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Job Title:  Administration & Communications Intern (Fresh Graduate Jobs)

Organisation: Rootical

Duty Station: SHONA Office & Remote, Ntinda, Uganda

About Organisation:

Rootical business builder is a startup studio that powers purpose-driven entrepreneurs in Uganda to build and own their regenerative agri-food companies. Bringing together talent, capital and ideas — a startup studio is a structured endeavor around a repeatable process to build businesses. Rootical is a collaboration between Shona and Fresh Ventures Studio. Since 2013, Shona has been providing business advisory and business training to help SMEs grow revenues and become profitable businesses. We teamed up with Shona because of our shared urgency to build businesses that matter. They are the expert partner for developing good businesses in Uganda. Fresh Ventures Studio builds new companies that accelerate a circular and regenerative food system in Europe. Fresh launched in 2021 to work alongside founders to address the world’s most pressing problems through scalable agri-food ventures. We joined forces with Fresh to build on their experience and implement a similar model in Uganda.

Job Summary:   Rootical is looking for a motivated and result-oriented Administration and Communications intern with attention for detail to join our team. We are looking for a recent graduate with a business administration, communications, marketing, or a related degree. Candidates must be located in Kampala, Uganda, and able to commute to our SHONA offices in Ntinda.

After guiding 50 Ugandan talents through an intensive food system leadership bootcamp, Rootical works with 24 Founders-in-residence on a systemic venture building journey. In March 2025, we will launch our second cohort.

We are now actively building 4 businesses in the studio and 2 in-house ventures to become commercially viable and purpose-driven enterprises, designed to accelerate the transition to a fair and regenerative food system. More info on rootical.org

As an Administration and Communications Intern, you will play a vital role in supporting the Rootical team with administration and communications efforts. The intern will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in supporting the studio administration and accounting processes, crafting compelling content, developing social media posts, assist in the organization of events, and contributing to the overall communication efforts of the organization.

This hands-on internship provides an excellent opportunity for a budding administration & communications professional to gain practical experience in a fast paced startup environment. You will work closely with the startup studio officer and in-house venture builder to execute various tasks and projects aimed at supporting the team and founders, enhancing our brand visibility and engaging our target audience.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative support

Office management

• Assist with day-to-day office operations, including preparing budget requisitions, coordinating meetings and organizing documents.
• Manage and update Rootical databases, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
• Handle incoming emails and correspondence on the Rootical email, directing them to the appropriate team members.
• Support the team with travel arrangements, expense reporting, and other administrative tasks.
• Help maintain and update the company’s website and social media platforms.

Event Support

• Assist in planning and executing events, including logistics, communication materials, and outreach.
• Support the organization of events, webinars, and other communication activities.
• Capture and document events through various communication channels.
• Communications support

Content Creation:

• Assist in creating engaging content for various platforms, including social media, website, and newsletters.
• Work with colleagues in the Rootical team to support development of infographics, data visualizations, videos and other multimedia comms outputs.
• Conduct research and interviews to gather information for content development.

Social Media Management:

• Assist in managing and updating social media accounts.
• Monitor social media trends and propose strategies to increase engagement.
• Monitor and engage with our online community, responding to comments and messages in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with team members to plan and execute social media campaigns to promote key initiatives and events.

Media Relations

• Assist in development and distribution of press releases, media advisories, media pitches and other communications materials.
• Build and maintain relationships with media outlets and respond to media inquiries.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor media coverage and compile reports.
• Analyze communication metrics to assess the effectiveness of communication strategies.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Recent graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Journalism or any other relevant field.
• Experience and/or demonstrable skills in writing clear, compelling, and grammatically correct and accessible content.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and/or Google Workspace
• Experience with social media platforms such as X, LinkedIn, Facebook etc.
• Familiarity with trends and digital communication tools.
• Self-motivated, proactive, go-getter and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• A creative mindset with an eye for design is a plus.
• Experience with website content management systems is a plus
• Experience with graphics and design software is a plus
• Duration and compensation
• This is a 6 month internship with a start date of March 31st, 2025.
• This internship will be based at the Rootical office at SHONA, Canon Road, Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda with flexibility to work from home on some days.
• This internship offers a monthly stipend, based on full-time working hours (40 hours per week).

Mission & Mindset

• In every new team member, we look for a strong alignment on values and shared vision.
• You are able to demonstrate how you embody Rootical’s values and share the vision of how our future food systems should look like.
• You are always thinking of creative solutions to challenges.
• You are able to tackle projects without much guidance.
• You don’t fear trying something new and experimenting.
• You are not easily overwhelmed.
• You believe in the power of entrepreneurship to solve some of the greatest challenges that we face and will jump for an opportunity to play a small part in a grand journey as we seek to make our food systems more fair and regenerative.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Send an email to info@rootical.org with the subject line “Rootical Admin & Comms Intern”. Please attach the following 2 documents to the email in pdf:

Your CV with a LinkedIn profile and X handle, and 2 references that know you well and can give insight into your ability to do this job. Please include their name, phone number, email, and your relation to them.

A document with answers to these questions.

Why are you interested in this specific position? What makes you a great fit for this role? (max. 300 words)

Why Rootical? Why do you want to support us as a regenerative agri-food start-up studio in our operations and to communicate better? (max. 300 words)

We strongly encourage you not to use AI to create your CV or answers to the questions above, there’s something about human creativity we just love!

If you are selected for the following rounds, you might expect to have a phone interview with our team, complete a job-specific challenge (which we will explain at that time) and have a final in-person interview with the Rootical Team.

We want to encourage women to apply. If you need more context or have any questions before applying, please contact us at info@rootical.org to schedule a call.

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Our goal is to have you start as soon as possible. We will no longer receive applications after March 16th.

You are encouraged to link to any relevant blogs, projects or other pieces of work that demonstrate your suitability for the internship.

Deadline: 16th March 2025

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