About Organisation:

Yalelo (U) Limited is a tilapia fish farm that was established in Uganda in 2019. The farm is located in Butembe, Buikwe district on the shores of Lake Victoria. Yalelo Uganda is a subsidiary of First Wave Group B.V; a Dutch company with a portfolio of aquaculture related assets in Africa. First Wave Group owns and operates Yalelo Zambia, a pioneer of Aquaculture founded in 2011 that has grown quickly to become the leading fish farm in Zambia and among the largest aquaculture farms in Africa.

Job Summary: Responsible for feeding fish and achieving a target size with maximum growth and Survival rates.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Feeding fish on a daily basis in line with supervisor’s instructions.
• Monitor the feeding behaviour and general health of the fish as well as reporting any irregularities to the supervisor.
• Collect and accurately record mortalities.
• Correct disposal of mortalities on a daily basis.
• Ensure that mortality buckets and Nets are properly Sanitized on a daily basis.
• Scoop nets must be maintained and kept properly every after use.
• Ensure that all nets are secured to the cage frame properly.
• Ensure all equipment is kept neat and tidy at all time.
• Make requests for the required quantity of feed for the following days feeding.
• Maintain a neat and tidy work area.
• Record feed and mortalities accurately into the carbon copy book at every end of the day.
• Accountability of every bag of feed received and fed.
• Adhere to the established Company’s health and safety policies.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor / Line Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Diploma in Fisheries Management and Technologies /UACE/UCE
• 1 year experience with cage farming in beneficial
• Ability to swim and be comfortable on water.
• Ability to solve and do simple math calculations.
• Good Communication skills including reading and writing Skills.
• Highly self-motivated and working with minimal supervision.
• Hardworking, capable of being involved in farming operations
• Should be honest
• Must be able to work in a team environment and interact well with others.

Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: careers@yalelo.ug, clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 13 th July 2026.

“ Recruitment will be on rolling basis”

Yalelo Uganda, is an equal opportunity employer and committed to promoting gender diversity in our workforce. Qualified Females are strongly encouraged to apply. Yalelo Uganda doesn’t solicit any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.