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General Manager, Agribusiness job at Red August Group Limited
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2026-Nov-13
Location: Kamwenge District, South Western Uganda, Uganda
General Manager, Agribusiness 2026-11-12T14:49:58+00:00 Red August Group Limited https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_13269/logo/Red%20August%20Group%20Limited.jpg https://www.redaugustgroup.com/ FULL_TIME Kamwenge District, South Western Uganda Uganda 00256 Uganda Human Services Management, Business Operations, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Farming & Outdoors 2026-11-29T17:00:00+00:00 8 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
JOB-6af5d216d3ba3 Vacancy title:
General Manager, Agribusiness Jobs at:
Red August Group Limited Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, November 29 2026 Duty Station:
Kamwenge District, South Western Uganda | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 12 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: 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.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 60 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested candidates should submit their CV to recruitment redaugustgroup.com. Application deadline: 29th November, 2026.
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