Performance & Digital Marketing Manager

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Edtech • Social Impact
The Role
Own and scale Enko’s digital acquisition and enrolment funnel across African markets: develop paid media strategy (Google/Meta/YouTube), manage agencies, optimize conversion funnels and landing pages with A/B testing, maintain websites and CMS, audit and run the martech stack, drive SEO and local growth playbooks, automate lead nurturing in Pipedrive, align with admissions, and build dashboards reporting CAC, ROAS and CPL for leadership.
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ENKO EDUCATION

Performance & Digital Marketing Manager

 

Multiple Countries   |   Full Time   |   Mid-Senior Level

Contract Type: Permanent   |   Team: Central Marketing + Network of Schools

 

Join Enko Education on our mission to unlock potential in Africa

Enko Education is an international school network with Africa at heart and the world in mind. We are building a network of African International Schools in 10 African countries, offering an education accessible to more Africans that gives them the world's best universities through innovative programmes leading to globally recognised qualifications.

Since 2014, Enko Education has helped thousands of students secure admission to top universities such as Yale College, Sciences Po, Ecole Polytechnique, and the University of Toronto. Backed by leading development finance institutions, we are on track to reach 20,000 students by 2028.

 

We are looking for a sharp, data-driven marketer who is equally at home strategising on digital acquisition and rolling up their sleeves to implement, measure and optimise. You will own the full growth funnel, from the first impression to a signed enrollment, working across the central team and the network of schools, orchestrating agencies and internal stakeholders to drive results.

Do you thrive at the intersection of data, technology and marketing? Do you have a strong bias for action and a passion for impact? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Apply now and embark on a journey of transformation with Enko Education.

 

Your Impact

As Performance & Digital Marketing Manager, you will be the engine behind Enko's digital acquisition and enrolment pipeline. You will work closely with Management, school directors, admissions teams and external agencies to build a marketing machine that scales across African markets.

Performance Marketing & Paid Acquisition

  • Strategy & Execution: Develop and own the paid media strategy across Google Ads, Meta, and YouTube for both the group and individual schools.

  • Agency Management: Brief and oversee external agencies or freelancers, ensuring they are held accountable to strict performance targets and KPIs.

  • Conversion Optimization: Design and iterate on conversion funnels, including landing pages, lead capture forms, and retargeting sequences through structured A/B testing.

  • ROI Tracking: Own and report on key metrics such as CAC, ROAS, and CPL to measure pipeline contribution.

Website & Digital Infrastructure

  • Digital Ecosystem: Own Enko’s central and school websites, focusing on UX, page speed, SEO, and conversion rate optimization.

  • Martech Stack: Manage the CMS and audit our marketing technology stack to implement robust tracking and tools that improve performance without adding complexity

Growth & Demand Generation

  • Organic & Local Growth: Drive SEO/AIO strategies and develop local acquisition playbooks to empower individual campus teams.

  • Lead Nurturing: Design and automate workflows in Pipedrive to convert inquiries into booked admissions appointments.

  • Sales Alignment: Work closely with admissions teams to close the loop between marketing leads and enrolled students.

Analytics & Reporting

  • Single Source of Truth: Build and maintain dashboards tracking pipeline health and channel performance across all schools.

  • Insights: Deliver actionable weekly and monthly insights to school leadership to drive data-informed decisions

Your Profile

  • Experience: At least 5+ years in performance or growth marketing, ideally managing multi-site or multi-market digital acquisition.

  • Technical Mastery: Proven track record in running paid campaigns (Google/Meta) and a strong command of funnel optimization and A/B testing.

  • Toolbox: Hands-on experience with CMS (WordPress/Webflow) and marketing automation/CRM tools (Pipedrive is a plus).

  • Mindset: Data-driven, autonomous, and results-oriented with a strong bias for action.

  • Languages: Fluency in both English and French is mandatory.

Skills Required

  • At least 5+ years in performance or growth marketing
  • Proven experience running paid campaigns on Google Ads and Meta
  • Strong command of funnel optimization and A/B testing
  • Hands-on experience with CMS (WordPress or Webflow)
  • Experience with marketing automation and CRM tools
  • Experience with Pipedrive
  • Fluency in English and French
  • Experience managing agencies and external freelancers to KPIs
  • Experience driving SEO, page speed and conversion rate optimization
  • Experience building dashboards and reporting CAC, ROAS, CPL
  • Experience managing multi-site or multi-market digital acquisition
  • Data-driven, autonomous and results-oriented mindset
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The Company
1,450 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Enko Education is a fast-growing network of African international schools (K-12) dedicated to increasing access for African students to the world's leading universities. By offering high-quality international programs, including the International Baccalaureate (IB), Enko provides a launchpad for learners across Africa to thrive on a global stage while remaining rooted in their home countries.

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