Organisation Description

Homes Industries is an agro-processing company working with over 2,500 smallholder farmers across three value chains: sunflower, rice, and groundnuts. The company provides training, input loans, and market access to farmers, ensuring sustainable agricultural development and economic empowerment.

Project Scope

The Business Development Intern will support Homes Industries with practical tasks that strengthen day-to-day business development processes. The role is designed for an entry-level intern and focuses on documentation, early-stage outreach preparation, and helping the team communicate Homes Industries’ work clearly to external stakeholders. Tasks include:

• Drafting 2–3 short product information sheets for key sunflower, rice, and groundnut products.

• Preparing simple business development materials, such as introductory emails, company profiles, and product summaries for outreach.

• Supporting desk research on stores, distributors, and small retailers (listing locations, contact details, and product categories).

• Compiling 1–2 competitor comparison tables focused on pricing, packaging, and product descriptions (no strategic interpretation required).

• Helping update Homes Industries’ pitch deck with refreshed images, basic content edits, or simple layout improvements.

• Creating a basic outreach tracker to record which retailers or stakeholders have been contacted, including dates and responses.

• Drafting meeting notes or follow-up summaries after internal discussions or external calls (if applicable).

Project Outcomes

• 2–3 product information sheets ready for use in outreach.

• A small set of business development support materials (company profile, introductory email templates, product summaries).

• A simple retailer/distributor desk research list with key contact details.

• 1–2 competitor comparison tables based on publicly available information.

• A refreshed version of the Homes Industries pitch deck (light edits).

• An organised outreach tracker that shows progress and next steps.

• Clear meeting summaries to support team coordination.

Internship Requirements

• Strong written communication and ability to prepare short documents.

• Basic research skills for gathering publicly available information.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office / Google Workspace, especially Docs, Sheets, and Slides.

• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Interest in agriculture, food processing, or business development.

• Willingness to learn and take initiative on operational tasks.