Against this background, Peking University, under the guidance and support of the Ministry of Education, plans to invite universities worldwide to establish the 'International University Alliance for Education Development in the Digital Intelligence Era.'

The platform was created in response to the demand for such a platform by African higher education institutions, and it is modelled after the popular jobs.ac.uk platform. Discussions on how to draw and keep talent on the African continent took place in Accra, Ghana during the summer of 2019 at ESSA’s invitation. After a little over a year of preparation, the African Jobs Board was officially launched in late 2020. It is the first job board on the continent focused on academic and non-academic positions at higher education institutions on the entire continent, as well as featuring PhD and post-doc positions.

1. To retain and cultivate excellent talent in Africa.
2. To gain knowledge about the African academic jobs market using the data and statistics produced
3. To provide career guidance to help job seekers hone their talents.
4. To share employment opportunities in higher education institutions across Africa.

1. Universities and other higher education institutions
2. Recent graduates aiming to join the academic sector
3. Academic staff and non-academic staff
4. Researchers and policymakers
5. Current students benefit from webinars and career information posted on the website

• It will reduce brain drain and retain talent in Africa
• It will help the African Union achieve a connected continent through easing mobility
• Facilitate cross-learning and joint research across the 5 regions of Africa
• It is a potential data source on the trends and status of academic and non-academic jobs in Africa
• It will promote the recruitment of highly skilled labor force through the visibility of academic and non-academic jobs
• It will promote excellence among African universities and higher education institutions through the recruitment of the best candidates for the jobs
• The platform provides affordable advertising of jobs compared to the use of traditional means such as newspapers that also have narrow audience reaches
• The project involves a collaboration among three unique institutions – a network of African universities, a start-up championed by a top UK University and a dynamic charity organization keen on promoting the use of evidence for policy decision-making.

• Since its inception, the platform has featured a total of 6,845 job postings.
• The platform currently hosts 280 employers.
• The platform has received 1,658 applications through email and 9,293 applications through URL.
• A total of 780 profiles have been established for different institutions, and job alerts activated by job seekers amount to 2,787.
• The project team has had the opportunity to present the project to several registrars and human resources professionals during high profile events. A few of these events are listed below:
  • The World Conference on Education and Restitution on September 1,2022.
  • The 2nd Annual applied Research Conference at the Accra Technical University
  • 2022 Africa Universities Day Celebration at the Association of African Universities.
  • AAU capacity building workshop for universities academics, registrars and administrators during the 2023 Africa Universities Day Celebrations.
• The team has organized 4 webinars to enhance the skills of human resource professionals and provide education to students and job seekers.