Recruitment Agencies in Kenya
Alliance Recruitment Agency works with employers hiring in Kenya permanent, contract and executive appointments across Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and the wider East African market.
We recruit across financial services, technology, manufacturing, agribusiness, logistics, healthcare, NGOs and development organisations. You get screened, reference-checked candidates within 24–48 hours, and every permanent placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee.
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Who This Page Is For
Alliance works with employers hiring into roles based in Kenya, companies, NGOs and international organisations recruiting for positions in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and across East Africa.
We do not place Kenyan candidates into overseas employment and we are not an overseas jobs agent. If you are a jobseeker looking for work abroad, the National Employment Authority publishes the register of licensed Kenyan overseas recruitment agencies, checking that register is worth doing before engaging anyone.
How We Recruit for Employers in Kenya
Brief
We take the role, the reporting line, the salary band and the
start date, and we tell you upfront whether the Kenyan market can realistically deliver it at that level and that budget.
Source
Direct outreach to passive candidates across our East Africa network, alongside our existing database. The strongest people in Nairobi’s finance, technology and development sectors are employed and not applying to adverts.
Screen
Every shortlisted candidate is screened on technical fit,
employment history, qualification verification and reference checks with previous employers before you see them.
Shortlist in 24–48 hours
Three to five matched profiles with a recruiter summary, not a database export.
Interview and offer
We coordinate scheduling, gather structured feedback, and support offer negotiation through to acceptance.
90-day replacement guarantee
If a permanent placement leaves within 90 days of accepting the job offer, we run the search again at no additional placement fee.
Manpower Recruitment and Staffing in Kenya
Manpower recruitment covers volume and operational hiring — warehouse and logistics teams, production and plant staff, security personnel, drivers, facilities and support staff, and site-based roles for construction and
infrastructure projects. The constraint is usually speed and screening throughput rather than scarcity.
Professional and specialist recruitment covers individual appointments where the right person is employed elsewhere and not applying — finance, technology, programme management, engineering and commercial roles.
Executive recruitment covers director and C-suite appointments, usually confidential, usually requiring direct approach rather than advertising.
Alliance handles all three for employers in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. Volume manpower mandates are scoped with a dedicated recruiter team and an agreed weekly delivery rate, not filled one CV at a time.
Whether you need a job recruitment agency for volume hiring, an executive recruitment consultancy for a leadership appointment, or a manpower agency for project staffing, the brief is the same: tell us the role, the volume and the start date.
Employers looking for a manpower recruitment agency, an employment agency or a staffing agency in Kenya usually need the same thing: a recruitment firm that can supply screened people at the volume and speed the work demands. Alliance provides these recruitment services to employers in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret, from single specialist hires to multi-site manpower mandates. For confidential leadership appointments, see our headhunters in Kenya.
Hiring Models We Support in Kenya
Permanent and direct hire
You employ the candidate. Shortlist in 24–48 hours
for most roles; three to six weeks for senior and specialist appointments.
Contract and fixed-term staffing
Fixed-term placement for project work, maternity cover, seasonal peaks and defined-duration roles under the Employment Act 2007.
Executive search
Director and C-suite appointments, run confidentially where the incumbent is still in post.
Volume and project hiring
New site openings, seasonal ramp-ups and infrastructure projects, scoped with a dedicated recruiter team and an agreed weekly delivery rate.
Payroll and employer-of-record support
Alliance supports payroll and employer-of-record services in selected markets. Where available, contractors can be employed and paid through Alliance, with statutory contributions managed. In other markets, contractors are hired through the client or their payroll provider, while Alliance handles sourcing, screening, and placement.
Hiring in Kenya: What Employers Should Know
Nairobi is East Africa’s commercial hub. It hosts the regional headquarters of multinationals, a dense financial services sector around Upper Hill and Westlands, the continent’s most developed fintech and mobile money ecosystem,
and the largest concentration of NGO and development sector employers in the region. Competition for senior finance, technology and programme management talent is intense, and counter-offers are common.
Mombasa is driven by logistics, shipping, port operations and tourism. The skills profile is different from Nairobi’s and so is the salary benchmark.
Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret serve agribusiness, manufacturing and the growing regional commercial sector, where the constraint is usually candidate availability rather than cost.
