3 Livestock Resource Centre Manager / Animal Husbandry Officer Job Placements – Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd
Job Title: Livestock Resource Centre Manager / Animal Husbandry Officer (3 Job Placements)
Organisation: Uganda 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.
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.
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 applications@ugandameat.ug with a copy to admin@ugandameat.ug
Deadline: 28th December 2018
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