Project 1
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Tackling unemployment with better data
Problem
South Africa’s youth unemployment is at crisis levels; 46% of 18-34 year olds can’t find work. SA Youth Partner Network lets employers advertise jobs on sayouth.mobi and recruit applicants for free.
But there was a gap: Employers weren’t reporting hires back to the organisation, making it hard to prove impact to funders.
Design value
In working with leadership and business, I optimised how employers provided hiring feedback in order to prove the platform’s value to funders and secure future support.
600% increase in employers providing hiring feedback in the first month after launch.
Role
Lead end-to-end design: Figma prototypes, design to developer handovers, and support QA.
Facilitate UX workshop with key stakeholders to understand business expectations.
2000+ Employers
Use SA Youth Partner Network to advertise jobs to entry-level talent.
5+ mill Young people
See jobs on sayouth.mobi—where you don’t need cellphone data to apply for jobs or get work-readiness skills.
Before
The critical feature was buried under table rows and tab filters. Internal jargon like “placement outcome” described the function to external users. Providing feedback was confusing and laborious.
Key learning
Prototypes helped people across different teams understand the vision.
Helping product leaders & developers see the vision before launch made our goals tangible.
After
A focused space to report who was hired for a job with three ways to provide feedback allowing single and bulk entries.
Systems thinker
