Background information about the job or company:

The Assistant Commissioner, Aquaculture Development will be responsible for initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for the development of land and water-based culture systems. The role involves promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems.

Responsibilities or duties:

• Initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for development of land and water-based culture systems
• Promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems
• Identifying capacity gaps in District Local Governments to support effective implementation of culture fisheries production and forward to management for action
• Providing technical support and guidance to Local Governments, service providers, and the private sector in culture fisheries production
• Providing quality assurance on advisory services for land and water culture systems
• Receiving and analyzing reports on culture fisheries production and development activities in the Local Governments at regular basis
• Monitoring and back-stopping field work in the fisheries Industry
• Leading National working groups on reviews of Nationally and Regionally agreed fisheries policies on data sharing and information dissemination
• Identifying suitable areas and providing guidance for aquaculture parks development
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications or requirements:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries or Zoology or Aquatic Biology plus a Master of Science Degree in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. A Post Graduate qualification in Management; or Administration will be an added advantage

Experience needed:

• Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years relevant working experience in handling Fisheries Management issues, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Officer level in Government

• Initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for development of land and water-based culture systems
• Promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems
• Identifying capacity gaps in District Local Governments to support effective implementation of culture fisheries production and forward to management for action
• Providing technical support and guidance to Local Governments, service providers, and the private sector in culture fisheries production
• Providing quality assurance on advisory services for land and water culture systems
• Receiving and analyzing reports on culture fisheries production and development activities in the Local Governments at regular basis
• Monitoring and back-stopping field work in the fisheries Industry
• Leading National working groups on reviews of Nationally and Regionally agreed fisheries policies on data sharing and information dissemination
• Identifying suitable areas and providing guidance for aquaculture parks development
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries or Zoology or Aquatic Biology plus a Master of Science Degree in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. A Post Graduate qualification in Management; or Administration will be an added advantage