Application Guide
How to Apply for Head of UK, Ireland and ANZ Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
at Africa Jobs Fund
🏢 About Africa Jobs Fund
The Africa Jobs Fund is a unique impact investor that builds and funds ventures in export manufacturing and international labor mobility, with a mission to increase incomes for Africans. Working here means directly shaping job creation and economic empowerment across Africa, while operating at the intersection of venture building and global labor markets.
About This Role
As the Head of UK, Ireland and ANZ Labour Mobility and Venture Builder, you will be responsible for building and funding companies that move African workers into skilled jobs in healthcare, care, and trades sectors across the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. You will own the entire investment lifecycle—from spotting opportunities and mapping market corridors to hands-on support and scaling—while structuring deals and funding 10+ new companies annually. This role is impactful because it directly creates pathways for African workers to access higher-paying jobs abroad, thereby transforming livelihoods and communities.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve speaking with NHS trust executives and care providers to identify hiring needs, assessing a potential venture's financial model, and mentoring a founder on scaling their operations. You could also be structuring a deal for a new company focused on placing African nurses in the UK, while coordinating with the Africa Jobs Fund team on investment criteria.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Africa Jobs Fund Is Looking For
- Founder or senior operator with P&L responsibility and 5–25 years of business experience, ideally in labor mobility, healthcare staffing, or international recruitment.
- Deep knowledge of UK, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand markets, with existing relationships with NHS trusts, care providers, recruiters, or trade employers.
- Strong Africa experience and a network across African labor-sending countries, understanding of migration policies, and cultural nuances.
- Experience in investment assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis, and deal structuring, with a track record of scaling ventures from inception to growth.
📝 Tips for Applying to Africa Jobs Fund
Highlight your hands-on experience building or scaling a company in labor mobility or a related sector—quantify the impact (e.g., number of workers placed, revenue growth).
Demonstrate your network in target markets: mention specific NHS trusts, care home groups, or trade associations you have worked with, and how you leveraged those relationships.
Show your understanding of the Africa-to-UK/Ireland/ANZ labor corridor: reference specific challenges (e.g., visa regulations, credential recognition) and how you have navigated them.
Emphasize your ability to source and evaluate investment opportunities: describe a time you identified a high-potential venture, assessed its viability, and structured a deal.
Articulate your vision for scaling labor mobility ventures: propose a concrete idea for a company that could move African workers into skilled jobs in one of the target markets, and how you would build it.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your direct experience in founding or operating a business with P&L responsibility, especially in labor mobility, healthcare staffing, or international recruitment.', 'Your deep market knowledge and relationships in at least one of the target countries (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), with examples of partnerships or deals you facilitated.', 'Your track record in investment assessment and deal structuring, including cost-effectiveness analyses and funding decisions.', "Your passion for the Africa Jobs Fund's mission and a clear vision for how you would build and scale ventures to increase incomes for Africans."]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Study the Africa Jobs Fund's portfolio and investment thesis: understand the types of ventures they fund and their impact metrics.
- → Research the labor mobility landscape in the target countries: current immigration policies, skill shortages in healthcare and trades, and key employers.
- → Identify recent deals or initiatives in the Africa-to-UK/Ireland/ANZ labor corridor to understand competitive dynamics and successful models.
- → Understand the Africa Jobs Fund's venture-building approach: how they source founders, provide support, and measure success.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Lack of specific examples: avoid generic statements about 'building businesses' without concrete metrics or outcomes.
- Ignoring the Africa angle: failing to demonstrate experience or networks in African labor-sending countries.
- Underestimating the investment component: not showing ability to assess deals, structure investments, or conduct cost-effectiveness analyses.
📅 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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