BY CHARLES ABUEDE
ROAM Jobs, the African recruitment marketplace, has undertaken a rebrand of its identity by becoming the African Talent Company.
Leveraging the backing of its shareholders, Swiss Ringier AG and Australian SEEK Limited, under its new name and structure, the company plans to harness more than a decade of experience and data insights with a renewed vigour to deliver world-class value to Africa’s labour market and to deepen its impact on the economy.
For Africa to reap the demographic dividend of its bulging youth population of more than 1.3 billion, an intensive effort is needed between the public and private sectors, and the African Talent Company said it is partnering 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, according to the company, 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.
Meanwhile, with over a combined 4.6 million job seekers and 150,000+ employers on its platform, the company said its platform will continue to be the home of Jobberman Nigeria, Jobberman Ghana, BrighterMonday Kenya and BrighterMonday Uganda, with expansion into more African countries on the horizon.
Previously known as ROAM Jobs, now rebirthed into the African talent Company, it 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, and giving employers and recruiters 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.
In a disclosure on Tuesday, the company said it 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.
Clemens Weitz, ROAM Africa chief executive officer, speaking on the launch, 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.”
Hilda Kragha, chief executive officer, African Talent Company, 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.”
