do you have a strong sense of narrative and attention to detail? Then we want to hear from you. We are looking for a strong content and communications professional who is equally comfortable shaping high-level messaging and executing across formats and channels. You will own how Enko communicates, internally and externally, ensuring clarity, consistency, and impact across all touchpoints.

As Junior Brand & Communications Lead, you will be the owner of Enko's voice across all channels. You will work closely with the Marketing & Admissions teams in the Central office and across schools, and with external partners to ensure that all communication is aligned, high quality, and effective across markets.

• Multi-format Creation: Produce all group-level content including social media, newsletters, emails, website updates, reports, and key marketing materials.
• Brand Voice: Define and maintain a consistent editorial voice and tone to ensure clarity and quality across the network.
• Content Synthesis: Translate complex institutional topics into engaging and accessible content for diverse audiences.

• Guidelines: Maintain brand and editorial guidelines to ensure network-wide consistency.
• Support & Execution: Work with school teams to provide playbooks and templates that support professional execution across all countries.

• Channel Management: Own and grow Enko Education's presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Strategic Narrative: Develop and execute a content strategy focused on storytelling, featuring students, alumni, schools, and leadership.
• Milestone Coverage: Turn key organizational moments and reports into high-impact digital content.

• Network Engagement: Lead internal and institutional communications, including newsletters, online events, and company-wide updates.
• Stakeholder Support: Facilitate communication for investors and partners, ensuring messaging is tailored and aligned with brand standards.

• Experience: 1-2 years in content, communications, or marketing is ideal, but we highly value candidates with exceptional potential demonstrated through personal projects or writing.
• Master Storyteller: Exceptional writing skills with the ability to create structured and engaging narratives.
• Adaptability: Comfortable switching tones between different audiences (students, leadership, investors) and managing multiple formats.
• Mindset: Proactive, reliable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to take full ownership of tasks and incorporate feedback from various stakeholders.
• Languages: Fluency in both English and French is mandatory.
• Added Value: Personal projects (blog, newsletter, social account, etc.) and a genuine interest in education and impact-driven work, orAfrica.

Enko Education is an equal opportunities employer, committed to inclusivity, diversity, and valuing difference. Enko Education schools are committed to child safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people, and we expect all staff, volunteers, and third parties to share this commitment. Our safer recruitment practices aim to ensure that only individuals committed to child safeguarding join our schools. You can read our Safer Recruitment Statement here.

• Successful candidates must provide a police clearance (or equivalent) from every country where they have lived in the past 10 years before signing an employment contract.
• Reference checks with previous employers will also be conducted for each successful candidate.

International education with Africa at heart and the world in mind.

Enko Education is a fast-growing network of 15 international schools in 10 African countries, offering international education with Africa at heart and the world in mind. Our mission is to make high-quality international education accessible to more African learners and to guide them towards the world's best universities through innovative programmes leading to globally recognised qualifications.

Since 2014, Enko Education has helped thousands of students secure admission to top universities such as Yale College, Sciences Po, École Polytechnique, and the University of Toronto. Backed by leading development finance institutions and funds including Proparco, I&P, Adiwale, BIO Invest, Oiko Credit and Liquid Africa, we are on track to reach 20,000 students by 2028.

Learn more on our website.