Post a job

You need five bricklayers in Bodija on Thursday. Here’s how to get them.

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Open the post-a-job flow

guild.com.ng/jobs. Tap Post Job. A WhatsApp Flow opens (yes, inside the web dashboard — same form engine, same validation as the WhatsApp-native version). The form asks for: Submit.

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What happens when you hit submit

Submitting a job posting triggers two debits, immediately, in a single transaction.

1. The escrow funding. Total budget — daily rate × duration × headcount — debits from your bank (via your direct-debit mandate) or your wallet. For five bricklayers × three days × ₦4,000, that’s ₦60,000. The money lands in an escrow balance tied to this exact job.
2. The posting fee. A small ₦500 fee debits on top, going to Guild. It filters spam postings and funds the matching-model compute that runs the moment your job goes live.

Total debit at submit: budget + ₦500. If either step fails (insufficient funds in your bank, mandate not ready), the job doesn’t go live and you see a clear failure. This is intentional and important: we don’t let a job go live without the money already on our side. A Job Seeker who applies knows the budget exists. Detail at Escrow. There’s no per-application fee, no per-hire fee, no commission on payouts. Budget + ₦500 once at posting, then everything downstream — releases per shift, refunds at the end — handles itself.

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What happens the moment you submit

The first applications usually land within sixty seconds of posting.

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Managing applications

Your dashboard at guild.com.ng/jobs/:jobId shows the job’s applicants in ranked order. The model’s ranking is the default; you can re-sort by application time, distance, or standing tier. For each applicant you see:

• Standing tier and score. Building / Emerging / Trusted / Established.
• Completed jobs in the last 90 days.
• Average review.
• Distance from the job site (approximate, from their declared city).
• Languages they speak.
• Trade categories and skill tags.
• Last activity (when they were last online on Guild).

Tap Approve to accept their application. The Job Seeker gets a WhatsApp / SMS notification with the start date, foreman contact, and location pin. Tap Reject to decline (politely — they get a generic message and no negative signal). You can approve more than your headcount if you want a buffer. We mark each application’s status as APPROVED. On the start date, the foreman opens the dashboard and marks who actually showed up.

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Editing a posted job

You can edit:

• The description (clarifications, additional details).
• The end date (extending if you need more days).

You cannot edit:

• The daily rate. (Changes that would unilaterally cut pay aren’t allowed.)
• The headcount downward below the count of APPROVED applications.
• The job category or skill tags.

If you need to change something restricted, cancel the job (refund handling described below) and post a new one.

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Cancelling a job

Cancel is available from the dashboard. What it does: Cancelling does mark your account with a small negative signal — frequent cancellations after approvals push your employer standing down (yes, employers have standings too — see below).

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Pause and resume

If you need to pause a posting (e.g., you got enough applications and want to stop the alerts but not yet approve), tap Pause. The job moves to PAUSED status. Existing applications stay in your queue; no new alerts fire; the job doesn’t show up in marketplace browsing. Tap Resume to reopen.

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Employer standing — short note

Employers have a standing tier too, and Job Seekers can see it on the apply screen. Three signals weigh in:

• Approval rate (what share of applications you approve).
• Pay-on-time rate (did you pay approved Job Seekers per shift?).
• Cancel rate (how often you cancel jobs after approving).

A high-standing employer attracts better candidates because the model surfaces their jobs to Trusted and Established Job Seekers first. A low-standing employer (one who cancels often, pays late) gets a smaller pool. It’s not punitive — it’s the same flywheel that rewards Job Seekers who finish.

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