Young Professional Gambians You Should Know and Hire

Are you looking for young Gambian professionals to hire?

With so much passion and recently attained knowledge, young Gambian professionals often get booted to the side when it comes to filling positions in their desired field. They end up with a job at a retail store directly after college, or hold onto a profession that’s remotely related to their studies as they continue their tiresome job search.

In The Gambia thousands of students graduate annually with a Bachelor’s degree, and that means lots of fresh talent for those companies looking to hire. So why is a seasoned worker preferred over a recent college or university graduate? Young Professionals can be useful to your company as a fresh pair of eyes and insightfulness into how your office or business works.

Often, a mind unpolluted by the sections and divisions existent can bring unity to a workspace. Even more so, they can be molded and instructed to the employer’s liking. This fosters a culture that does not produce conflicts as a result of previous work experience or knowledge attained from previous employers on how an office should work.

These are the young Gambian talents we can recommend:

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

Saidou AA Bah alias Saidou Anna Ibn Ahmad or The Humble Pen is a qualify teacher, aspiring writer and motivational speaker. He obtained his HTC Certificate ( Higher Teachers' Certificate) at The Gambia College in 2014. Mr Bah is the Youth Representative and Social Media Manager of the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG). Saidou is also the current deputy coordinator of the Writers Space Africa- Gambia Chapter. Phone +220 3405778, Email aaone1@gmail.com

ACCOUNTANT AND ADMINISTRATOR

Haddy Janko graduated from Masroor Senior Secondary School in 2018, and she is currently majoring accounting at The University of The Gambia (UTG). She is an aspiring writer and an accountant. Phone +2203790297, Email jankohaddy@gmail.com

EVENT COORDINATOR

Harry Bah ( Harry Potter) is the author of The Bleaching Girl and she is a final year student at Nusrat Senior Secondary School. Harry loves reading and she is very passionate about writing. She is a member of the Writers Association of The Gambia ( WAG) and the Young Writers Association of The Gambia (YWAG) respectively. Phone +220 7124111, Email bahharry13@gmail.com

LEGAL CONSULTANT AND DIRECTOR OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Jainaba Danso is an aspiring lawyer and a writer. She obtained a Higher National Diploma in Law at The Gambia Technical and Training Institute, and she is currently an undergraduate law student at The University of The Gambia (UTG). Email Jdansojula@gmail.com, Phone +220 3381115

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Mariama Jammeh is a poet, aspiring writer and English teacher. She is a finalist of the Covid-19 Online Poetry Contest organized by Poetry Cafe in collaboration with the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG). She has produced several videos of spoken word poetry and she attended Mahaad Senior Secondary School. She is currently pursuing an advance diploma certificate and majoring English and S.E.S. at The Gambia College. Email jammehmariama686@gmail.com, Phone +220 2981160

PUBLICITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Kadijatou Jallow (Poet KJ) was schooled in Ivory Coast where she learned French before continuing her educational in The Gambia. She is a poet, an actress, first aider, a radio presenter and the vice president of Home of Talent Gambia (HOT). KJ is currently attending Nusrat Senior Secondary School. Phone +220 3474625, Email jkadijtou1@gmail.com

POETRY AND YOUTH CONSULTANT

Omar NK Ceesay (1996) is an emerging Gambian poet , spoken word artist and aspiring writer. He has performed on notable stages in The Gambia. Omar is well known by his poet name, NK The Hero Poet. He attended Mingdaw Upper and Senior Secondary School and he is currently the Press and Information Secretary of the Young Writers Association of The Gambia (YWAG). NK is a member of the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG), also an actor, a poet, novelist and playwright.  Email heroceesay6@gmail.com, Phone +220 5091861

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