Africa’s leading recruitment
marketplaces have announced their new identity, coming together and rebranding
as The African Talent Company under
the leadership of Hilda Kabushenga Kragha.
Backed by its shareholders Swiss Ringier
AG and Australian SEEK Ltd, the company has now significantly expanded its
mandate to bridge the talent gap in Africa by addressing both the supply and
demand side of the African labour market.
Formerly operating under the name of
ROAM Jobs, The African Talent Company is expanding its services to cover the
full spectrum of African Talent Management. By holistically addressing the
challenges that exist in Africa’s labour market, The Africa Talent Company is
better equipped to meet employers where they are and effectively match them
with the best talent.
Recruiters will have access to a more
robust catalogue of HR solutions and services that are tailored and designed to
be accessible across a wide range of requirements, including:
- Digital
recruitment solutions: Enhancing its self-service online products, which
are designed for efficiency and allow for easier and more effective
matching via the company’s large candidate database.
- Offline
recruitment solutions: Expanding its range of bespoke, concierge-based
solutions for more complex hiring needs.
- Manpower
outsourcing: Developing highly specialised offerings for niche customers,
with a growing demand for transactional jobs. This will include augmenting
its offering with skills development as well as technology-enabled
onboarding and benefits management.
To provide more career development
support, The African Talent Company will be investing further in the e-learning
space and developing a winning suite of diverse, easy-to-use, self-service
online products for upskilling candidates on its platform. Jobseekers will also
benefit from timely access to relevant job listings, visibility to top
companies hiring, and career developmental support while employers can access
quality candidates in a cost-saving and efficient recruitment process.
Speaking on the launch, ROAM Africa
CEO Clemens Weitz commented, “Today, Africa’s labour markets
have large inefficiencies, but have the potential to play a great part in the
global economy. Addressing this challenge requires deep focus and strong
partners. With The African Talent Company, we are excited to unite a strong
team with a dedicated commitment to play a part in cracking this challenge. The
team will be led by Hilda Kabushenga Kragha, who has an outstanding track
record and passion for this purpose. We wish her and the team continued
success.”
The African Talent Company Chief
Executive Officer, Hilda Kabushenga Kragha added, “The world
of work has evolved rapidly in the past two years. Increased digitisation has
made remote work, gig work, and BPO become mainstream, further highlighting the
great skills divide in Africa and the need to invest in the training of young Africans
if we are to effectively participate in this new, globally competitive
workforce. Our new mandate will see us move beyond the traditional marketplace
and begin to holistically tackle the challenges we see in our labour markets in
a hybrid approach that benefits both seekers and employers. As pioneers and
leaders in Africa’s labour markets, we are evolving to expand our reach and
impact as a brand by moving into this new era as The African Talent Company.”
With more than a combined 4.6 million
job seekers and 150,000+ employers on the platform, The African Talent Company
will continue to be the home of Jobberman Ghana, Jobberman Nigeria, BrighterMonday Kenya and BrighterMonday Uganda, with expansion into more
African countries on the horizon.
The company has a robust profile system
that enables easier and more relevant matching with top opportunities across
the continent, catering effectively to small and large organisations. In 2021,
it secured two-thirds of all paid job listings across its markets, reinforcing
the company’s position as the market leader in recruitment on the continent.
With over 1.3 billion in
population, for Africa to reap the demographic dividend of its bulging youth
population, a concerted effort is needed between the public and private
sectors. The African Talent Company has therefore partnered with global
organisations including the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ),
The Mastercard Foundation, and USAID, providing data-driven insight and nuanced
market knowledge. These partnerships have enabled The African Talent Company to
build value-adding knowledge-sharing events and reach low-income communities
with low technology penetration, upskilling talents to increase their chances
of landing a befitting job.
