Entrepreneurship Program Manager: ALX Ventures

Do you thrive on creating structure, improving workflows, and enabling teams to execute more effectively? Are you highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining clear operational systems? Do you have a strong project management mindset and enjoy building processes, documentation, and tracking mechanisms that help teams deliver results at scale? Are you curious about how programs operate and passionate about designing systems that improve productivity and reduce operational friction? If you are excited about supporting large-scale entrepreneurship and talent development programs across Africa, then this role might be the perfect fit for you.

 

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and re-skill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that support them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

ALX Ventures is seeking a Program Manager who will lead the centralized delivery of the Founder Academy (FA) and coordinate Incubator programming across Africa. You will own the end-to-end implementation of our startup readiness programming and collaborate with city teams and ecosystem partners to support the journey from idea-stage validation to venture acceleration. For both the Founder Academy and Incubator, this includes core programming and communications related to online masterclasses, workshops, office hours, LMS content and modularization. This will be supported separately by city teams who will determine their own complementary localized in-person and hybrid programming alongside the core programs.

You will also help steward the design and rollout of incubator showcases and manage ongoing coordination across ALX Ventures’ 8 cities and beyond. This role will report to the Delivery Manager and work closely with city teams to deliver a high-quality, data-driven learning experience for early-stage founders.

Specific Responsibilities

Program Delivery – Founder Academy

• Lead centralized rollout of the FA cohorts, including onboarding, live sessions, milestone management, and grading.
• Ensure seamless communication and coordination across content, platform, and city support teams.
• Work closely with curriculum and ecosystem stakeholders to continuously improve Founder Academy's structure and outcomes.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding of mentors, reviewers, and session facilitators.

Program Delivery – Incubator

• Coordi