Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better,

together with our partners and employees. We have built and operated sustainable coffee

supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

What can you expect as a Volcafe trainee?

Your trainee journey will begin in Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited Volcafe’s company in Uganda

however you must be open global relocations as required for rotations and career progression.

A two-year (minimum) program designed to drive hands-on learning across all areas of the coffee business and industry. Consisting of core and elective modules (rotations) including but not limited to; sourcing/purchasing, production operations, quality, trading, logistics, sustainability and finance. Trainees will work with their key programme sponsors and a diverse range of expert mentors across the business to build the knowledge, skills and acumen required to successfully complete each module to achieve final graduation. Only then are trainee graduates able to launch their career potential with Volcafe within their chosen functional field.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS?

• BA or MBA in Business, Finance, Economics, or International Trade from a leading

educational institute

• MS Office, Excel, Power BI (desirable)
• Analytical and research skills
• Business level English verbal and written
• Driver’s license
• Citizen or permanent resident of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya
• Valid passport with no restrictions to travel (globally)
• Willing and able to relocate globally at short notice for weeks/months at a time
• Willing and able to support highly flexible working hours (e.g. shift patterns, during

harvest, special projects etc).

What does Volcafe look for in a potential trainee?

• Whilst work experience in commodity trading or an agri-business would be beneficial it

is not essential

• We require flexibility, determination, commitment, adaptability, humility, ability to

collaborate, entrepreneurship and emotional intelligence combined with a positive and

curious attitude to learning

• Hands-on learning across all areas of the coffee business and industry
• Participate in core and elective modules (rotations)
• Work with key programme sponsors and expert mentors
• Build knowledge, skills, and acumen required for graduation
• Launch career potential with Volcafe

• MS Office, Excel, Power BI (desirable)
• Analytical and research skills
• Business level English verbal and written
• Driver’s license

• BA or MBA in Business, Finance, Economics, or International Trade
• Citizen or permanent resident of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya
• Valid passport with no restrictions to travel (globally)
• Willing and able to relocate globally at short notice