Krutham designed the programme and is the fund administrator. Krutham has assigned a dedicated team of resources to manage the day-to-day operations of Jobs Boost through the Employment Outcomes NPC. Krutham is a research-led consulting house that was founded in South Africa in 2008 and now operates globally. It combines financial skills with development and social impact skills to research, design and implement impact investing solutions from products to policy.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation commissioned Krutham to design the programme with support from the Presidency as part of the PYEI. The NSF, part of DHET, is funding the outcomes and implementation of the programme exclusively.
Click here for more information on the PYEI.
Request for expressions of interest
The appointment of implementation partners took place through an expression of interest (EOI) phase and then a closed request for proposals (RFP) phase. We received 103 eligible EOIs, we extended invitations to 34 organisations to take part in the closed RFP. From the closed RFP, 12 implementation partners were selected as grant recipients.
Thank you to the 103 organisations that submitted expressions of interest and 34 organisations that submitted proposals.
We encourage all organisations to keep in touch for future updates and opportunities.
Market building workshop – video
Market building workshop – presentation
Jobs Boost Outcomes Fund – Frequently asked questions
Request for proposals
Status: Closed
Proposal submission deadline: 29 February 2024, 5 pm (SAST)
