Venture Associate (SPARK Internship)

Job details

Contract Type

Description
Education
Bachelor's degree in:
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Innovation Management
  • Development Studies
  • Or a related field
Preferred Skills & Experience
  • Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, venture creation, or enterprise development.
  • Experience running a business, side hustle, startup, or student enterprise is highly desirable.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to conduct market research and interpret business information.
  • Basic financial analysis and business planning skills.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and digital productivity tools.
  • Interest in agriculture, agribusiness, innovation, investment, or international development.


Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Development & Business Advisory
  • Support business diagnostics and assessments for MSMEs, farmer organizations, cooperatives, and startups.
  • Assist entrepreneurs in identifying business growth opportunities and operational improvements.
  • Support the development of business growth plans and enterprise action plans.
  • Conduct basic financial and operational assessments to identify business constraints.
Venture Incubation & Acceleration
  • Support the identification and profiling of high-potential entrepreneurs and enterprises.
  • Assist in delivering business incubation and acceleration activities.
  • Support entrepreneurs in validating business ideas, refining business models, and developing market-driven solutions.
  • Monitor enterprise progress and document key milestones and lessons learned.
Market Research & Commercial Intelligence
  • Conduct market research to identify emerging business opportunities, market trends, and investment opportunities.
  • Support value chain analyses and market assessments.
  • Collect and analyze market intelligence to inform enterprise development interventions.
  • Prepare market briefs and opportunity reports.
Investment Readiness & Enterprise Growth
  • Support entrepreneurs in developing investment-ready business plans.
  • Assist in preparing financial projections, costing models, and business cases.
  • Support enterprises to improve access to finance by preparing documentation for investors, SACCOs, financial institutions, and development partners.
  • Contribute to investor profiling and enterprise matchmaking activities.
Business Development & Partnerships
  • Support the organization of entrepreneurship forums, business networking events, investor engagements, and enterprise development workshops.
  • Assist in building relationships with ecosystem partners including incubators, accelerators, financial institutions, buyers, and technical experts.
  • Support market linkage initiatives between enterprises and commercial partners.
Monitoring, Learning & Knowledge Management
  • Collect enterprise performance data and track key business indicators.
  • Support preparation of case studies, success stories, and learning briefs.
  • Document enterprise innovations, lessons learned, and emerging best practices.
  • Contribute to programme reporting and knowledge products.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with programme teams to support enterprise development activities across different value chains.
  • Contribute to proposal development, research assignments, and strategic initiatives where required.
  • Perform other venture development and business support assignments as assigned.


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