VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Gishanda Fish Farm is a community-based enterprise, run by Akagera Management Company Ltd (AMC Ltd), farming and harvesting fish products using a Recirculating Aquaculture System. The farm will operate to produce and process fish and fry on site for sales locally and nationally.
Akagera Management Company Ltd was created as a partnership between Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and African Parks Network (APN) to manage Akagera National Park and its complementary community enterprises. Through the management unit of Akagera Park, Gishanda Fish Farm is seeking to recruit suitable candidate a to fill the vacant post of Fish Farm Manager.
JOB TITLE: Fish Farm Manager
REPORTING TO: Park Manager
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
A senior level role overseeing all operations of the fish farm at a strategic and tactical level.
Duties and responsibilities
Oversee and manage all operational, financial, sales and marketing aspects of the fish farm
Business forecasting and budgeting
Managing purchase and supply of inputs, production planning and management
Manage and motivate human resources
Manage inventory and inputs purchasing
Oversee equipment upkeep and maintenance
Manage supply chains and distribution networks
Oversee financial reporting and bookkeeping
Operate as key point person for business stakeholders
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Minimum Education Qualification
Interested candidates should have a minimum of a Master of Science, or Bachelor degree with demonstrable equivalent practical experience at a management level.
Required competencies
Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in an agricultural and aquaculture environment.
Minimum 2-3 years of management level experience.
Good business acumen – ability to forecast, plan, budget and manage.
Excellent staff management skills
Excellent communication and reporting skills
Experience reporting and communicating with international partners.
Excellent in English, both spoken and written
Basic knowledge of biology and electromechanics
Ability to perform demanding and flexible work
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Positive can-do attitude and innovative mindset
Ability to live near Gishanda Fish Farm
HOW TO APPLY
A cover letter together with CV in English language providing details of three referees, email address and telephone contact should be submitted by email to amc.recruit@africanparks.org (with the attachment being in PDF format) not later than 25th August 2021. Application should be addressed to:
Park Manager, Akagera Management Company
Please note that only candidates with the needed qualifications and relevant experience will be contacted after being shortlisted. If you don’t hear from us 2 weeks after your application, know that your application has not been successful.
