[Hiring] Africa Employer Partnerships Manager @Generation

Role Description

Generation operates across multiple African countries. Currently anchored in Ghana and Kenya, with strong ambition to deepen its impact, expand into new markets, and build more financially sustainable operating models. Over the next two years, Generation seeks to scale multi-country operations to four or more countries, pilot a sector ecosystem model, and establish a trajectory towards earned revenue and reduced donor dependency in Africa.

We are seeking an Africa Employer Partnerships Manager to lead employer engagement across Generation’s Africa portfolio, with a dual focus on:

• Securing anchor, multi-country partnerships with multinational employers—particularly in BPO/ITO and digital/tech sectors
• Driving employer demand and placement opportunities in new and scaling markets (initially Nigeria, and subsequently Ethiopia, South Africa, and others)

This is a high-impact, hands-on role: the successful candidate will both lead complex, enterprise-level partnerships and personally source and close employer relationships in new markets. Over time, the role may involve building and managing a regional employer partnerships team.

This is a 12-month fixed-term employee contract, renewable subject to performance and continued funding, with strong potential for extension and long-term growth.

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of experience in business development, enterprise sales, partnerships, or employer engagement roles
• Demonstrated track record of closing partnerships and delivering targets, ideally with large or multinational organizations
• Experience operating across multiple markets, ideally within Africa
• Proven ability to build and grow partnerships in new or early-stage markets
• Experience managing or mentoring team members or associates
• Experience in workforce development, skills training, recruitment, or related sectors is an advantage, but not required

Requirements

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to structure revenue-generating partnerships
• Proven experience of developing partnerships across Africa
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers
• Ability to balance strategic partnership development with hands-on execution
• Strong pipeline management and organisational skills
• Understanding of talent management, recruitment, workforce development or HR
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multi-country environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead impactful partnerships across multiple countries
• Potential for career growth and development within a global nonprofit organization
• Engagement with a mission-driven team focused on improving employment outcomes

Company Description

At Generation, we believe in the power of employment to change lives. We are a global nonprofit organization that supports adults to achieve economic mobility through employment. Generation trains and places adult learners of all ages into careers that are otherwise inaccessible, working in partnership with governments, employers, and other system actors. We also conduct original research and share data insights on high-priority global workforce transition topics to inform decision-making by workforce system stakeholders.

• Launched in 2015, Generation comprises a global hub (Generation You Employed, or GYE) and a network of in-country affiliates.
• To date, the network has 150,000+ graduates and 23,000+ employers across 50 professions and 17 countries.
• 91% of learners are unemployed when they join, with nearly half being long-term unemployed.
• Graduates have a 78% job placement rate three months after completing the program, rising to 88% within six months.
• 79% of employed graduates are hired by repeat employers, and 89% are in jobs related to their training.
• Generation graduates have earned more than $1.9 billion in wages.