Talents and opportunities for employment are not evenly distributed, and there are no easy and effective ways for talents to find jobs in Africa. At Start.Space we believe the continent´s challenges will be solved by the next generation of African entrepreneurs. Start.Space is an online Pan- African ecosystem that connects start-ups with the right talents, mentors, advisory board, accelerators, investors and events. We help entrepreneurs find talents in order to grow and promote their startups.

Lack of reliable data and leads are hurdles that prevent African start-ups and SMEs from capturing relevant insights that help find, understand and segment business partners, customers and investors. At the same time, international companies operating in Africa need access to local partners and customers in order to work effectively and create real impact. We understand the impact that dynamic and intelligent data can have on the success of business and investments. This is why Start.Space wants to help African start-ups and small businesses to scale up their data efforts, discovering new partners, customers, revenue streams and investors. We are building Google of African companies, by creating the most comprehensive, dynamic, real-time and credible data on African SMEs and start-ups using AI, big data and blockchain technologies.

Our vision is to be the world leading tech platform that helps start-ups and small businesses to scale up their data efforts, discovering new partners, customers, revenue streams and investors.

Our mission is to strengthen the African ecosystems by linking and matching African startups and SMEs with partners, customers and investors, while at the same time creating data on companies across the continent. Our inspiration behind Start.Space is grounded in the belief that we need to expose the millions of brilliant African SMEs and startups to the global market, while at the same time mobilising international companies in doing business with local partners.

Job Description: If you are passionate about analytical work, entrepreneurship, international business and emerging markets, and interested in understanding and becoming the brain in “everything start-ups” in the West African ecosystems, then Start.Space is the place for you. We are looking for a positive impact like-minded two interns for 6 to 12 months based in Ghana work do business development and recruit partnerships in West Africa for our start-up.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Market research: Map the startups eco-system, Angel investor’s communities, investment, accelerator players, start-up hubs in in West Africa.
• Managing partnerships: Assist in recruiting partners to the platform and assist in developing online customer campaign targeted at these groups
• Collaborate with CEO to develop “Go to Market Strategy “
• Attends relevant events to network and find relevant partners and customers

Experience and qualifications:

• You are a student or newly graduate with demonstrated practical skills
• Master's Degree in Finance, International Business, Entrepreneurship or Economy
• Numerate, analytical and methodical
• Eager to learn with an understanding of world business and emerging markets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Norwegian
• Good judgment and decision-making skills - Proactive and strong business acumen
• Computer literate
• Proficient in tools: MS suite, Trello, Slack, Google Docs and sheets  

Personal traits:

• Deadline-driven, high performance and detailed focused
• Ability to thrive in pressured environments
• Organised, confident and positive image
• Ability to liaise effectively with clients and other organisations
• Independent and problem solving mindset - Take responsibility and drive results
• Highly self-motivated and can work with minimal supervision
• Team player and strong time management and coordination skills
• Understands the startup mentality
• Ability to work independently and in team

Interested? Get in touch! For any questions please contact Dede Koesah at dede.koesah@strtspace.com or +47 930 13 273. I am currently in Ghana conducting research and will be back in Oslo in the mid April. You can also reach me through +233 55 371 2366.