Uzima Chicken Uganda
Location: Field responsibilities across 2-4 allocated sub counties in Uganda
About Us: Uzima Chicken Uganda is a social enterprise focused on making smallholder farmers healthier and wealthier. Uzima Chicken distributes an improved breed of chicken that is 4x more productive than local breeds in terms of egg and meat production, while requiring the same level of management and care as the local chicken. Rearing a flock of 10 improved breed chickens can generate a 270,000 UGX net profit uplift for a smallholder family. With Uzima’s bird, rural households in Uganda build income resilience, confidently pay for their children’s school fees, and introduce larger volumes of animal protein into their daily diets.
Uzima Chicken seeks to reach every rural household in Uganda and aims to be the leading smallholder-focused poultry enterprise in East Africa. In the past 2 years of operations, Uzima Chicken has attracted investments from AgDevCo, Acumen, and Innovations Against Poverty. Uzima Chicken Uganda prioritizes hiring and developing Ugandan talent and offers significant professional growth opportunities and leadership development. Further, Uzima is committed to female empowerment across the company and is proud that 40% of staff are women and over 85% are youth.
Job Description:
We’re seeking motivated individuals to join our Poultry Sales Leadership Program, a 6-9 month training initiative that develops future leaders in last-mile extension work and dual-purpose poultry distribution. As a trainee, you’ll manage 2-3 sub-counties, recruiting and developing agents and district sales representatives to drive day-old chick and feed sales. This role demands high professionalism, commitment, and motivation, with extensive field travel required. You’ll work with minimal supervision, leveraging initiative, energy, and judgment to consistently deliver results under pressure.You will collaborate closely with other relevant departments/teams.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Phase 1 (3-6 months): Agent recruitment and development
- Identify, recruit, onboard and train 4 new agents per month and at the end of the 3 months , he/she should have 11 agents and at least 4 agents should be reordering.
2. Phase 2 (3-6 months): District Sales representatives recruitment and development
- Identify and recruit 2 district sales representatives per month (for 3 months) who recruit 3 new agents per month
Phases | Targets per month | End of 3-6 months |
Phase 1(agent recruitment) | 4 new agents Making sure that new agents fully understand Uzima model with the coaching from RSMs | 11 agents added 4 returning agents |
Phase 2( sales rep recruitment) | Recruit 2 sales report per month who are fully trained on how to recruit agents, these sales rep should be able to recruit 3 new agents per month | 3 sales reps in total and additional 6 new agents recruited by the 2 sales rep recruited in the first batch of onboarding |
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3. Sales Planning & Activity (throughout phase 1 + 2)
- Review and advise weekly reports from District Sales Representatives to improve time and stipend management
- Develop specific, day-by-day plans to hit agent recruitment targets and grow DOC sales
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports on team performance, challenges, and solutions
4. Technical Follow-Up (throughout phase 1 + 2)
- Making sure that agents are guided on brooding with the support from RSMs
- Conduct technical follow up as needed to support clients
- Escalate issues and solicit technical training from supervisor
Key Performance Indicators
- # of agents recruited and retained (4 new per month and 2 returning) throughout the 3 months..
- # of district sales representatives recruited and trained( 2 per month that recruit 3 new agents).
- # of day-old chicks sold. DOC sales will grow as new agents are on boarded and retained.
- Qualitative KPIs:
- 1) team management and coaching
- 2) communication skills
- 3) sales planning and forecasting
Requirement Qualifications:
- Bachelors/ diploma in agribusiness, rural innovation , diploma in animal production, and any field related courses
Equal Opportunity Employer: Uzima Chicken is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, women and other diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply: Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your qualifications and interest in this position to careers.ug@uzimachicken.com . We look forward to reviewing your application.