PROJECT MANAGER: CAGE FISHING PROJECT

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

VACANCY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the under-listed position at the College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences. The successful candidate will be stationed at the Agricultural Research Centre, Kpong.

PROJECT MANAGER: CAGE FISHING PROJECT

Qualifications and Experience
The suitable candidate should have the following qualifications and competencies:

1. B.Sc Administration/Agriculture/Oceanography & Fisheries/Natural Resources.
2. Preferably with a Post-graduate qualification in Business Administration or Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness.
3. At least 3-5 years practical experience in fish farming.
4. A good understanding of bio-security measures, fish stock, feed and health management issues.
5. Should have a good knowledge of financial and administrative procedures as well as adequate skills in agricultural data management and analysis.
6. Should have good interpersonal relationships in motivating staff and managing the farm for increased productivity.

DUTIES
The candidate will manage the tilapia grow-out cage facility on a profitable basis through activities including the following:

• Produce fingerlings for use by the project and sale to other farms
• Plan and attain annual production targets for grow-out and fingerling production on the farm
• Ensure that products from the farm are labelled and certified
• Ensure that the farm operates on a sustainable and profitable basis
• Set up a data storage and retrieval system that ensures that data on the operation of a fish farm is readily available for analysis and preparation of reports
• Ensure that the effluents, operations and activities on the farm do not endanger the environment
• Develop a market for tilapia produced by the cage fish production business
• Prepare periodic progress and management reports for the supervising committee
• Prepare Income and Expenditure statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements at the end of each harvest and on yearly basis.
• Undertake any other assignment requested by the Cage Fish Farming Committee.



Interested applicants should submit completed application forms (for Administrative or Professional staff), which can be obtained from the University of Ghana website (www.ug.edu.gh/hrod), and Curriculum Vitae to the address below:



The Ag. College Registrar,
College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences,
University of Ghana,
Legon.