NLHead of GCC Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemote
Global health and wellbeingDevelopment finance and aid policyFinanceManagement
Why this is on the board
Someone from Africa who goes to work in the Gulf states can earn many times their wage at home there, but recruitment fees and debt often eat up a large part of that. In this role you choose each year which ten or more companies get the fund's money to tackle that problem, and you compare them on what they deliver per euro for the workers themselves.
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About the role
Build and fund companies improving worker recruitment and earnings in Gulf labour mobility corridors. - Find founders and source new companies addressing ethical recruitment, worker financing, and upskilled roles in Gulf-Africa corridors. - Assess investments, develop cost-effectiveness analyses, and structure deals; fund 10+ companies annually. - Build with portfolio companies pre- and post-investment: connect networks, help founders scale, demonstrate value to Gulf employers. - Founded or o…
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