African universities launch jobs board

By, Temitope Mustapha, Abuja

As part of effort to improve recruitment process for higher Institutions across Africa, the Association of African Universities has partnered with Education Sub Saharan Africa, ESSA and the University of Warwick’s, Warwick Employment groups to launch the African Jobs Board.

The project aims to increase academic mobility within Africa and support the recruitment for African Higher Education Institutions.

The Secretary General of the AAU, Professor Etienne Ehile said the innovative solution to the Africa Tertiary Education recruitment process is in support of aspirants of governments and Higher Education Institutions to retain academic talents within Africa.

According to him, “the African Job Board is a reliable cost-efficient online platform that addresses recruitment challenges in the educational sector, such as high advertising costs, coupled with limited audience reach on institutional websites”

Professor Ehile, encouraged all members of the Association of Africa Universities, as well as other higher education institutions on the continent to get involved or subscribe to the Africa jobs board.

The Chief Executive Officer of ESSA, Lucy Heachy said the project partners have offered a wide range of exciting offers to Higher Education Institutions that will enroll on the platform, including discounts on multiple jobs posted and the opportunity to promote their institutions.

The African Jobs Board is the largest talent platform for African higher education recruiters.

Hauwa Mustapha