Regional and multi-country hiring. Employers building East African operations frequently recruit across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda together. We run those as a single coordinated search rather than four separate ones.
Employment terms. Kenyan employment is governed by the Employment Act, 2007. Employers deduct PAYE and remit NSSF and Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) contributions, and since March 2024 also deduct the Affordable Housing Levy at 1.5% of gross salary and match it with a 1.5% employer contribution, collected by the Kenya Revenue Authority. We make sure candidates understand their net pay and contract terms before they accept, so offers do not fall over at contract stage.
For Nairobi-specific hiring, see Nairobi Recruitment Agency.
Sectors We Recruit For in Kenya
- Financial services and fintech — banking, insurance, mobile money, microfinance
- Technology — software engineering, data, product and IT infrastructure
- NGO and development — programme managers, M&E specialists, grants and finance roles for international development organisations
- Manufacturing and FMCG — plant management, production, supply chain, quality
- Agribusiness and horticulture — agronomy, export operations, farm management
- Logistics and transport — port, freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution
- Healthcare — clinical, hospital administration and public health
- Energy and infrastructure — renewables, power, construction and engineering
Industries We Serve
Hiring in Kenya?
Send us the role, responsibilities, salary band and start date. Screened, reference-checked shortlists within 24–48 hours, backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee.
What Our Clients Say
“Alliance understood our hiring needs and provided qualified candidates who matched our roles and industry requirements. Their team was professional and responsive.”
“We needed to fill several positions in Kenya, and Alliance provided suitable candidates quickly. Their screening process saved our HR team valuable time.”
“Alliance supported us throughout the recruitment process and helped us find skilled professionals for our growing team. Communication was clear and professional.”
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Meet Our Leadership Team
Molly Anderson
Franchise Lead | Recruitment Franchise
Alex George
General Manager | RPO & Enterprise Recruitment
Nikki Miller
Head of Recruitment | Recruitment & Staffing
Frequently Asked Questions
When you reach out to our company, you will get a response from our recruitment consultant within a single business day.
Permanent placements carry a 90-day replacement guarantee: if a placed candidate leaves within 90 days of accepting the job offer, we find a replacement at no extra charge.
References are taken from previous employers, normally recent line managers, and cover performance, reliability and reasons for leaving. Employment history and qualifications are checked at the same stage, before the profile reaches you. You receive a written summary with each shortlisted candidate and can speak to referees yourself before making an offer, which matters most for senior finance and management roles in Nairobi.
Which agency suits you depends on the role. Alliance recruits for employers hiring in Kenya across financial services, technology, manufacturing, agribusiness, NGO and development sectors, with 16+ years of experience across 36+ countries and 9,000+ organisations served. Ask any agency which Kenyan employers in your sector they have placed into, and at what level, the answer tells you more than a rankings list.
Fees are charged to the employer, not the candidate, and agreed in writing before the search begins. The structure depends on role level and hiring model — contingent for most permanent and contract placements, retained for senior and confidential appointments. No hidden costs and no fee until placement on contingent mandates.
Employers only. We recruit for roles based in Kenya and across East Africa, working for the hiring organisation. We do not place Kenyan candidates into overseas employment and we do not operate as an overseas jobs agent. Kenyans seeking work abroad should check the National Employment Authority’s register of licensed agencies.
We support payroll and employer-of-record arrangements in selected markets. Which model applies to your engagement, whether Alliance employs and pays the contractor, or the contractor is engaged directly by you, is confirmed in writing before the engagement begins, including which entity employs the worker.
Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret, plus regional mandates spanning Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda where employers are building multi-country operations.
Screened, reference-checked candidates within 24–48 hours for most roles. Senior and specialist appointments take three to six weeks for a fully assessed slate.
Yes. Every shortlisted candidate goes through employment history verification, qualification checks and references with previous employers before presentation.
In Kenya the terms overlap. A recruitment agency or recruitment firm usually fills professional and specialist roles, often through direct approach to people who are not applying. A manpower or staffing agency supplies volume and operational workers, such as warehouse, production, security and site staff. ‘Employment agency’ is used for both. Alliance handles all three for employers hiring in Kenya, with the fee paid by the employer.
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