What Job4Mi Ouest does

Job4Mi Ouest is a French non-profit association (loi 1901), founded April 2, 2019 and headquartered at 15bis place Edouard Normand, Nantes. It operates as a volunteer-led job-matching network that connects two constituencies: (1) motivated migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers with work authorization who face barriers to employment in France, and (2) companies in Loire-Atlantique facing acute recruitment difficulties in first-qualification-level positions (cleaning, logistics, agri-food, market gardening, peri-school, construction). The association's core service is delivered through volunteer "binômes" (pairs), each assigned to a single employer partner, who identify candidates, verify administrative documents, assess French language proficiency and mobility, and accompany candidates through hiring and post-hire integration. Services are free for both candidate migrants and employer companies.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded rather than revenue-generating. Job4Mi Ouest does not charge for its services and operates with only one salaried coordinator (Amandine Dampierre-Pečnik, joined 2020) plus approximately 20+ unpaid volunteers organized in pairs. Revenue is sourced from public institutional funders (Département Loire-Atlantique, Nantes Métropole, DREETS, Région Pays de la Loire, FDVA), corporate and foundation donors (Sodebo Fondation, Crédit Agricole, Fondation Après-Demain, Pacte des solidarités), and corporate partners (ADC Propreté, Solidarité Grand Ouest/BPGO). A June 2021 crowdfunding campaign via HelloAsso, supported by matching contributions from ADC Propreté and BPGO, raised over €11,000. The organization also generates indirect value through partnerships — notably CCI de Nantes and Pôle Emploi co-organized job-dating events, and formal conventions with Léo Lagrange (peri-school, March 2022) and Fédération des Maraîchers Nantais (market gardening, October 5, 2023, yielding 40+ placements).

Governance rests on a collegiate structure of five co-presidents (Bernard Lattes, Catherine Jacobs, Christine Berengolc, Claude Huchet, Dominique Riou) and a treasurer/co-president (Eric de Montgolfier), established at the April 11, 2023 general assembly after founder Arnaud du Crest stepped down. The association has received national recognition (Trophées La France une Chance, Impact Emploi category, September 2020; Médaille de l'Assemblée Nationale, November 2021) and conducted advocacy with elected officials including Sacha Houlié to expand the right to work for asylum seekers. The organization has no proprietary technology platform — delivery is fundamentally human-mediated through volunteer relationships, job-dating events, and an informational website that hosts resource guides on French-language learning, driving licenses, mobility, and migrant employment rights.

Name

Job4Mi Ouest

Legal name

Job4Mi Ouest

Website

https://job4miouest.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Job4Mi Ouest is a French non-profit association founded in 2019 and based in Nantes that runs a volunteer-led job-matching network connecting motivated migrants and refugees with employers facing recruitment difficulties across Loire-Atlantique, funded by public grants and private donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Services / Migrant Workforce Integration

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL), Workplace & Career Integration for Immigrants (Credentialing, Job Readiness) (EDAAADAE), Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE)

Keywords

• Migrant employment integration
• Volunteer-led recruitment
• Refugee job placement
• Workforce inclusion network
• Nonprofit employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and institutional grants: Job4Mi Ouest is primarily funded by public institutions and territorial bodies including Conseil Départemental de Loire-Atlantique, Nantes Métropole, DREETS, Région Pays de la Loire, and FDVA. These organizations provide grants and structural funding to support the association's operations and mission of migrant employment integration.
2. Corporate and private donations: The association receives donations from private companies and foundations including Sodebo Fondation, Crédit Agricole, BPGO (Solidarité Grand Ouest), ADC Propreté, and others. A crowdfunding campaign in 2021 raised over €11,000 from a matching campaign where two organizations each contributed €3,000 conditional on the association raising an equal amount.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Job4Mi Ouest is a non-profit association that runs a volunteer-led job-matching network connecting motivated migrant job seekers in Loire-Atlantique with companies experiencing recruitment difficulties. Pairs of volunteers, each attached to a single employer, identify open positions, screen candidates, verify work authorization documents, assess French language proficiency, and accompany candidates through interviews and post-hire integration. The association also organizes collective job-dating events and provides a public resource portal covering French-language learning, mobility, driving licenses, and migrant employment rights.

