Graduate Intern at Nourishing Africa

As a Graduate Intern, you will work in a multi-cultural team and participate in meaningful work. You will be expected to leverage your academic skills and leadership experiences to support high-impact projects across a portfolio of work while gaining hands-on practical experiences for your career growth.

Description:

In this role, you will be required to fulfill the following primary responsibilities:

• Support Nourishing Africa member recruitment, engagement, and mobilization activities.
• Curate relevant, high-value content for the Nourishing Africa resource hub.
• Assist with planning and implementation of Nourishing Africa events and training programs.
• Assist in developing, editing, proof-reading and publishing high-quality communications materials including articles, op-eds, graphics, videos, podcasts, newsletters, audios, video scripts, etc.
• Support the company’s community engagement and digital marketing activities.
• Engage in gathering and analyzing information, developing proposals, preparing reports, and developing strategic recommendations for growth.
• Present research findings and implement solutions in collaboration with the team and other relevant stakeholders.
• Carry out other responsibilities assigned by Supervisor.

Desired Skills:

We are looking for candidates who are self-motivated, committed to excellence, with a passion for the agriculture sector. Below are key qualifications that we require:

• Candidates must have completed undergraduate degree and one-year NYSC program.
• Strong and effective verbal, written and analytical skills
• Top-notch, demonstrable leadership and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Responsible, ethical, self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Strong research skills, including primary and secondary research.
• Excellent self-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to think critically and provide innovative solutions to challenges.
• Flair for networking, pitching, sales, and marketing.
• Working knowledge of the use of image, audio and video editing tools is an advantage.
• Proficiency in French is an advantage.

Only eligible candidates will be contacted.