Licensed, registered, and easy to check.
Anyone can put a badge on a website. Below is every credential we hold, with the number and how to check it yourself.
What we hold, and how to check it
Licensed by the National Employment Authority
Private employment agencies that recruit for jobs in Kenya and abroad must be licensed by the NEA.
Licence number: [to be confirmed]
How to check: Search for “Urban Careers Limited” on the NEA list of licensed agencies.
A registered Kenyan company
Urban Careers Limited is registered with the Business Registration Service.
Registration number: [to be confirmed]
How to check: Search the company name on the Business Registration Service through eCitizen.
A real office you can visit
3rd floor, [Building name], [Street], [Town], Kenya. [Building name], 3rd floor. Stairs on the left of the entrance.
Open Mon to Fri 8:00 to 17:00 · Sat 9:00 to 13:00
How to check: Walk in during opening hours and ask to see our licence certificate.
Your data, handled properly
We collect only what we need to place you, and keep CVs for a limited time under Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019.
Data controller registration: [to be confirmed]
How to check: Read our privacy notice, or ask us what we hold about you.
Check us in three steps
- 01Call the number on this website+254 721 145 712. Not a number from a message or a flyer.
- 02Quote the job referenceEvery real job has one, like UC-0412. We tell you if it is ours.
- 03Check the NEA registerSearch for Urban Careers Limited on the NEA list of licensed agencies [link to be added].
What we will never do
- Ask you to pay to “secure”, “book” or “reserve” a job
- Ask for cash or M-Pesa to a personal number
- Send you abroad to work on a visit or tourist visa
- Promise a visa: the destination country decides
- Advertise a job without a reference number and written conditions
What you can always ask us for
- Our licence number, and where to check it
- The job reference, and the job page on this website
- A written contract before you pay or travel
- A receipt for every payment, from the body that received it