Kernel
Partner program

A partnership that builds additional revenue for you, and adds value to your client portfolio.

Western recruitment firms, African agencies, software integrators, schools and business referrers: join the Kernel partner network. Every opportunity you bring becomes recurring revenue for you, and one more qualified job in one of the 54 African countries. Business impact and social impact, with no trade-off.

  • Recruitment firms
  • African agencies
  • Software vendors
  • Schools and referrers
Become a partnerSee our social impact
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    54
    African countries covered by Kernel and its selected partner network
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    Service
    offer your clients end-to-end solutions for their needs
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    Recurring
    monthly partner revenue, indexed on the customer account lifetime
Our conviction

Durable revenue for you, one more qualified job in Africa.

Every referral you send our way is not just a commission. It is an employment contract signed in Africa, a secured career path, and a local economy that structures itself. Our partner program is built so that both dimensions, business and social impact, move forward together, with no trade-off.

Africa is not one market: it is 54 markets, 54 labour laws, 54 talent ecosystems. No single player, however well-equipped, can master that complexity in a silo. Kernel therefore chose a hybrid model: a unified technology platform, vetted local teams in every region, and a carefully selected partner network that shares our quality standards.

Our partner program is not an affiliate scheme. It is a co-development framework, contractually structured, humanly run, focused on the durability of the revenue generated and on the real quality of the jobs created.

  • Recurring revenue
  • Social impact
  • Local teams
  • Unified platform
  • Clear contract
  • 54 countries
Four partnership tracks

Pick the track that fits your business.

Each typology has its own framework, its own economic model and its own entry point. You can activate multiple tracks if your structure allows it.

01
For recruitment professionals in the West

Recruiters, agencies and headhunters: stop losing opportunities.

“Never waste a chance to turn a business opportunity into value.”

You are an agency, search firm or independent recruiter based in Europe or North America. Your clients sometimes give up on a local hire due to budget, hard-to-find profiles, market context or timing. Rather than losing the opportunity, offer them the Kernel alternative: qualified talent in Africa, on an optimal time zone, with full compliance and a controlled cost.

Apply as a recruiter partner
  • Maximise the value of your pipeline, even on mandates you cannot close locally.
  • Recurring commission over the lifetime of the Kernel client contract, growing with account expansion.
  • Ready-to-use commercial assets: pitch, benchmarks, profile cards, cost calculators.
  • A single partnerships contact in Europe, shared briefs and monthly reporting.
02
For recruitment agencies in Africa

African agencies: become one of our field relays.

Two to three vetted partners per country, serving client demand.

In each African country, Kernel selects two or three reference recruitment agencies that become our official sourcing relays. You receive qualified mandates derived from European and African client demand, on roles you already master, within a clear commercial framework and continuous feedback loops.

Apply as an African agency
  • Qualified mandates, detailed briefs, criteria aligned with the end-client expectations.
  • Joint design of job descriptions, salary benchmarks and assessment grids.
  • Structured economics: guaranteed fees, fast payment, monthly account review.
  • Access to our continental talent database and white-label technical assessment tools.
03
For software vendors and integrators

Integrators: connect Kernel to your stack and co-build value.

Native connectors, documented API, product roadmap co-construction.

ATS, HRIS, ERP, payroll, finance, freelance platforms, digital transformation agencies: Kernel plugs into your stack through a documented API and a dedicated integration kit. The goal is twofold, augment everyone’s product and service capabilities, and offer your clients an end-to-end Africa coverage without breaking their journey.

Discuss an integration
  • Documented REST API, webhooks, SDK, sandbox, partner-only technical support.
  • Joint design of critical flows: hiring, contract, payroll, compliance, offboarding.
  • Reciprocal product visibility: Kernel marketplace, case studies, structured co-marketing.
  • Contractual revenue share, terms adapted to the target architecture.
04
For all other partnership enquiries

Schools, referrers, agencies: get in touch, we tailor the framework.

Every African ecosystem deserves a dedicated framework.

The Kernel partner program remains open to any stakeholder contributing to qualified employment in Africa. If your profile does not exactly match the three tracks above, write to us: we tailor a dedicated framework.

Propose another partnership
  • Schools, universities and training centres in Africa: joint program design, qualified outcomes for your graduates.
  • Business referrers in the West: business lawyers, consulting firms, investment funds, chambers of commerce.
  • Agencies wishing to offer Kernel to their clients: communication agencies, IT service firms, digital agencies, HR consultancies.
  • Any public or non-profit structure that shares our social impact mission across Africa.
Economic model and impact

Recurring revenue that grows with the account, and one more qualified job at every mission.

At Kernel, partnership is not a one-shot bounty. Partner revenue is indexed on the lifetime of the client account generated and on its expansion, because the value you bring is itself long-term. And behind every payslip, there is a life moving forward in Africa.

  • Recurring

    Monthly commission, over the entire lifetime of the Kernel client contract.

  • Growing

    Revenue automatically expands with contract growth (new countries, new profiles).

  • Transparent

    Written contractual framework, detailed monthly reporting, traceable payouts.

  • Impactful

    Every mission driven by your referral creates one more qualified job in Africa.

How it works

Four steps to join the program.

A clear, bounded path, led by a single point of contact on the Kernel side, from first exchange to first commission.

  1. 01

    Scoping call

    First discovery call with the Kernel partnerships team. Understanding your business, network and targets.

  2. 02

    Agreement signed

    Dedicated partner agreement matching your typology, commission terms, geographic scope, possible exclusivities.

  3. 03

    Partner onboarding

    Documentation, partner workspace access, sales assets, product training, first qualified referrals.

  4. 04

    Go live and follow-up

    You refer or produce, Kernel executes, you collect your monthly commission. Shared reporting, monthly review.

Frequently asked questions

Everything to know before signing.

  • For Western recruiters referring Kernel to their clients, the commission is recurring over the entire lifetime of the generated client account, with revenue tiers indexed on billed volume. Other typologies (African agencies, integrators, other) have a dedicated economic framework, defined in the partner agreement according to scope and value contributed.

Go further

Discover the services you will refer.

Your clients enjoy the same solutions, the same level of rigour and the same geographic coverage as direct Kernel customers.

Ready to co-build?

The Kernel partner program opens, application by application.

Every application is reviewed personally by the partnerships team. First exchange within 48 business hours, agreement sent within 10 days for selected profiles.

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