Product overview

Job4Mi Ouest is a non-profit association/network operating as a job placement service that connects motivated migrant job seekers with companies experiencing recruitment difficulties in the Nantes region. The core offering consists of a personalized job matching service where volunteer pairs support companies throughout the recruitment process, complemented by organized job dating events. Supporting services include a comprehensive resource portal providing guidance on French language learning, driving license acquisition, and workplace mobility solutions. The organization also provides detailed employment rights information addressing legal frameworks for hiring migrant workers, including work authorization procedures and the impacts of immigration legislation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Matching Service A volunteer-led job placement network that connects motivated migrant job seekers (with valid work authorization) with companies in Loire-Atlantique facing recruitment difficulties. Volunteer binômes (pairs) are each assigned to a single company, where they identify open positions, draft job project sheets, screen and refer candidates, verify administrative work documents, assess French language proficiency and mobility, prepare candidates for interviews, and provide post-hire integration support.
• Job-Dating Events Collective recruitment events organized with partners (CCI de Nantes, Pôle Emploi, Diaconat protestant) that bring together multiple companies and migrant candidates for group presentations followed by individual pre-recruitment interviews. Outcomes have included hires in hospitality, logistics, cleaning, agri-food, market gardening, and metalworking across events since 2019.

Quantifiable outcome

• 47 people recruited across 12 companies in 2019 (first full year of operation)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Fédération des Maraîchers NantaiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2023A partnership convention was signed on October 5, 2023 with the Fédération des Maraîchers Nantais (an independent union of market gardeners). Objectives: economic development of the sector, diversity, and inclusion within member companies. This addresses the acute labor shortage in market gardening — over 1,000 seasonal workers needed in Loire-Atlantique. More than 40 jobs were filled in this sector through the partnership in one year.
• Léo LagrangecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2022A formal partnership convention was signed on March 21, 2022, formalizing a multi-year collaboration for peri-school (péri-scolaire) jobs. As of March 2022, 9 people were in employment through this partnership, including 3 on CDII (permanent intermittent contracts). Soizic Le Tailleur (Léo Lagrange) also participated in a working group on new work authorization procedures for asylum seekers.
• ADC PropretécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2021ADC Propreté partnered with Solidarité Grand Ouest to co-fund a crowdfunding campaign for Job4Mi Ouest in 2021, contributing €3,000 as part of a matching campaign that ultimately raised over €11,000. Rudolphe Pennec, DG of ADC Propreté, also joined the Board of Directors in 2022. Rudolph Pennec testified at the AG 2021 about integrating migrants in the cleaning sector.
• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Nantes (CCI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe CCI de Nantes co-organized job-dating events with Job4Mi Ouest. The October 2019 job dating at the CCI involved 24 companies and 40 migrant candidates, resulting in 8 hires within four months.
• Pôle EmploicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPôle Emploi co-organized job-dating events and refers migrant job seekers to Job4Mi Ouest. The February 2020 job dating at the Pôle Emploi Haluchère agency involved 26 candidates and 9 job projects, resulting in 2 hires in hospitality and agri-food.
• Système U / U LogistiquecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorU Logistique (logistics arm of Système U) is a major employer partner. The first 4 migrant employees were recruited in December 2018; 2 more were hired in 2021. Employees include Faisal Idriss Suliman (Sudanese, arrived 2016) as order picker and forklift operator (CDI August 2020), and Tony Tonda Roba (Congolese) as order picker then forklift operator (CDI January 2020).
• Groupe JokercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGroupe Joker (based in Lille, operating in Nantes since 2019) recruits cleaning/housekeeping staff, primarily women in reintegration. The company provides full training leading to a diploma, offers CDI contracts with flexible hours, and positions clients within 30 minutes by public transport. Job4Mi Ouest handles candidate identification and initial motivation interviews. 7 employees recruited via Job4Mi Ouest as of 2020; 11 employees total in Nantes.
• VIVOLUMsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVIVOLUM and Job4Mi Ouest were jointly awarded the Trophées La France une Chance, Impact Emploi category in September 2020. VIVOLUM is an integration company that works with Job4Mi Ouest to place migrant workers. A video testimonial was produced featuring Olivier Riom of VIVOLUM.
• Diaconat protestantsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiaconat protestant provided venue for the March 2020 job dating event and is a founding member organization of the Coordination française du droit d'asile 44. Débora Heller, Directrice du Diaconat protestant, is a member of the Board.
• VINCI ConstructionsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVINCI Construction recruited Ziada Mohamed through Job4Mi Ouest in a professionalization contract (contrat de professionnalisation) as a bricklayer-formworker (coffreur-brancheur) at the VINCI construction site in Boufféré. Caroline Challan-Belval, training center manager, testified at the AG 2021.
• SINGA NantescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINGA Nantes is a key partner in the migrant integration ecosystem. Job4Mi Ouest and SINGA Nantes co-organized meetings with elected officials (including Sacha Houlié in February 2023) as part of the Coordination Française du Droit d'Asile 44. Both associations collaborate on advocacy for expansion of the right to work for migrants.
• Plateforme des métiers de l'autonomieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJob4Mi Ouest participated in the annual conference of the Plateforme des métiers de l'autonomie on October 18, 2024, animating a workshop with temp agency ETTIC on recruiting solutions for the autonomy sector.
• Carif-Oref des Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJob4Mi Ouest participated in a January 2021 webinar organized by Carif-Oref on professional project development with refugee populations, alongside Singa Nantes, Univ'R 44, and regional associations Passerelles (Vendée) and Plateforme talent migrants (72, 53, 49).

