1.
Business
Development
Internship
with
a
Harvard
Business
School
Start-­‐Up
Tomato
Jos
is
a
Nigerian
food
production
company
that
believes
in
the
power
of
farming
and
processing
local
food
products
for
local
consumption.
We
are
a
social
enterprise
start-­‐up
whose
mission
is
to
make
tomato
production
a
sustainable,
profitable
business
for
Nigerian
farmers.
We're
looking
to
serve
the
$2.5bn
Nigerian
tomato
market
with
locally
produced
tomato
paste
that
can
effectively
compete
with
imports.
Our
start-­‐up
is
currently
based
at
the
Harvard
i-­‐Lab,
where
we
have
established
residence.
We
will
relocate
our
headquarters
to
Nigeria
in
the
fall
of
2014.
The
Tomato
Jos
team
currently
consists
of
two
full-­‐time
members.
Mira
Mehta
is
graduating
from
Harvard
Business
School
and
previously
worked
at
the
Clinton
Health
Access
Initiative
(CHAI)
and
BlackRock
Investment
Management.
Shane
Kiernan
is
graduating
from
Harvard
School
of
Public
Health
and
previously
worked
at
CHAI
and
the
Bill
&
Melinda
Gates
Foundation
amongst
others.
We
are
looking
for
two
business
development
interns
to
help
us
launch
our
business
this
summer.
In
May
2014,
our
business
idea
was
awarded
second
place
in
the
Harvard
Business
School
New
Venture
Competition
-­‐
Social
Enterprise
Track,
and
now
we
are
preparing
to
operationalize
our
idea.
We
want
to
give
our
interns
a
true
“start-­‐up”
experience
–
there
will
be
lots
of
moving
parts,
lots
of
ambiguity,
some
ideation,
a
lot
of
hustling,
no
pay,
but
lots
of
laughter
and
ramen!
In
this
vein,
we
are
looking
for
go-­‐getters
who
care
about
the
world
and
can
take
initiative
in
a
dynamic,
fast-­‐paced
environment.
There
are
currently
two
major
areas
of
our
business
that
we
want
to
develop:
a
performance
measurement
framework
for
the
social
element
of
our
business,
and
a
competitive
analysis
of
the
existing
tomato
paste
market
in
Nigeria.
We
anticipate
that
our
interns
will
spend
the
majority
of
their
time
this
summer
working
on
projects
related
to
these
areas,
but
since
this
is
a
start-­‐up,
a
minority
of
their
time
will
also
be
spent
on
other
ad-­‐hoc
projects
as
they
come
up.
Indicative
tasks
include:
• Conduct
background
research
on
agricultural
project
monitoring
and
evaluation
plans
for
development
organizations
(USAID,
DFID,
etc.)
• Draft
a
comprehensive
performance
evaluation
plan
for
Tomato
Jos,
with
key
metrics
for
determining
project
success
• Work
with
Co-­‐founders
to
determine
most
relevant
performance
metrics
for
Tomato
Jos
• Perform
background
primary
and
secondary
research
into
the
production
of
tomato
paste
in
China
and
the
US
• Develop
a
detailed
unit
cost
model
for
imported
products
that
compete
with
Tomato
Jos
• Create
a
competitive
analysis
to
identify
any
relative
advantages
of
domestic
production

2.
Qualities
we
are
looking
for
in
both
candidates:
• Ability
to
prioritize
and
manage
a
variety
of
tasks
in
a
fast
paced
environment
• Ability
to
solve
problems
creatively,
pay
meticulous
attention
to
detail,
and
work
well
on
a
small
team
• Possess
initiative
and
the
ability
to
work
independently,
while
also
being
receptive
to
direction
• Outstanding
communication
and
presentation
skills
• Strategic
and
creative
thinker
with
advance
problem
solving
skills
• Interest
in
International
Development
&
Agribusiness
a
major
plus
• Must
be
able
to
commit
a
minimum
of
20
hours
a
week
• Sense
of
humor
required
To
apply:
Please
send
a
short
(no
more
than
200
words)
cover
letter
detailing
your
interest
in
Tomato
Jos
and
a
one
page
resume
to
shane@tomatojos.net