Schools Engagement Officer

About the role

Navitas is seeking a proactive Schools Engagement Officer to lead outreach and partnership activities with international high schools across Nigeria. The role focuses on promoting Navitas pathway programmes, supporting recruitment, and building lasting relationships with schools and industry partners.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for schools, managing relationships through regular communication and using a CRM to track interactions and student applications.
• Identify and develop new partnerships with schools, associations and counsellors to generate enrolments for Navitas university pathway programmes.
• Collaborate with the GSM and marketing teams to organise counsellor training, events, lead conversion activities and promotional initiatives.
• Monitor market and competitor activity, produce reports and share insights with internal stakeholders.
• Engage with industry partners to create internship and student engagement opportunities and represent Navitas at networking events.

Required profile

• Passion for helping students achieve their potential, regardless of academic background.
• Experience working with high‑school students or counsellors in an advisory or sales‑oriented capacity.
• Strong numerical literacy, critical thinking and ability to meet targets under changing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with business‑level English proficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree; qualifications in Business, Marketing or Communications are a plus.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends for recruitment activities.

Required skills

• CRM usage