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): France Travail is the French national public employment agency. Pôle Emploi is a core channel partner of Job4Mi Ouest, co-organizing job-dating events. It is the broad public incumbent against whose volume and resources Job4Mi Ouest's specialized migrant-focused matching is differentiated.
• Emmaüs France: Emmaüs France is a large French federation of social-inclusion associations operating across housing, employment and refugee support. It is a broad incumbent in the same general social-integration domain as Job4Mi Ouest, with a much larger footprint but less specialization in the migrant-to-employer matching niche.
• Secours Catholique: Secours Catholique is one of France's largest social-action associations, supporting people in precarious situations including migrants. It is both a founding member of Job4Mi Ouest and a broad incumbent in social services whose local Loire-Atlantique delegation works on overlapping migrant employment-integration issues.

Direct peers

• JRS France (Jesuit Refugee Service): JRS France is the French branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service supporting asylum seekers and refugees, including through employment integration. JRS Loire-Atlantique is a founding member of Job4Mi Ouest, making it a structurally and operationally close peer in the migrant employment-integration ecosystem.
• Un Parrain un Emploi: Un Parrain un Emploi is a French nonprofit that pairs job seekers from disadvantaged backgrounds with professional mentors for employment support. It is a listed partner association of Job4Mi Ouest and a direct peer in the volunteer-driven employment-integration space.
• Aurore: Aurore is a large French social-services association supporting vulnerable populations including migrants and refugees, with employment and housing programs. It is a Job4Mi Ouest partner association and shares the demand-driven employment-integration mission in the Nantes region and nationally.
• SINGA: SINGA is a French nonprofit focused on refugee integration through community and employment programs, with a strong presence in Nantes. It is one of Job4Mi Ouest's core 50+ partner associations and a co-organizer of advocacy meetings with elected officials, making it a direct peer in the migrant-employment-integration space.
• La Cravate Solidaire: La Cravate Solidaire is a French nonprofit that supports job seekers in vulnerable situations (including migrants and ex-prisoners) with interview preparation, clothing, and employer matching. It is a direct peer in the employment-integration-for-excluded-populations space, although with a different support focus than Job4Mi Ouest.
• France Horizon: France Horizon is a major French nonprofit providing reception, housing and integration services to refugees and displaced persons, including employment support. It is a listed partner association of Job4Mi Ouest and operates in a directly overlapping migrant integration and employment-readiness domain.
• FACE 44: FACE is a French foundation promoting corporate diversity and inclusion in hiring. FACE 44 is a listed partner of Job4Mi Ouest in Loire-Atlantique and a direct peer in driving employer engagement on inclusive hiring of migrants and other vulnerable populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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