Organisation: Uganda
Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd
Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Uganda Meat
Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. envisions to become the leading producer of
high-quality meat and meat products for local and international markets.
Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. envisions to become the leading producer of
high-quality meat and meat products for local and international markets.
Job Summary: The Livestock Resource Centre Manager / Animal
Husbandry Officer will support UMPCU farmers within their cooperative societies
in understanding and implementing best practices for beef production by
ensuring a continuous linkage between the cooperative societies and Livestock
Resource Centers/feedlots and developing effective approaches for continuous
participation and growth in order to achieve the desired project objectives.
Husbandry Officer will support UMPCU farmers within their cooperative societies
in understanding and implementing best practices for beef production by
ensuring a continuous linkage between the cooperative societies and Livestock
Resource Centers/feedlots and developing effective approaches for continuous
participation and growth in order to achieve the desired project objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mobilise farmers to participate in cooperative activities
- Constantly update the LRC membership database
- Monitor and Control occurrence and spread of animal diseases.
- Treat sick animals belonging to UMPCU members within the different cooperative societies
- Advise UMPCU members on handling and management of animals
- Train UMPCU members on better animal production practices.
- Ensure that the Livestock Resource Centre/Feedlot and quarantine
procedures are followed - Undertake routine inspection of the animals in feedlot and
quarantine - Livestock markets and holding grounds inspected
- Advise on the animal feeding regime for animals at the feedlots.
- Guide farmers on pasture management, farm structure establishment
and farm management - Collect samples for laboratory analysis
- Support the laboratory technician in diagnostic result reporting
- Manage efficient expenditure of allocated funds
- Ensure security of all assets including land, livestock produce and
inventories - Efficient and productive personnel management and assessment of
staff - Supervise the Animal Husbandry Assistant
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a degree in veterinary medicine.
- Good understanding of animal nutrition and feeding is a MUST.
- Good knowledge of animal health and diagnostics
- Registration with Uganda Veterinary Board
- Three years of professional working experience with livestock
especially cattle. - Good understanding and knowledge of working with farmer groups
- Ability to prioritize work, multi-task and meet deadlines
- Sound analytical judgment;
- Ability to work with results-orientation and efficiency in a
multi-tasking environment; - Strong planning skills;
- Flexibility, responsibility, integrity, team work, self-motivated,
preparedness to work offtime; - Good computer skills in common word processing (MS Word),
spreadsheet (MS Excel), and accounting software - Ability to perform effectively under high pressure, hardship
conditions and long working hours.
How to Apply:
All candidates
should submit a softcopy of their resumes, application letters, copies of your
academic documents and other certificates to [email protected] with a
copy to [email protected]
should submit a softcopy of their resumes, application letters, copies of your
academic documents and other certificates to [email protected] with a
copy to [email protected]
Deadline: 28th December 2018
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