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Find work and agree jobs clearly

SkillConnect is an app where event vendors show their work, apply to jobs and agree the work with customers.

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SkillConnect does not guarantee jobs, income or customer numbers.

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SkillConnect app screen showing a job listing for ushers at a conference event, with the budget, description and an Easy Apply button.

What you get

Why join

Show your work, find the jobs that fit and agree them clearly.

Show your work

Show your work in a profile with a portfolio.

Find jobs

Find jobs posted by customers and apply to the ones that suit you.

Talk first

Talk to the customer before you start.

Send a payment request

Send a payment request that the customer can review.

Know it is funded

Know the job is paid for before you start.

Earn a Verified badge

Earn a Verified badge by completing identity checks and your profile.

SkillConnect does not guarantee jobs, income or customer numbers.

Jobs near you

Discover Event Jobs

Every job in the app shows where the event takes place, so you can apply to work you can reach. Here is the kind of work customers post, with a fresh set each week.

Find WorkSee All Jobs in the App

The jobs here are previews with example budgets, not open vacancies. Each shows the location listed on it, and results are not sorted by distance. Real jobs are in the SkillConnect app.

Four steps

Getting started

  1. Download the app

    Get SkillConnect free on iPhone or Android.

  2. Create your profile

    Create your profile and add photographs of your work.

  3. Get Verified

    Complete identity checks to earn the Verified badge.

  4. Start applying

    Start applying to jobs.

Verified means you have completed identity checks and filled in your profile. It does not guarantee quality, and it is not a promise of more jobs.

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From first message to payout

How a job works for you

  1. Finding and applying for jobs

    Customers post jobs in the app. You apply. For smaller or straightforward jobs the application is simpler (Easy Apply). For bigger or more complex projects you can give more information (Detailed Apply). Either way, the customer looks at your profile and portfolio before choosing.

  2. Talking to the customer

    Agree what the customer needs before you start: the date, time, place, what you will deliver and the price. Write it down. Clear details protect you as well as the customer.

  3. Payment requests

    When you and the customer agree, you send a payment request in the app. For a bigger project you can split it into milestones. The customer reviews the amounts, what you will deliver and the dates. They may ask for changes. When they are happy, they pay.

  4. Delivering the work

    Once the payment is successful you are notified, and you do the agreed work. When you finish, submit the work in the app (or the milestone, on a milestone project). The customer is notified and reviews it.

  5. Customer approval and revisions

    The customer has seven days to approve your work or ask for changes. If the customer does not respond, SkillConnect reviews the case and may authorise release. Payment is not released automatically just because those seven days have passed. An open dispute is dealt with before release. On a milestone project, each milestone is approved on its own, and the project is complete only when all the required milestones are complete and approved.

Getting paid

Payout eligibility and standard payouts

Payouts are not instant, and they follow approval.

  • The customer pays before the job starts, and you can see that the job is funded. That does not mean you can withdraw straight away.
  • You can ask to withdraw only after the customer approves the work, and not while a dispute that affects that money is open.
  • We aim to process a withdrawal within 3 to 5 working days. That is a target, not a promise of when the money arrives. Payouts are not instant.
  • Customer payments are processed through Paystack. SkillConnect normally initiates your payout after the customer approves the work. SkillConnect is not a licensed escrow provider.
  • If there is a dispute, an amount that has not been released may be held back from release. A partial refund can be made after a dispute is settled. Settling a dispute does not mean a refund in every case.
  • You accept the general Terms and Conditions. There is no separate vendor agreement. Any fee is shown in the app before you confirm a booking or a withdrawal. Fees can change for future bookings, with notice as the Terms require. This page does not quote a fee.

Example scenario

A job without a written brief

Not a real vendor, but a common kind of problem.

A makeup artist finishes a bridal job. The customer says the look was not what she wanted and refuses to pay the balance. They only spoke on the phone. With a written brief, the date, the price and the agreed look in one place, both sides have something clear to refer to.

Keep exploringHow It WorksPayment ProtectionVendor Business AdviceHow to write a clear quotation

See what customers look for: Bridal Makeup, Wedding Photography, Event Catering and Event Decoration.

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