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 a candidate to fill the vacant post of Fish Farm Administrator.
JOB TITLE: Production Assistant
REPORTING TO: Gishanda Production Operating Manager
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To help with the operations of the Gishanda fish production and grow-out.
Duties and responsibilities
Support the daily fish grow-out operations
Maintaining a clean and hygienic environment
Assist with data collection and management
Help maintain standard and quality of operation
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Minimum Education Qualification
A bachelor degree in agriculture or experience with animal husbandry favourable.
Required competencies
No specific experience working in fishery required, just a positive and enthusiastic attitude to learning new skills.
Ability to work in and maintain a hygienic environment
Enthusiastic team player
Self-motivated
Ability to perform demanding and flexible work
Happy to work with live fish
Ability to live near Gishanda Fish Farm
HOW TO APPLY
Cover letter together with CVs 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
You may be asked to complete an internship as part of the recruitment process.
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.
