Nature Jobs Outcomes Fund
Pays only for verified results: people moving into lasting work, and land that is cleared and stays cleared.
Illustrative, no endorsement. This is not a real organisation and implies no endorsement or commitment by anyone. Modelled on the Jobs Boost Outcomes Fund, the Jobs Fund / Green Outcomes Fund and the FirstRand Foundation, as described in the CSS work.
Profile
- Funding route
Outcome payments (outcome payment facility route)
Illustrative profile
- Mandate
Pay for verified outcomes only, not activity.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Geography
National, with pilots in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Strategic priorities
Sustained employment, accredited skills, progression into work, study or enterprise.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Typical funding mechanism
Outcome payments on milestones. Jobs Boost example: 20% enrolment, 40% placement, 20% after 3 months, 20% after 6 months; 80% only after independent verification.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Ticket size
Illustrative R10m - R50m outcome pool. Benchmark about R53,000 per sustained job (Jobs Boost pilot).
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Historical projects (examples)
Jobs Boost pilot: 9,174 enrolled, 7,044 placed, 3,795 still employed at 6 months (to 30 Mar 2026).
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Decision criteria
Formal, quality jobs; target group reached; outcomes verified by an independent party.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
- Legal and regulatory constraints
Will not pay for outcomes SEF already funds. Needs a baseline and an independent verifier.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026)), CSS_WORKSHOP (CSS, Financing Options Workshop deck (4 Sep 2026))
- Evidence requirements
Participant-level payroll, employment dates, retention at 3 and 6 months, independent verification. GIS proof for hectares.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026)), CSS_MRV (CSS, MRV SteerCo deck (22-23 Sep 2026))
- Budget cycle
Fixed outcome pools, released as outcomes are verified.
Sources: CSS_FIN (CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) (30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026))
Priorities
- Sustained employment
- Progression into jobs, study or enterprise
- Accredited skills
- Young people not in work
- Women
Answers used for matching
- Organisation type
- Outcome payer
- Sector
- Public or development fund
- Goals
- People in lasting work after the programme; Accredited skills
- Interests
- Paid work for unemployed people; Young people (under 35); Women; Skills and pathways into work; Small enterprise development
- Provinces
- KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape
- Catchments
- uMngeni (U20), uMkhomazi (U10), uMlazi (U60), Mdloti / Tongati (U30), Mooi (V20), Mzimvubu (upper) (T31), Kinira (T33)
- Funding routes
- Outcome payment
- Ticket size band
- R5m - R25m
- Timeframe
- 1 - 3 years
- Evidence it needs
- Employment after exit (3 and 6 months) (must have); Independent verification (must have); Baselines
Illustrative profile · National, with pilots in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape
Sources cited
- CSS_FIN
- CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) · 30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026
- CSS_WORKSHOP
- CSS, Financing Options Workshop deck · 4 Sep 2026
- CSS_MRV
- CSS, MRV SteerCo deck · 22-23 Sep 2026