We are seeking a self-driven, collaborative problem-solver to join our team as the next Student Success Associate (SSA). As BI’s next SSA, you will ensure that students are onboarded successfully onto the BI scholars program and that they have the best experience in the program during the period of their study and post-graduation. Delivering on this role will bring us a step closer to ensuring that more academically-talented but financially-disadvantaged youth have access to quality post-secondary education.

How close do you feel to living the kind of life you always dreamed of? While it is true that life is full of several twists and turns that one may never be able to fully prepare for, you can take control of what you can and, like an experienced sailor, navigate your way through the storms that may arise from a failing relationship, a struggling business, a dead-end career or from losing a loved one.

For 6+ years, Brighter Investment (BI) has groomed ambitious, highly-skilled talent to fill entry-level positions across Africa. Through our customized, global-standard graduate mentorship and employability program we have been able to upskill graduates to ensure that they can deliver optimum value to employers from the get-go.

This is an anonimized version of the update shared with our investors - Accra, March 2022 - Dear Investor, As we witness a rebound from the pandemic globally and nationally the outlook for BI looks impressive. Our metrics are falling in line with our targets and expectations. We have gotten off to a good start by signing some new investors while some existing investors have reinvested in our fund. We are optimistic that we would be successful in our fundraising and that we would be able to admit more students and expand internationally. We are positive that we will continue to see a decline in unemployment and an increase in distributions and repayment.

Finding a job is not the easiest thing to do. But when you do find one, it can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. With that said, here are six major reasons you have not found a job yet and what you can do about them;

Brighter Investment (BI) has tested an investment-led model for higher education financing in Africa since 2015. But, beyond improving access to quality higher education, Brighter Investment considers itself a major dealer in hope. Through our education financing product and student support program, we have seen hundreds of high potential students in Africa gain access to quality higher education and increase their income by up to 5x.

The document below is a generic version of the update sent to our investors at the end of the second semester of the 2020-2021 academic year: Dear Investor, For Brighter Investment as an education financial institution, the negative impact of Covid could have been devastating. A loan model would see default rates shoot up under the current economic circumstances, our more robust income sharing model sees delayed repayments but still no defaults. In the short term, there is an impact on the financial performance of your investment with us. But due to the diversification of our portfolio of the brightest students with quality degrees, BI students are already finding jobs 66% faster than they did at the height of the pandemic. Over the last three semesters, the average amount repaid by graduated BI students is 81% higher than what it was in the three months before Covid. These signs of recovery mean that when compared to the previous semester, distributions are up by 33%.

At Brighter Investment, our people are at the heart of what we do. Their unique personalities, perspectives, skills, and competencies have helped Brighter Investment grow in leaps and bounds over the last few years. And through the ups and downs; the victories and setbacks; the challenges and opportunities, every member of the team has remained committed to ensuring that every academically talented student in the world has access to quality higher education through Brighter Investment and our amazing investors who have seen and understood the need to make an impact in the world through education.

Are you an ambitious business-savvy graduate with online and offline marketing experience? And are you interested in a high responsibility/impactful role at the Accra office of a Canadian for-profit with a mission to improve the lives of millions? Let’s talk!

It has been over a year since Covid disrupted business activities, studies, and our lives in general. As a result, economic growth has slowed down, many businesses struggle and there is elevated unemployment around the world. In developing countries where poorer people are disproportionally hard hit, our mission is critical for an equitable growth out of this crisis. We are more committed than ever to ensure that all bright students have access to higher education and become successful.

Yes, you have a resume. But how many interviews or job offers have you gotten with that resume in the last year? If your answer is less than five, it’s a pointer that your resume may require a tweak here and there or even a revamp to make it more effective. And even if you got more interviews, there are probably things that can be improved and make your job search more effective. While getting the perfect resume is not always a walk in the park, it is an achievable feat. In the end, you’d thank yourself for putting in the work to take your job hunting game a notch higher.

To expand our student investment program, aslo beyond the borders of Ghana, Brighter Investment is offering investors the opportunity to invest in our $2 mln fundraising round consiting of both debt and equity. The slides in our investment deck are presented in this article with audio comments by our team.

Your role will be to make deals. The majority of your time will be spent on raising money together with our smart finance specialist Belinda. You'll research the investor landscape, reach out to suitable partners and convince them to invest. When you’re not working with investors you’ll work with our marketing guru Alfred to sign new schools and universities his market research identified. Occasionally you’ll work with the CEO to sign deals with new partners and governments to expand the program to other African countries.

All the jobs listed on job boards are not all the jobs that there are in the job market. In fact, 80% of all job vacancies are either not advertised or get advertised too late in the application process. Decades ago, tapping into the hidden job market entailed finding out and applying for job openings that never get advertised. Nowadays, it is more about getting to hiring managers and recruiters early in the application process (usually before the job posting goes up) or engaging with the employer as soon as the listing goes up. Your goal is to get noticed before the crowd gets in.

Virtually every role, position, job, and industry is unique in its own way. While you may garner some information about your career path or a particular organization online, it is not always easy to know all that there is to know from the outside. There are certain intricacies to a job, an organization, and even an industry that only gets reserved for those within those circles - they have worn the shoes and have walked the path and will be in a better position to handhold a newbie through it all.

From a little over 40 female applicants in 2015 to well over 2000 female applicants in 2020, Brighter Investment has proven that attaining a gender-inclusive model for higher education financing in developing countries is possible. Women in developing countries are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of quality higher education and many of them are ensuring that nothing holds them back from living their dreams and attaining the highest of heights in education and career. This is an opportunity Brighter Investment leveraged in 2015 (when it supported its first cohort of students,) and continues to leverage (after six cohorts) to grow investors’ wealth and make the dreams of many young Ghanaians come true.

The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis means that our bright students may need a little more time to graduate due to prolonged school closures or take longer to find a job due to the resulting economic downturn. But one way or another, our bright students will find their way to success. Our scenario analyses presented in this post show that your investment will follow a similar trajectory: school closures and increased unemployment may delay distributions, but long term returns remain strong. This is the letter our CEO sent to all our investors last week.

Always wanted to make a difference in the world while boosting your resume? Brighter Investment is taking on volunteers to serve as Associates on the Mentorship Program. This is your chance to join an impact investment startup that is eliminating financial barriers to higher education.

While many people opine that cover letters may not be relevant any longer, many recruiters and employers still ask for a cover letter as part of an application. Hence, you have to make sure that you turn in your A-game when it comes to your applications.