Application Guide
How to Apply for Head of Nordics and Benelux Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
at Africa Jobs Fund
🏢 About Africa Jobs Fund
The Africa Jobs Fund is a mission-driven investor and venture builder that funds and supports businesses in export manufacturing and international labor mobility, with the goal of increasing incomes for Africans. Unlike traditional recruitment agencies, they act as a hands-on partner, providing capital and operational support to scale ventures that place African workers into high-wage jobs globally. Working here means directly contributing to economic development and job creation across Africa while operating at the intersection of impact investing and venture building.
About This Role
As the Head of Nordics and Benelux Labour Mobility and Venture Builder, you will be responsible for building and funding labor mobility companies that place African workers into high-wage jobs across seven countries in the Nordics and Benelux. This dual role combines venture building—finding, assessing, and investing in founders—with hands-on operational support, market scoping, and network development. You will be a key driver of the fund's expansion into a new region, shaping the strategy and execution of a high-impact portfolio.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve conducting market scoping calls with employers in Sweden or the Netherlands, reviewing pitch decks from founders in Nigeria or Kenya, and working with a portfolio company on a scaling challenge such as navigating visa processes or negotiating employer contracts. You could also spend time structuring an investment, connecting founders with your network, or strategizing with the Africa Jobs Fund team on regional expansion.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Africa Jobs Fund Is Looking For
- Has founding experience or held senior P&L responsibility, ideally in recruitment, staffing, or labor mobility, with a strong track record of scaling operations.
- Possesses deep connections across Africa and a nuanced understanding of labor migration corridors, employer needs, and regulatory environments.
- Demonstrates strong market knowledge of the Nordics and Benelux, including sector-specific hiring practices, language requirements, and business culture.
- Bonus: Experience in investment structuring, fluency in a Scandinavian language or French, and a background in development economics or impact investing.
📝 Tips for Applying to Africa Jobs Fund
Highlight any direct experience you have in building or scaling a recruitment or labor mobility business, especially if it involved placing workers from Africa into international roles.
Quantify your network and market knowledge: mention specific countries, sectors, or employers you have worked with in the Nordics and Benelux.
Show your venture-building mindset by describing instances where you assessed and invested in founders, or provided hands-on operational support to early-stage companies.
If you have investment structuring experience, detail deals you have structured, including size, terms, and outcomes.
Demonstrate your connection to Africa by referencing specific projects, partnerships, or initiatives you have been involved in that relate to African labor markets or economic development.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your firsthand experience in founding or leading a labor mobility or recruitment company, particularly one that placed African workers into high-wage jobs.', 'Your specific knowledge of the Nordics and Benelux labor markets, including key corridors, sectors, and employer networks you can leverage.', "Your ability to both invest in and hands-on support founders, with examples of how you've helped companies scale.", 'Your motivation for joining Africa Jobs Fund and how your background aligns with their mission to increase incomes for Africans through labor mobility.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Study Africa Jobs Fund's existing portfolio companies and their model for supporting ventures in export manufacturing and labor mobility.
- → Research labor migration policies and trends in each of the seven Nordic and Benelux countries, including visa requirements, sector demands, and employer incentives.
- → Identify key recruitment agencies or labor mobility startups already operating in the region to understand the competitive landscape.
- → Look into the founders and team behind Africa Jobs Fund to understand their backgrounds and investment thesis.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Focusing only on investment experience without demonstrating hands-on venture building or operational scaling capabilities.
- Showing a lack of specific knowledge about the Nordics and Benelux labor markets or African migration corridors.
- Neglecting to highlight your network in Africa or your ability to connect with founders and employers on the ground.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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