NLAfrica Jobs Fund
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Head of Strategic Projects
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
The leverage comes before the money: this person chooses which job-creation projects in Africa to develop and put to funders, and that choice determines where millions of dollars go.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Light Manufacturing Export and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
In countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam, factories making clothing, shoes and furniture were among the first places where many people without an education began earning a steady wage.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorHead of Central and Eastern Europe Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone who moves from a job in Nairobi to comparable work in Poland can earn many times as much.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of North America Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
A job in Canada or the US often earns an African worker several times what the same work pays at home, but the route through employer visas is complicated and few companies organise it.
Development finance and aid policyManagementFinanceSeniorHead of Italy and Southern Europe Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
You don't place people yourself, but you choose which staffing and recruitment firms get money to help job seekers from Africa into jobs in Italy and Southern Europe, and on what terms.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Iberia and LatAm Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Working in a richer country often pays several times the wage at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of UK, Ireland and ANZ Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone from Africa who finds a job in British or Australian health and care often earns many times what is achievable at home – more than most development programmes deliver for a person.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Nordics and Benelux Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone who moves from a poor African country to a job in Scandinavia or the Benelux often earns many times their wage at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorHead of GCC Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
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.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Francophone Africa Export Manufacturing and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
In this role you decide which founders, countries and products get money to start an export factory, and one factory that can compete on the world market can give hundreds of people a steady income.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorHead of East Asia Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
A skilled job in Japan or South Korea often earns an African worker many times what they could earn at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Agri-Processed Export and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
You choose which founders and companies in African agri-processing receive money from the fund, so your judgement determines where that capital ends up.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorDirector of Venture Building, Labour Mobility
Africa Jobs FundRemote (Africa) (RemoteRemote
People from a poor country who find work abroad often earn many times what was possible at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorVenture Builder, Labour Mobility
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
A job in a rich country often earns someone from sub-Saharan Africa many times their current income, but there are still few companies that arrange that move well.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceResearchMid level
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