Africa’s EV firms race for top engineering talent

February 14, 2025

From the newsletter

African electric mobility companies are bolstering their capacity to produce EVs locally, spurring a race for the continent’s top engineering talents. Our analysis shows that nearly a third (30.5%) of jobs posted by EV firms are engineering & production roles. Hiring for finance & risk experts is minimal, raising the fatal risk of capital misallocation. 

  • Africa’s e-mobility firms prioritise engineering and product development (18.6%), sales and business development (16.3%), and operations and fleet management (16.3%). Only 7% of roles focus on finance and risk.

  • North and West Africa e-mobility hiring accounted for 65% in the last month. However, West Africa lacks strong engineering hiring while North Africa lacks research and development roles. South Africa’s lower job share suggests a lag in mass e-mobility adoption. 

North Africa

  • Shift EV seeks a Senior Aftersales Engineer (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Commercial Product Specialist (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Regulatory Affairs Lead (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Corporate Acquisition Sales Manager (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Senior Business Development Executive (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Senior Facilities Engineer (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Process Engineer (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Senior IT Administrator (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Senior Demand Planner (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Senior Account Manager (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks a Motor Control Unit Engineer (Egypt)

  • Shift EV seeks an Account Manager (Egypt)

  • Aptiv seeks an HR Development Specialist (Morocco)

  • Aptiv seeks an IT System Engineer (Morocco)

West Africa

  • MAX seeks a Tax Analyst (Nigeria)

  • MAX seeks a Welfare Officer (Ghana)

  • MAX seeks a Field Operations Officer (Ghana)

  • MAX seeks a Verification Officer (Ghana)

  • MAX seeks a Fleet Officer- Telematics (Ghana)

  • MAX seeks an Inventory Officer (Nigeria)

  • MAX seeks an Enterprise Sales Specialist (Nigeria)

  • MAX seeks a Lead Success Specialist (Nigeria)

  • MAX seeks a Re-Verification Officer (Nigeria)

  • MAX seeks a Verification Supervisor (Nigeria)

  • MAX seeks a Vehicle Operations Team Lead (Nigeria)

  • Kofa seeks a Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Ghana)

  • Kofa seeks a Battery Network Optimization Manager (Ghana)

  • Kofa seeks a Senior Product Manager (Ghana)

  • Kofa seeks a Product Designer (Software) (Ghana)

East Africa

  • BasiGo seeks a Manufacturing Development Program (Kenya)

  • BasiGo seeks a Vehicle Service & Operations Manager (Rwanda)

  • BasiGo seeks a Vehicle Service Lead (Rwanda)

  • BasiGo seeks a Corporate Counsel (Kenya)

  • Kofa seeks a Business Development Director (Kenya)

  • Zembo seeks Head of Credit (Uganda)

  • Watu Credit seeks an Employee Relations Manager (Kenya)

  • CHAJI seeks a Systems and Data Analyst (Kenya)

  • Roam seeks a mid-senior commercial engineer for energy and EV charging (Kenya)

South Africa

  • M-KOPA seeks a Junior Fraud Investigator (South Africa)

  • M-KOPA seeks a Deputy Regional Manager (South Africa)

  • Charge seeks a Chief Operating Officer (South Africa)

  • Charge seeks a Project Planner (South Africa)

  • Charge seeks a Graphics Designer (South Africa)

  • Charge seeks a Civil Engineering Technologist (South Africa)