Shortlist Professionals

Shortlist Professionals, we are a privately held staffing and recruiting company operating in the staffing and human resources industry. We were founded in 2015 and are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

We focus on two core offerings: Shortlist Search, providing executive search services for startups and impact organizations in Africa, and Shortlist Futures, designing and implementing youth employment and apprenticeship programs across Africa in partnership with donors, governments, enterprises, and education institutions.

We deliver executive search services and design and implement youth employment and apprenticeship programs across Africa, in partnership with donors, governments, enterprises, and education institutions.

Our specialties include Executive Search, Future of Work, Digital Economy, Talent Accquistion, Social Impact, Impact Fellowships, Gender Diversity, Inclusive Hiring, Leadership Hiring, Leadership Advisory, and Headhunters.

We operate across Kenya, India, Nigeria, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, with a presence in Nairobi, Mumbai, Lagos, Cairo, and London.

We focus on executive search and youth employment programs across Africa, developed in partnership with donors, governments, enterprises, and education institutions.