Location: Kamwenge District, South Western Uganda
Salary: USD 2,000 per month

Job Purpose
Lead a maize-milling and growing poultry business towards sustainable profitability and commercial growth. Working with the Board, develop and execute a strategy to build a scalable agribusiness, expand markets and production capacity, and improve performance across grain sourcing, production and sales. This hands-on role combines commercial judgement with operational excellence while supporting refugee and smallholder farmers, job creation and sustainable agriculture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Ugandan operations to sustainable profitability; design and deliver the commercial strategy to expand markets while maintaining operational resilience and managing risks.
• Set annual budgets and financial projections; agree operational targets with department leads and oversee delivery.
• Drive efficiency and growth across the value chain, including grain sourcing, production and sales; identify opportunities to expand production capacity and distribution.
• Build and lead a high-performing team; develop a supportive and safe working environment for employees.
• Identify investment needs and develop strategies to secure and manage external commercial investment.
• Establish sound governance through internal policies and management systems, ensuring legal compliance and alignment with the business's social mission.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field, such as agriculture, engineering or business administration.
• Five years in senior management in a commercial business, with proven experience developing business strategy and delivering commercial growth.
• Strong financial management skills and a sound understanding of risk identification and management.
• Experience securing external commercial investment.
• Strong communication skills and experience representing a company externally; strong interpersonal and leadership skills to build a high-performing team.

Desirable

• Direct experience leading a milling business or agro-processing operation; strong knowledge of agricultural value chains in Uganda/East Africa, preferably staple foods.
• Experience developing sales and distribution networks, with contacts that can support business growth.
• Experience working with refugee or smallholder farmers or inclusive business models; ability to communicate across diverse backgrounds and working cultures.

• Lead the Ugandan operations to sustainable profitability; design and deliver the commercial strategy to expand markets while maintaining operational resilience and managing risks.
• Set annual budgets and financial projections; agree operational targets with department leads and oversee delivery.
• Drive efficiency and growth across the value chain, including grain sourcing, production and sales; identify opportunities to expand production capacity and distribution.
• Build and lead a high-performing team; develop a supportive and safe working environment for employees.
• Identify investment needs and develop strategies to secure and manage external commercial investment.
• Establish sound governance through internal policies and management systems, ensuring legal compliance and alignment with the business's social mission.

• Strong financial management skills
• Sound understanding of risk identification and management
• Strong communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills
• Experience developing business strategy
• Experience delivering commercial growth
• Experience securing external commercial investment
• Experience representing a company externally
• Ability to communicate across diverse backgrounds and working cultures

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field, such as agriculture, engineering or business administration.
• Five years in senior management in a commercial business
• Direct experience leading a milling business or agro-processing operation
• Strong knowledge of agricultural value chains in Uganda/East Africa, preferably staple foods
• Experience developing sales and distribution networks
• Experience working with refugee or smallholder farmers or inclusive business models