Aga Khan Education Service Kenya (AKES, Kenya) is hiring an Admissions Officer at the Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and customer-focused professional with experience in admissions, enrolment management, or administration within an educational setting. You’ll manage the full admissions cycle—from handling enquiries to coordinating assessments and maintaining student records—while ensuring a seamless experience for prospective families. If you have strong communication, data management, and stakeholder engagement skills, this is a great opportunity to work in a leading international school environment.

The position

The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya) operates five schools in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi (AKA, Nairobi) is an IB continuum school in Kenya authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) from Early Years through the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, AKA, Nairobi is a multi-cultural school with a variety of nationalities represented in our student and teaching faculty.

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi – Senior School has an opening for the position of: Admissions Officer.

Admissions Officer Role Summary

The Admissions Officer manages the end-to-end student admissions process, ensuring a seamless and professional experience for prospective families. The role involves handling enquiries, coordinating assessments, maintaining accurate student records, and supporting enrolment and transition processes. By ensuring data integrity, effective communication, and adherence to admissions policies, the Admissions Officer contributes to informed decision-making, efficient operations, and continuous improvement in admissions systems while upholding the Academy’s standards and values.

Key Responsibilities:

Student Recruitment and Admissions Management:

• Receive and respond to enquiries from prospective families, providing accurate information on programmes, admissions criteria and fee structures.
• Conduct campus tours and present the Academy professionally.
• Capture and maintain accurate data for prospective students to support admissions tracking and reporting.
• Follow up with families via calls and emails to maintain engagement throughout the admissions process.
• Coordinate and facilitate entrance examinations, ensuring fairness, transparency and efficiency.
• Liaise with school leadership to review entrance exam results and support admission decisions.
• Prepare admission letters for successful applicants in consultation with the Head of Academy and relevant leadership.
• Liaise closely with the Marketing & Communications Lead and Senior Leadership Team to plan, coordinate and support the delivery of key recruitment events throughout the year.

Records and Data Management:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date student records, including demographic and academic data across platforms such as ManageBac.
• File and archive student documentation in an organized and retrievable manner.
• Prepare transcripts, certificates and official student documents in line with institutional requirements.
• Maintain secure and confidential historical student records.

Communication and Stakeholder Relations:

• Serve as the primary contact for admissions-related communication with parents and prospective families.
• Collaborate with academic and administrative departments to ensure smooth student onboarding and transition.
• Support marketing and outreach activities, including Open Days and admissions events.
• Provide timely updates on admissions statistics and enrolment trends to the Head of Academy and relevant teams.

Compliance, Reporting and Continuous Improvement:

• Ensure adherence to admissions policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the development and review of admissions policies.
• Prepare and submit regular admissions and enrolment reports for decision-making.
• Support initiatives to improve admissions efficiency, stakeholder experience, and data accuracy.

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in admissions, enrolment management, or administrative roles, preferably in an international curriculum school setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven experience in managing data systems, parent relations and documentation processes.

For more details on the position and the application process, please visit www.akdn.org/careers

The closing date for applications is May 10, 2026.

Sector

Social Development

About the Agency

The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the Global South. AKES currently operates over 190 pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and more than 100 non-formal education programmes in diverse geographic locations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. Most schools offer their respective country’s national curricula, with some schools in East Africa and Bangladesh also offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). AKES employs over 6,500 teachers and staff and educates over 104,700 students. More information…