Programme Coordination & Stakeholder Intern

Responsibilities

• Meeting Preparation & Facilitation Support
• Own the preparation for all OPEX-led meetings: Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Grants Portfolio Reviews, and team governance forums.
• For every session: update the standard agenda for exceptions (in collaboration with the Director), confirm attendance, send pre-reads and materials at least 48 hours in advance, and set up the meeting logistics (Zoom/Google Meet link, room booking, tech check).
• Maintain a rolling calendar of all recurring governance forums. Flag scheduling conflicts proactively. Propose alternative times before being asked.
• Coordinate across senior stakeholder calendars to find time for ad hoc sessions, workshops, and alignment calls.
• Minutes, Action Logs & Asana Updates
• Create clear, structured minutes for every OPEX-led meetings: what was discussed, what was decided, and who owns what by when. Distributed within 24 hours.
• Work in close partnership with the Digital Systems Intern to translate meeting outputs into Asana: new projects, tasks, sub-tasks, owners, and deadlines entered D+2 (latest).
• Maintain the decision log: every ExCo and MBR decision is documented with context, the decision made, and the expected outcome.
• Review AI-generated notes (produced by Intern 1's notetaker setup) and convert them into the standard minutes format. Add context, clarify ambiguities, and ensure accuracy before distribution.
• Post-Session Follow-Up & Stakeholder Accountability
• Own the post-session follow-up cycle for all governance forums: send action item summaries to owners within 48 hours of the meeting.
• Track action item completion in Asana. Send reminders 48 hours before deadlines. Escalate overdue items to the Director with a clear summary of what is outstanding and why.
• Follow up with all functional teams on outstanding MBR report submissions. Maintain the compliance tracker. Flag non-compliance early enough for the Director to intervene before the deadline passes.
• After grants portfolio sessions: track all commitments made by portfolio owners. Follow up systematically until items are closed or escalated.
• Team Rhythm & Operating Calendar
• Own and maintain the OPEX team's operating calendar: all recurring meetings, reporting dead

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Additional Information

ABOUT ALU ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors.They develop the real-world skills to take on the world's most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach - because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now. Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world. We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities. HOW WE WORK The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new. The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding. ROLE OVERVIEW Connect the people. Own the rhythm. Close the loop. Department Performance & Governance - Operational Excellence Location Remote (with collaboration across Rwanda, Mauritius and global functions) Type Internship - Full-time Duration 6 months Role Summary The Programme Coordination & Stakeholder Intern is the connective tissue of the OPEX function. This role owns the relationships, rhythms, and communications that keep the operational excellence agenda moving: scheduling, follow-up, meeting preparation, stakeholder engagement, and the relentless tracking of who said they would do what by when. You will be the person who ensures that no action item falls through the cracks. You will prepare pre-session materials for business reviews and grants portfolio reviews. You will run the post-session follow-up cycle. You will draft stakeholder communications, organize meetings across complex calendars, create clear and timely meeting minutes, and maintain the team's operating rhythm with the precision and consistency of someone who genuinely cares about execution. This is a role for someone who is deeply organized, calm under pressure, and extraordinarily good with people. If you have ever been the person in a group project who made sure everything actually happened - on time, with the right people informed - this is your role.

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