As the Talent Manager, you are a talent alchemist. You are a prodigy in human resources and talent management, preferably with strong experience in talent acquisition, community building, or ecosystem development. Your core mission is simple but ambitious:

Support the best founders with the best people.

Your role is to make co-founders stronger by surrounding them with the right mentors, technical experts, advisors, service providers, and future team members. You will build, curate, and activate a high-quality talent and expert network that directly contributes to venture success

Key Responsibilities:

Founder recruitment & selection

• Manage the full recruitment and selection process to identify high-potential founders for each cohort.
• Support assessment, interviews, and selection processes aligned with the company’s venture-building criteria.

Expert, mentor & advisor network

• Grow and manage the company’s Tanzania community of mentors, experts, and advisors.
• Develop partnerships with venture-building support organisations and individuals across Tanzania and the region.
• Vet, onboard, and support mentors and experts to ensure quality engagement.

Founder–expert matching

• Assess founder and venture needs at different studio stages.
• Lead the matching of founders with relevant mentors, experts, and service providers.
• Support tracking, monitoring, and facilitation of mentor engagement.

Alumni & community management

• Manage and activate company alumni network as food-system changemakers, collaborators, potential hires, partners, or service providers.

Team formation & co-founder matching

• Support co-founder matching and team definition during the Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme and early venture stages.

Internal talent support

• Assist with human resources and talent management for the Rootical Tanzania studio team (recruitment, onboarding, retention).

Reporting & accountability

• Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and accountability.

General studio support

• Contribute beyond your job description where needed.
• Support a small, entrepreneurial team delivering ambitious and time-bound programmes.

Education & Work Experience

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience
• Born and raised in East Africa, with at least 5 years of professional experience working in East Africa
• Educational background in Human Resources, Talent Management, or a related field

Skills, Behaviour & Passion

Your superpowers we are looking for;-

People & relationship builder

• You build trust quickly and engage naturally with people at all levels — from senior leaders to early-career professionals.
• You are an empathetic, active listener who asks the right questions and enjoys getting to know people deeply.
• You are comfortable developing and managing diverse professional networks, communities, and partnerships.

Clear communicator

• You communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing.
• You can engage communities through different channels and formats, and tailor messages for diverse audiences.
• You have helped design or manage platforms, systems, or processes that enable people to connect, collaborate, and support one another.

Strong executor & project manager

• You plan, coordinate, and execute multiple initiatives effectively, delivering results within deadlines.
• You manage your own workflow well while working collaboratively within a team.
• You have built or managed a project or initiative from scratch.

Problem-solver with business sense

• You take a proactive, solutions-oriented approach and get things done.
• You understand how businesses operate and grow sustainably.
• You can anticipate, interpret, and respond to trends affecting entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures.
• You are a fast learner and can demonstrate growth into new roles or responsibilities.

Additional Requirements

• Strong alignment with the company’s mission, values, and vision for regenerative food systems
• Comfortable working with limited supervision
• Curious, creative, and solutions-oriented
• Willing to experiment and learn by doing
• Resilient and not easily overwhelmed
• Deep belief in entrepreneurship as a tool for systemic change in Tanzania

• Manage the full recruitment and selection process to identify high-potential founders for each cohort.
• Support assessment, interviews, and selection processes aligned with the company’s venture-building criteria.
• Grow and manage the company’s Tanzania community of mentors, experts, and advisors.
• Develop partnerships with venture-building support organisations and individuals across Tanzania and the region.
• Vet, onboard, and support mentors and experts to ensure quality engagement.
• Assess founder and venture needs at different studio stages.
• Lead the matching of founders with relevant mentors, experts, and service providers.
• Support tracking, monitoring, and facilitation of mentor engagement.
• Manage and activate company alumni network as food-system changemakers, collaborators, potential hires, partners, or service providers.
• Support co-founder matching and team definition during the Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme and early venture stages.
• Assist with human resources and talent management for the Rootical Tanzania studio team (recruitment, onboarding, retention).
• Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and accountability.
• Contribute beyond your job description where needed.
• Support a small, entrepreneurial team delivering ambitious and time-bound programmes.

• People & relationship builder
• Clear communicator
• Strong executor & project manager
• Problem-solver with business sense
• Relationship Management
• Problem Solving skills
• Event Planning & Execution
• People Management
• communication skill

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience
• Born and raised in East Africa, with at least 5 years of professional experience working in East Africa
• Educational background in Human Resources, Talent Management, or a related field
• Strong alignment with the company’s mission, values, and vision for regenerative food systems
• Comfortable working with limited supervision
• Curious, creative, and solutions-oriented
• Willing to experiment and learn by doing
• Resilient and not easily overwhelmed
• Deep belief in entrepreneurship as a tool for systemic change in Tanzania