Identification and dates
Unique job identifier, dates of publication, first and last collection, deadline, observed withdrawal date, status, parent job and multi-country group.
What the database contains
Every job ad collected becomes a record of more than thirty variables, described in a dictionary and classified with recognised reference lists.
Data updated on 26 October 2026 at 20:49 (Cotonou time)
The variables, by theme
The position
Original title, occupation family (FM and ISCO), number of positions, contract type and length, working time, remote work.
The employer
Employer name, employer type (private, public, NGO, international…) and industry (ISIC).
The place
Country and city of the job, for eleven countries of West and Central Africa.
The requirements
Standard education level, field of study, minimum and maximum years of experience, languages required.
The skills
Each skill required, coded (SK), whether required or preferred, and the expected proficiency.
The wage
Minimum and maximum amounts, currency and period, when the ad publishes them.
The provenance
Source site, identifier and link of each ad, fingerprint of the page read, collection dates.
Who has access
The database cannot be freely downloaded. Education providers access it by subscription, research and public policy by licence; the full variable dictionary comes with the access. Market figures remain open to all on this site.