ISDA delivers individually tailored advice to raise yields, quality and profitability for every smallholder farmer in Africa. 

Our technology allows aggregators to deliver expert advice to farmers at scale, re-engineering production and investment decisions throughout the value chain. Over time we will build a deeper understanding of each farm, enabling a wider range of advisory, and leading to year-on-year improvements. 

Innovative Solutions for Decision Agriculture (iSDA)

iSDA 3-month internship – Digital Marketing

iSDA has developed <a href="https://www.isda-africa.com/isda-introduces-virtual-agronomist-app-to-ifa/">Virtual Agronomist</a> a new interactive decision tool for the delivery of
nutrient management advice building on our recently-launched <a href="https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/">iSDAsoil</a>: the first open-source farm-level soil map of Africa.
We have been testing our products and delivery channels in Kenya and Tanzania,
and we are currently expanding into Cote d’Ivoire and Uganda. We are also
expanding our offering to broader agronomic advisory to drive year-on-year
increases in productivity and profitability for farmers in Africa.

iSDA is looking for an intern for a 3-month position to support
the refresh of our website and other digital communications. The intern will be
managed by our CTO and Heads of Business Development (East Africa and Southern
Africa) and will interact with members of our digital, science and last mile
teams.

This internship will be suitable for any candidates with a
passion for agriculture, technology and entrepreneurship in Africa. The
internship will include an honorarium of USD $1500 per month. iSDA is a
remote-first company and the role is 100% remote, with priority given to
applicants based in Africa. Opportunities for in-person interaction with our
teams on the ground may be possible in Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda, Kenya and
Tanzania.

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Drive
further content development of new website: updates, new articles, continual
improvement

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Diversify our digital
marketing to new channels: you’ll be involved in the decision on focus areas
but this could be content marketing, e-mail or social media

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Contribute to the
development of new sales support documents

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Excellent written and verbal communication
skills, with a passion for getting the right message to an audience whatever
the channel

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Ability to translate complex
concepts for a general audience, currently primarily agribusinesses and the
farmers they serve

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Experience producing content for websites and social media
programs 

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An ability to work as part of a
multinational team to produce outward facing communications that integrate
points of view from different disciplines

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Experience with live action video productions, working with the
private sector and/or dealing
with the media

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Interest
in contributing to the development of our commercial products and services,
including producing sales support materials such as customer case studies

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An eye
on the competitive landscape to help differentiate our offerings from key
competitors

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Understanding of agriculture or agribusiness
in Africa

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Entrepreneurial
spirit, French language skills

Please send you application as a single PDF to <a href="mailto:info@isda-africa.com">info@isda-africa.com</a> including a recent CV, writing sample (max. 1
page) and cover letter (max. 1 page) covering the
following topics:

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Tell us about yourself, your
interests and what excites you about the internship?

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What experience do you have that
that is suitable for this internship?

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Your career aspirations after the internship

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Anything else you think we should
know about you!

Please note that application without one page writing sample will not be accepted.

Short-listed applicants will be asked to
complete a written task for discussion at the interview.