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: Hatchery Assistant

REPORTING TO: Gishanda Hatchery Operating Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To support the operations of the Gishanda Fish Farm hatchery

Duties and responsibilities 

• Support the daily hatchery operations
• Assist with data collection and management
• Help maintain standard and quality of operation, particularly with regards to hygiene
• Packaging fry product and organizing for distribution

 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

 Minimum Education Qualification

A bachelor degree in agriculture or experience with animal husbandry favourable.

Required competencies

• No specific experience working in a hatchery 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

Cover letter together with CVs in English language providing details of three referees, email address and telephone contact should be submitted by email to [email protected] (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.