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FIND YOUR DREAM ROLE
Whether you're looking for your next challenge or planning a major career move, becoming a Venture for Africa Fellow gives you a unique opportunity to gain startup experience and local industry knowledge while contributing to meaningful impact at a leading African startup.
HOW VFA WORKS
Step 1
VFA works with startup partners who are looking to hire mid to senior-level talent across product, finance, data and growth-focused roles.
Step 2
We evaluate the best fit from our talent pool which is made up of skilled local African and global talent who want to transition to working with high-growth startups.
Step 3
We take qualified candidates through our selection process and provide our startup partners with a shortlist of prospective fellow profiles to review and interview top candidates.
Step 4
Successful candidates are given fellowship offers by VFA and matched with a startup partner for 3 months, during which they work on outlined deliverables and receive a monthly stipend.
HEAR FROM PREVIOUS FELLOWS
Intentional experiences
In my previous experience with most recruiters, you get the feeling that all they want to do is get you into a role so they can get a commission and close the chapter. However, with VFA I felt the intentionality in getting both me and the team I would potentially be placed with to answer important questions
Growth
Michelle Mwango
2022 VFA Fellow
Enlightening encounters
It was an enlightening experience, especially for me as a Motswana. I have never actually gone further into the continent previously. So meeting other Africans in this environment was eye-opening for me.
Growth
Tlotlo Galeimelwe
2022 VFA Fellow
Validating questions
There aren’t a lot of opportunities like this out there and for me, it has really been a stimulating experience and one that has helped me validate certain questions I had about figuring out my career and the industry I was interested in
Growth
Sixtine Sulaski
2021 VFA Fellow
Real responsibilties
The fellowship puts you in a live working situation with a company that is actively hiring.
It’s not hypothetical like it might be in a classroom or other kinds of fellowships where you’re put in some sort of sandbox.
Product Management
Annette Kamau
2021 VFA Fellow
Fresh challenges
I think given the kind of process and structure that VFA has put into the fellowship, one which I’ve experienced firsthand, anybody who is looking for a fresh challenge and is looking for a way to dive back into building something meaningful, by all means, give it a shot!
Product Management
Joshua Ozugbakun
2022 VFA Fellow
Mentorship and guidance
I really valued the mentorship experience at VFA. As I had first started and run my own startup and was making the transition to employment, I felt I needed some guidance and help through that process.
Product Analysis
Dennis Chang'ach
2021 VFA Fellow
Finding opportunities
Instead of looking for a growth-stage startup myself and then seeing if they had a need and where I could possibly fit in, it was great to be able to share my profile with VFA and have them share relevant opportunities with me.
Strategic Finance
Gabriella Savage
2021 VFA Fellow
Soft landing into tech
As someone who was interested in the continent but kind of didn’t know where to start, this program was a perfect fit that gave me a soft landing.
Growth
Joel Burke
2021 VFA Fellow
