Students Coordinator
Job description
About the Position
Mate academy - an EdTech startup with a technological, gamified, AI-powered LMS platform where people learn IT specialties.
🤘Already, 6000+ graduates have landed their first IT jobs in just 4 months of training.
🌎 Successfully launched our business in Poland and Brazil and have plans to expand to other countries.
We are looking for a Students Coordinator who will guide a group of 40-50 students through their learning journey and then help them land their first IT job. This is a hybrid role that starts with education coordination and evolves into full-cycle employment support, making a direct impact on whether our students successfully break into IT.
Responsibilities
- Supporting a group of 40-50 students throughout their studies: checking module completion, organizing the course start, and providing ongoing support.
- Collaborating with the coach and mentors (4-6 people) to organize the learning process and keep students motivated.
- Resolving organizational, communication, and motivational issues within the group.
- Conducting tech-checks, Q&A sessions, and helping students solve problems as they arise.
- Supporting mentors, organizing team-building activities, and fostering a positive atmosphere.
- Preparing students for employment: reviewing CVs, LinkedIn profiles, and cover letters, and helping them prepare for interviews in Ukrainian and English.
- Providing daily support to students during their job search: tracking application submissions, communicating with recruiters, and following up.
- Conducting mock interviews and training students on soft skills.
- Collaborating with mentors during the employment stage.
- Analyzing interview outcomes and helping students improve the effectiveness of their job search.
Requirements
- Experience in active communication with people - working with clients, students, or teams, and resolving organizational issues along the way.
- Excellent communication skills, empathy, and the ability to motivate and support others.
- Structured, detail-oriented, and responsible approach to work.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new processes.
- English level Intermediate+ (for working with documentation, reviewing CVs, and conducting interviews in English).
- Ukrainian language proficiency, as you'll work closely with Ukrainian-speaking students and documentation.
- Willingness to work from our Kyiv office at least three times a week, especially during the onboarding phase.
- Ability to be both supportive and firm when needed.
Nice to Have
- Background in psychology, teaching, customer support, project management, or sales.
- Experience organizing learning processes, working with groups, or mentoring.
- Experience working with analytics, dashboards, or spreadsheets.
- Understanding of the IT market and tech industry as a whole.
- Team coordination or leadership experience, or a background in recruitment.
We Offer
- Your voice matters - you won't just follow a plan, you'll help make it.
- A no-bullshit culture with 0% bureaucracy.
- A team that shares knowledge and isn't afraid to make mistakes.
- The top EdTech product in Ukraine.
- Competitive salary, regular reviews, Gig contract collaboration.
- Paid sick leave & 22 working days annual vacation.
- Self-development days for continuous learning.
- Personal crisis leave, arranged individually.
- Financial assistance in a medical emergency or if your home was damaged due to war.
- English courses and learning budget.
- Apple equipment.
- Pet-friendly office in central Kyiv with shelter.
- Company-paid lunches.
- Relocation bonus.
About the Company
Mate academy is an EdTech startup with a technological, gamified, AI-powered LMS platform where people learn IT specialties. We have successfully launched our business in Poland and Brazil and have plans to expand to other countries.
Recruitment Process
- Test assignment (30-60 minutes).
- Screening interview with a recruiter.
- Final interview at the office.
- Reference check (3 references from previous managers).
- Job Offer.
Department: Students Operations
Role: Students Coordinator
Locations: Kyiv
Remote status: Hybrid
Employment type: Full-time
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🖐 **Hello world!**We are Mate аcademy, a product EdTech startup driven to enable anyone, anywhere, to build a successful career through learning.We are challenging educational processes in Ukraine and worldwide, breaking the stereotype that switching to an IT profession and achieving success from scratch is nearly impossible.🏆 Our product is a technological, gamified, AI-friendly LMS platform where students learn IT specialties. Register and give it a try!Mate’s uniqueness lies in free education leading to employment (Income Share Agreement Model). Students pay 12% of their salary for 3 years, only after getting a job. That’s why our educational program prepares students to meet the needs and requirements of the job market. 80% of those who complete our training land jobs in IT.Currently, Mate’s graduates constitute 1.5% of IT specialists in Ukraine.🥇 Achievements:— Employed over 5500+ students.— Successfully launched our business in Poland and Brazil and have plans to expand to other countries.— Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Europe by Atomico, Google for Startups, andDealroom.co.— Received a monetary reward from Google in December 2022.— Growing at a rate of2.5-3times annually.🤹 ♀️ Our team consists of 150+ mates and continues to grow.We seek exciting challenges and work by the principle of getting things done. We are driven by changing people’s lives, and helping them acquire new professions. We draw inspiration from each other, as everyone does everything possible (and a little more) to achieve the goal. In such an environment, we become better every day. Hiring A-players is our focus.🎸 Our culture: “no bullshit” based on 3 values:— Full responsibility,— Be humble,— Be hungry.A culture of feedback, the right to make mistakes, transparent communication, and processes are important to us. We avoid micromanagement and instead prioritize trust and awareness of owning one’s goals.In this article, you can find more details.⭐ Founders of Mate аcademy — Anna Apostol, Roman Apostol, and Max Lysak.Roman Apostol was a team lead at Google and co-founder of the startup Preply.Anna Apostol is listed among Forbes’ 25 Women in IT, and Max Lysak is a co-founder of the Lviv business incubator Startup Depot and the Lviv IT Arena conference.
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