Vacancies

At Sharpe Business Academy (SBA), we are building leaders, ventures, and futures.
We are a high‑performance academic and entrepreneurial institution committed to excellence, delivery, and institutional impact.

We invite exceptional professionals to apply for the following roles:

Admissions Manager

Location: Harare

Type: Full-Time | Senior Leadership

Sharpe Business Academy is committed to building disciplined leaders and credible academic programmes that meet the needs of a dynamic, emerging-market context.

We are seeking an Admissions Manager to lead student recruitment, enrolment strategy, and intake performance across all programmes.
The Admissions Manager is a core member of the leadership team, responsible for ensuring that institutional growth is predictable, ethical, and well-governed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead admissions strategy and intake planning
  • Manage the full admissions lifecycle from application to enrolment
  • Ensure data accuracy, reporting discipline, and pipeline transparency
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Finance, and Academic teams
  • Build and manage an admissions team aligned to institutional standards
  • Uphold a professional, transparent, and student-centred admissions experience

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a relevant field (Business, Education, Marketing, or similar)
  • Senior experience in admissions, recruitment, or growth-focused environments
  • Strong organisational, analytical, and leadership capability
    This role offers the opportunity to shape the future student body of a growing academic institution and work closely with executive leadership.

Location: Harare
Type: Full-Time | Senior Leadership

Sharpe Business Academy is a growing academic institution committed to delivering high-quality entrepreneurship and executive education programmes with regional and global relevance.

We are seeking a Senior Business Development Lead / Head of Revenue to lead revenue growth beyond tuition, through executive programmes, corporate partnerships, and institutional collaborations.

This role is central to the Academy’s long-term sustainability, working closely with the CEO to ensure that SBA’s programmes, convening power, and expertise translate into credible revenue streams.

Key Responsibilities

    • Develop and execute SBA’s non-tuition revenue and partnership strategy
    • Lead executive education and customised programme development with academic teams
    • Build long-term relationships with corporates, institutions, and strategic partners
    • Manage proposals, contracts, and partnership agreements
    • Represent SBA in external engagements and revenue-generating forums
    • Provide leadership with clear visibility on pipeline and opportunities

Qualifications

    • Master’s degree in a relevant field
    • Senior experience in business development, executive education, or institutional partnerships
    • Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement capability
    • High professional and ethical standards

This role offers the opportunity to shape revenue strategy at institutional level and partner directly with executive leadership.

Location: Harare
Type: Full-Time

Sharpe Business Academy is committed to operational excellence and professional standards across all its functions.

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide structured, reliable support across academic and administrative operations.

This role supports the smooth functioning of the Academy by ensuring that systems, records, and daily operations are well-organised and professionally managed.

Key Responsibilities

    • Provide general administrative support across departments
    • Manage documentation, records, and correspondence
    • Support meeting coordination, scheduling, and logistics
    • Assist with procurement, facilities coordination, and office operations
    • Maintain accurate records and filing systems
    • Support institutional events and onboarding processes

Qualifications

    • Qualification in Administration, Business Management, or a related field
    • Experience in an administrative or office support role
    • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
    • Professional communication and interpersonal skills

This role offers an opportunity to work within a disciplined, growth-oriented academic institution and contribute to its operational excellence.

Sharpe Business Academy is seeking a high-calibre Executive Assistant to the CEO to run the CEO’s office with precision, discretion, and institutional excellence.

This is a senior, high-trust Executive Assistant role for a professional who combines impeccable executive secretarial skills with strong writing ability, sound judgement, and the intellectual discipline to support executive leadership in a fast-moving academic and policy-facing institution.

The Executive Assistant is the anchor of the CEO’s office — responsible for flawless diary and meeting management, first-class executive administration, and high-quality written and coordination support that enables the CEO to operate at peak effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Office & Diary Management (Core Role)

  • Manage and optimise the CEO’s diary, inbox, meetings, and executive priorities with precision and foresight
  • Act as gatekeeper to the CEO’s time, correspondence, and commitments
  • Prepare agendas, briefing packs, minutes, action logs, and follow-up trackers
  • Coordinate travel, logistics, and meeting arrangements seamlessly
  • Maintain rigorous document control, filing systems, and version management

Executive Writing & Documentation

  • Prepare and quality-control high-standard written outputs, including:
    • Executive briefs
    • Board and committee papers
    • Strategic and programme reports
    • Speeches, articles, and formal correspondence
  • Edit and structure documents to executive and board standard

Coordination & Follow-Through

  • Track executive and institutional priorities and ensure disciplined follow-through across teams
  • Support executive and board meetings end-to-end
  • Coordinate across leadership, faculty, partners, and external stakeholders

Confidentiality & Professional Judgement

  • Handle sensitive and confidential information with absolute discretion
  • Exercise sound judgement on behalf of the CEO when appropriate

Education & Professional Preparation

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Education, International Relations, Development Studies, Communications, Law, or a related discipline
  • A Master’s degree is an added advantage, but not a requirement
  • Formal Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or secretarial training is strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience producing professional executive-level documents and correspondence

Experience & Skills

  • Proven experience supporting a CEO, Executive Director, or equivalent senior leader
  • Exceptional diary management, minute-taking, and executive office organisation skills
  • Strong original writing, editing, and synthesis ability
  • High level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion
  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Calm, composed, and reliable under pressure

Candidate Profile

  • Takes pride in executive secretarial excellence
  • Intellectually rigorous and detail-oriented
  • Able to translate complex discussions into clear, accurate written records
  • Confident engaging with senior leaders and external stakeholders
  • Values excellence, confidentiality, and institutional credibility

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit:

  • A CV
  • A brief cover letter outlining relevant Executive Assistant experience
  • Two writing samples (e.g. minutes, executive correspondence, board-style documents)

Email: hr@sba.ac.zw

Added Advantage

For All SBA Roles

  • Experience in the education sector
  • Background in an entrepreneurial or fast‑growth environment
  • Master’s degree is an added advantage

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter to Human Resources. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.