Jobtech Alliance

Connecting people to work opportunities that build livelihoods

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Jobtech is the future of work. Jobtech platforms – which we define as digital platforms that connect people to work opportunities that build livelihoods – have transformed Western labor markets over the last two decades and will play an increasing role in the African economy over the next decade, particularly in the informal sector. From enabling plumbers to connect to customers for gigs, to providing micro-retailers with better access to supply chain, to empowering local creators to monetize their work and sell to global markets, platforms play a critical role in enabling young people in Africa to build a meaningful livelihood. By 2025, 540 million people worldwide will find work through jobtech. Significant growth is expected in Africa, where 30-88 million Africans will earn at least a portion of their income through jobtech by 2030.

The Jobtech Alliance is an ecosystem-building initiative focused on creating inclusive jobtech in Africa. It was launched in 2021 by implementing partners Mercy Corps and BFA Global.

Our focus

We’re interested in digital platforms which connect people to jobs and opportunities.

We build knowledge in the sector through research and community-building.

We offer a range of acceleration activities to help jobtech platforms grow and create more jobs.

Jobtech Ecosystem

We seek to create an enabling environment which provides the conditions for entrepreneurs to build platforms which deliver quality livelihoods; this means building the knowledge base of the sector through research, community-building, and spotlighting of the sector. We also seek to grow funding for the space through curating a circle of investors, guiding conversations on sector financing, and work on policy and infrastructure critical for the sector.

Community

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Platform Membership

Platform Members are jobtech platforms that are committed to creating and improving jobs for young people in Africa.

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Jobtech Investment Network

We have established the Jobtech Investment Network to increase affordable, smart funding into the Jobtech sector. The network is creating a community of funders actively supporting – or interested in working with – platforms in the jobtech sector in Africa.

How to join the network

Jobtech for Refugees Community of Practice

The purpose of the Jobtech for Refugees COP is to build a community where ecosystem members share their work, knowledge, experiences and best practices related to work opportunities for refugees on jobtech platforms.

Learn more about the COP

Venture Support

We support jobtech platforms to grow and create more decent jobs in Africa.

Our team of experts and specialists provide bespoke venture-building and acceleration support to companies within the jobtech sector. Our selection for companies is stage-agnostic as long as they have the potential to:

*Create more jobs for young Africans

*Improve the quality of jobs on their platforms for existing workers

*Make jobs more inclusive by employing traditionally underserved groups like women and refugees

We work with suitable platforms to design a bespoke package of support that could include:

-Technical assistance or advisory support

-Grant capital

-Management support to assist with delivery (management consultants)

-Connections to investors, mentors, peers, or business leads

-Research

Nairobi, Kenya, October 27, 2022 – Steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, the Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative...

By Carmen Merab