Business & Money | Thursday 13 October, 2016 2:03 pm |

Careem the region’s leading app based booking service have announced their plans to create more employment opportunities in Jordan and will aim to recruit 10,000 Captains by 2018.

 

As one of the fastest growing startups in the MENA region Careem, which already operates across 32 cities, will aim to strengthen its operations in Jordan, investing in both its personnel and technology resources.

 

“Careem stands for technological innovation, which is why we look to capitalize in markets such as Jordan which is leading regional IT hub, due to the efforts of His Majesty King Abdullah,” said Ibrahim Manna, Careem – Emerging Markets. “We hope to work closely with the Jordanian government to support and encourage the local people by creating more job opportunities in different sectors, reinforcing us as a homegrown business. Employment will be created through hiring more Captains, reaching a target of 10,000 by 2018.”

 

Careem will also aim to set up a full-fledged call center in Jordan by 2018, which will cater to all regions and hire 2000 employees. The company, which currently has call centers in different key locations such as KSA, Egypt and the UAE, will thus be able to not only create numerous job opportunities for Jordanians but help them maximize their full caliber, adding value to the community.

 

Careem’s driving efforts to grow and nurture its markets and the talent it holds, is in line with His Majesty King Abdullah’s future vision entailed in the 10-year economic plan, which stresses the importance of broadly engaging the private sector, civil society and public sector, to strengthen the economy and positively reflect on the living standards of all Jordanians.

 

The leading app recently invested $100M in Research and Development, with the objective of growing globally, opening more research centers and helping accelerate innovation in the related technology infrastructure.

Last month, based on a request from the Public Transport Committee, Careem also opened discussions with regard to becoming an officially licensed and regulated operator within Jordan, stating the immense benefits the partnership would have on local communities in terms of jobs as well as improving the transportation system. Additionally, the company will also look to include 11,900 taxis in Jordan, just like it recently did in the UAE and Cairo.

 

“We aim to stay true to our mission of making the people’s live simpler by providing Jordanian’s with a variety of simple transportation solutions, whereby anyone can book a mode of transport they prefer - be it economy, business or a regular taxi service. We will therefore continue to be a smart platform, mutually benefiting Jordanians and our Captains and in turn, the community.”