Staff Stories / UK
5 ways becoming a digital nomad shaped my career
Isis Loyola Delgado
Sep 30 2023
A passport full of stories on how a decade of working holidays can impact your future career. Over to Isis...
Read more
Social responsibility
What we stand for
We don’t have it all worked out, but here are some of the things we’ve been doing to try and make the working holiday world a fairer and more accessible place.
Hey, we're the JENZA Travel Group – home to JENZA, USIT, BUNAC + SWAP
Our mission
To bang down doors and break down barriers so that young people can work the world.
Okay, so our mission is serious. But we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We believe that crossing borders has the power to break down boundaries, build cultural connections and bring the world closer together. We also believe in hostel bars and beach days. Because life’s all about balance.
Impact
What we've been up to
Proud to be
A Certified B Corporation™
We’re stoked to announce that our JENZA brand is now B Corp Certified! As a B Corp™, we’re counted among businesses that are leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.
Vicki, our CEO, says: “I am 100% dying with pride that our JENZA brand is now B Corp Certified. When we launched JENZA in 2023, it was a founding commitment to work towards B Corp Certification – and it’s been a reassuringly difficult journey to get here! There’s never change without challenge, and so we’re excited to join this global community of B Corp Certified businesses, continue to advocate for the educational benefit of youth travel, and grow our impact even further.”
All about
The B Corp movement
The B Corp movement is a global movement of People Using Business as a Force for Good®. Together, we are shifting our economic system from profiting only the few to benefitting all, from concentrating wealth and power to ensuring equity, from extraction to regeneration, and from prioritising individualism to embracing interdependence. Watch the video to find out more. (Credit bcorporation.net)
Breaking down barriers
Access scholarship fund
JENZA only works for us if it works for others too. Founded in 2023, 5% of JENZA Travel Group profits go to our Youth Access Scholarship Fund. Designed to help support young people from under-served communities and lower-income backgrounds to have the career and confidence changing experience of working overseas, we offer full or partial funding towards any of our JENZA, BUNAC, USIT or SWAP program costs.
Tap below to check for application dates and apply for funding.
Down to business
Access and inclusivity
For us, travelling is about embracing similarities and celebrating differences. So, if we’re all about celebrating differences, why is our workforce mostly the same? It’s time to practice at home what we preach on the road.
We’re making changes to create a business and culture that attracts global talent from under-represented groups. This includes removing the requirement of a degree from all job specs to focus on potential over experience, becoming a remote first business to remove geographical and physical barriers, and flexible working hours to support the life, cultural and religious commitments of our workforce.
Small steps for travelkind...
News: Read our first annual JENZA Impact Report
The one where we nailed some areas - and kind of screwed up others. Like all businesses, we're a work in progress. Our first Impact Report is about being open about those highs and lows - and where we are in our impact journey.
The one where we nailed some areas - and kind of screwed up others. Like all businesses, we're a work in progress. Our first Impact Report is about being open about those highs and lows - and where we are in our impact journey. READ THE REPORT
READ THE REPORT
The JENZA blog
Convos from the Jenza community
Movers and shapers
Shaping the future of travel
We know it’s youth voices that make the world go round. (Gravity, you’re also quite important). Meet our Youth Advisory Panel – the 18-25 year olds who help to shape who we are and what we do.
MEET THE YAP
The Jenza newsletter
Good news travels fast
Even faster by email. Sign up for the latest news and promos from the work and travel world.