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Intern – Marketing, Communication and Business Development Officer
Professional internship · 6 months, renewableZoundja Daho, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
StriveSync is recruiting an intern to support the implementation of its marketing, communication and business development strategy, with hands-on exposure to all of its business lines (agriculture, import-export, digital marketing and web development).
Internship objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of strategic and operational marketing
- Take part in designing and rolling out communication actions
- Develop skills in business development and client relations
- Discover the principles of agricultural entrepreneurship and agricultural marketing
- Understand the mechanisms of import-export and international trade
- Take part in web development projects, website management and digital tools
- Build a global understanding of how a multi-sector company operates
Mission
- Marketing: take part in designing and implementing marketing campaigns
- Marketing: carry out market research and competitive intelligence
- Marketing: identify new business opportunities
- Marketing: take part in defining commercial offers
- Marketing: contribute to implementing the company's marketing plan
- Communication: design content for social media, the website and communication materials
- Communication: take part in managing and animating social media
- Communication: contribute to producing visuals, videos and promotional materials
- Communication: take part in organizing events and communication actions
- Communication: ensure consistency of StriveSync's brand image
- Sales: prospect new clients and partners
- Sales: present StriveSync's offers and services
- Sales: take part in commercial negotiations
- Sales: follow up with prospects and clients
- Sales: contribute to client retention
- Sales: update commercial databases
- Sales: take part in producing sales reports
- Reporting: produce activity reports
- Reporting: track key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Reporting: suggest improvements to marketing and sales actions
- Reporting: take part in activity follow-up meetings
Ideal profile
- Hold at least a BAC+2 or BAC+3 degree in Marketing, Communication, Business, Sales Management, Management or an equivalent field
- Recent graduates and students finishing their studies are encouraged to apply
- A first experience (internship, academic project or volunteer activity) is a plus
- Strong motivation to learn and grow in a dynamic environment
- Good understanding of marketing and communication fundamentals
- Good knowledge of agriculture and marketing of agricultural products
- Knowledge of prospecting and sales negotiation techniques
- Good writing skills in French
- Good command of office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Good command of social media for professional purposes
- Knowledge of graphic design tools (Canva, Photoshop or Illustrator) is a plus
- Basic knowledge of digital marketing (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Google Business Profile, etc.)
- Ability to conduct research and market analysis
- Ability to produce activity reports and tracking spreadsheets
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Dynamic with a strong sense of initiative
- Creativity and a spirit of innovation
- Analytical mindset and ability to make proposals
- Organization, rigor and autonomy
- Strong learning ability
- Sense of responsibility and confidentiality
- Results-oriented and focused on client satisfaction
- Team spirit and adaptability
- Good time and priority management
- Professional presentation and a positive attitude
Recruitment process
- 1Review of your application within 3 to 5 business days
- 2Interview with the HR team (motivation, availability, profile)
- 3Interview with the General Management
- 4Onboarding and start of the 6-month internship
What StriveSync offers
- Hands-on, multidisciplinary training within an innovative company
- Personalized mentoring from experienced professionals
- Immersion in the fields of agriculture, import-export, digital marketing, business development and web development
- Involvement in real, high-value projects
- Development of technical, commercial and digital skills sought after on the job market
- Possibility of renewing the internship based on performance
- Prospects for a long-term role or collaboration within StriveSync
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