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Brain Drain, Brain Gain & Brain Circulation
Femmes Africa Solidarité
African Gender Forum and Award 10-11-12 December 2007, Dakar, SenegalBy Kiran Luchmun , AfricaRecruit , London
Who we are
AfricaRecruitEnabling best practiceSurveys, Seminars,
AnalysisThink Tank
www.africarecruit.com
Findajobinafrica.comEnabling Skills
Mobility, Circulation and Knowledge Transfer
Africa Diaspora Enabling Remittances
And Investmentswww.africadiaspora.com
Capacity Building ProgrammeFocusing on Human Resources, Skills and Diaspora Engagement
Building Robust and Enduring Productive Capacity in Africa
What we doThrough www.findajobinafrica.com we provide a platform to engage African’s inside and outside Africa with job opportunities across Africa
AfricaRecruit raises global awareness about the need for human resource/skills development in Africa by addressing the continent’s skills capabilities and capacity, advocates for policies that help to develop Africa’s human resource capacity, formulates and implements practical programmes that help to reverse Africa’s brain drain
Communicate, mobilise and engage the Diaspora and key stakeholders on remittances and investment
It also uses these techniques to promote reforms in Africa that should make it more attractive for professionals and technocrats to pursue careers in Africa.
Rationale for AfricaRecruit
“The numerous current initiatives in Africa require high-level scientific technological and managerial skills. The question is where are the skills going to come from. Our answer is that from Africans in the Diaspora and the rest of the world. The training of new graduates will take at least a generation or longer but the skills are needed now if the further deepening of poverty and marginalisation is to be reversed. This is the rationale for the Africa Recruit project”. New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Steering Committee March 2005 "When AfricaRecruit was launched in 2002, I provided an endorsement in the firm belief that its objectives were not only noble but also realizable. Since then, the initiative has performed creditably and become a key part of the NEPAD programme to mobilize quality skills for Africa.“ H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
“AfricaRecruit emphasised that inward investment flows from the Diaspora go beyond remittances. Many members of the Diaspora invest in their home countries in other ways, and efforts should be channelled into facilitating these flows. We consider that, as part of its dialogue............and help engage the private sector to find additional ways-beyond remittances-to channel investment into home countries”House of Commons United Kingdom Parliament International Development Committee- Private Sector Development- Fourth Report of Session 2005-06 Volume 1
Job Vacancy advertising- using a global platform to ensure transparency E- Job alerts to users inside and outside Africa – timely availability of information Branding employers/recruiters – create awareness of new employers and ensure African’s are kept up to date on the employment market Enable employers to access national’s globally Human Resource Seminars/Bespoke Job/Recruitment Fairs- interactive forum to engage employers and potential job seekers exploring challenges and best practicesLink and partnership to skills forum/events
2.1 million hits a month 32,000 visits a month
Mailing list over 200,000
Active CV database 78, 527
Global spread of the users (inside and outside Africa)
All African nationalities based inside and outside Africa
Experts based inside and outside Africa
All industries represented on the database
Users professional work experience range from 0-25 years
Enables circulation
Skills Capabilities
% Breakdown of users by Experience
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Breakdown by Nationalities (Sending Country)
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One out of every 35 person worldwide is a Diaspora
60% of the Diaspora are in the West
48 % of Diaspora are women ( Source IOM)
Every African country has a pool of highly skilled personnel in the Diaspora
Breakdown by Location (Host Country)
North America42%
Europe34%
Africa14%
Asia6%
Middle East4% Globally dispersed
Larger number of Diaspora in Europe and North America
Profile of vacancies
From private, public and non-governmental sectorsShort term consultancies, contracts, temporary, permanent and voluntary posts
Example of Diaspora that have returned home
Outcomes so far
Retained skills in Africa- examples of African’s based in Africa that have applied for vacancies Facilitate return of some of the Diaspora (Brain gain) e.g.
• Sierra Leone national based in US when back to work for Government organisation
• DRC national based in US – recruited back home to a private sector bank
• Nigerian in UK returned back to work for a telecoms organisation
What we have done so far…..
NigeriaRecruit Lagos Nigeria December 2004
CameroonRecruit Yaoundé Cameroon December 2005
AfricaRecruit Career Fair London United Kingdom March 2003 and 2005
Advertised over 12,000 jobs across Africa over the last 5 years
Facilitated the return of over 2,500 Africans a year
Enabled the retention of a significant number of Africans in Africa
Enabled employers irrespective of country or sector to access skills globally
Africa Diaspora Health Care
Africa recruit worked with partners to run a successful workshop in March 2005 on harnessing the power and the voices of the African Diaspora to feed into human resources for health policy arena.
The report was included in the meeting pack for the Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting. This meeting issued a statement of commitment to prioritize tackling the human resource bottlenecks. The report was also utilized at the World Health Assembly and the EC to increase focus and political commitment to human resources for health. Both have prioritized this area in forward planning.
AfricaRecruit is a member of the Health Worker Global Policy Advisory Council whose aim is to forge creative solutions to the challenge of health worker migration.
Working in partnership with others inside and outside Africa
AfricaRecruitBuilding
framework
Findajobinafrica facilitating access
attracting the best
Achieving the Balance – Retaining in Africa and
Reclaiming from the Diaspora turning the tide
Human Capital
Develop &
Retain
Attract & Reclaim
500 Diaspora
in a year HR ro
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best practic
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implementatio
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Recommendations
for polic
y Many Africans retained in Africamobility of skills
"Mobilisation of resources is crucial for the successful implementation of NEPAD”
Prof. Firmino Mucavele, Chief Executive of the NEPAD Secretariat ”
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