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Job Title:  Poultry Leadership Development Program (LDP) (Several Jobs)

Organisation: Uzima Chicken Uganda

Duty Station:  Kawempe, Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Uzima Chicken Uganda is a social enterprise focused on making smallholder farmers healthier and wealthier. Uzima Chicken distributes an improved breed of chicken that is 4x more productive than local breeds in terms of egg and meat production, while requiring the same level of management and care as the local chicken. Rearing a flock of 10 improved breed chickens can generate a 270,000 UGX net profit uplift for a smallholder family. With Uzima’s bird, rural households in Uganda can build income resilience, confidently pay for their children’s school fees, and introduce larger volumes of animal protein into their daily diets.

Uzima Chicken seeks to reach every rural household by 2025 and aims to be the leading smallholder-focused poultry enterprise in East Africa. In the past 2 years of operations, Uzima Chicken has attracted investments from AgDevCo, Acumen, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Uzima Chicken Uganda prioritizes hiring and developing Ugandan talent and offers significant professional growth opportunities and leadership development. Further, Uzima is committed to female empowerment across the company and is proud that 40% of staff are women.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

Uzima Chicken will recruit recent graduates with degrees in Animal Science or Animal Production. The objective of the Poultry Leadership Develop Program (LDP) is to provide fresh recruits with the skills they need to be successful to step into supervisory and managerial positions in the poultry industry. In addition, Uzima believes it is critical to provide this class with experience across different functions so that they:

Have a strong understanding of key technical functions that lead to Company success

reinforce our Company culture by establishing relationships and understanding the commitment of all of our employee

On boarding will be one of the most critical times of the program. The new trainees will spend the first week in the same location, learning about the purpose of the Company, the vision, and meeting the full senior management. In addition to this orientation period, the class will participate in team building and listen to presentations from existing technical site managers.

In addition, the Production Manager and other selected presenters will provide technical overviews of breeding and hatchery. Trainees will read all standard SOPs during the first week, and take a pretest on poultry knowledge.

After the first week, the trainees will be assigned to 3 months in a single position. While in these positions, the trainees will start off in entry level positions to learn the business from the ground up. On the breeding farm and hatchery, they will be attendants and vaccinators then finally they will do a rotation reporting directly to the Production Manager as data analysts/quality control analysts.

This intensive period is designed to give the trainee exposure to the entire Company from a technical and functional perspective. This will also give department managers the opportunity to work with trainees and to allow for the selection process.

One day per month during this period, trainees will be trained on finance, HR, admin, and procurement processes and procedures.

At the end of the month, the trainees will receive testing on all 5 rotations and administrative information. A minimal score must be achieved to pass the training.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• BA Animal Science, Animal Production
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Passion to learn and grow professionally and to serving small holder farmers with improved breeds of chicken
• Ownership mentality and commitment to work hard
• Strong problem solvers that find practical solutions
• Fast learners with a record of high achievement
• Adaptable/Willing to work in fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate clearly with others.
• Computer Skill
• Critical thinking
• Communication

Equal Opportunity Employer: Uzima Chicken is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, women and other diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your qualifications and interest in this position to careers.ug@uzimachicken.com. We look forward to reviewing your application

Deadline: 24th January 2025

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