Aquaculture Manager
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Worknigeria is hiring an Aquaculture Manager in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The role provides strategic and operational leadership across the RCD farm, hatchery, broodstock programme, academy, and research activities. It is a full-time onsite position reporting to management.
- Full-time onsite role in Ilorin, Kwara State
- Leads farm, hatchery, broodstock, academy and research operations
- Requires strategic planning and scientific rigour
- Reports directly to management
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Job Title: Aquaculture Manager
Aquaculture Manager at Worknigeria
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Sep 21, 2026, 10:03 AM
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Worknigeria was established with a Singular Vision. To help the vast Nigerian workforce find meaningful jobs. We are also on a mission to upskill them in the best ways possible and help them grow with and within their careers.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Ilorin, Kwara
Employment Type: Full-time (Onsite)
Reports To: Management
Job Purpose
The Aquaculture Manager will provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the company, covering the RCD farm, hatchery, broodstock programme, academy and research activities.
The role will translate business priorities into a clear Aquaculture strategy, annual operating plan and budget, while driving scientific credibility, production performance, capability development, biosecurity, safety and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy and Centre Leadership:
- Build a culture of scientific rigour, accountability, collaboration, safety and continuous improvement.
- Establish governance routines, decision rights, performance standards and operating rhythms.
- Advise Management on aquaculture trends, technical risks, capability needs and strategic opportunities.
- Define and execute the strategy, priorities and annual operating plan for the company.
- Provide integrated leadership across the RCD farm, hatchery, broodstock programme, academy and research portfolio.
- R&D Farm and Research Leadership:
- Coordinate technical partnerships with approved universities, laboratories, research bodies and industry stakeholders.
- Translate validated findings into practical recommendations, training content and scalable operating practices.
- Set the RCD agenda in line with the company’s Aqua Technical and business priorities.
- Oversee the design, approval, execution and review of farm and hatchery trials.
- Ensure research protocols, controls, data collection and documentation meet defined standards.
- Hatchery, Nursery and Broodstock Oversight:
- Drive corrective action for material production, quality, health or delivery variances.
- Review production plans and critical indicators including spawning success, fertilisation, hatchability, survival and seed quality.
- Ensure effective broodstock development, tagging, grading, pure-line maintenance and family separation.
- Ensure strong traceability, fish-health management, water-quality control and biosecurity across operations.
- Provide leadership oversight for breeding, incubation, pre-nursery rearing, packing and dispatch.
- Aquaculture Academy and Capability Development:
- Define the academy strategy, curriculum priorities and annual learning calendar.
- Develop internal technical talent and succession pipelines for critical aquaculture roles.
- Oversee the development of practical modules, demonstrations, field learning and technical materials.
- Ensure training programmes address the needs of employees, customers, farmers and technical partners.
- Measure learning quality, participation and application, and use feedback to improve programmes.
- Budgeting and Resource Management:
- Ensure effective asset utilisation, maintenance planning, inventory control and procurement coordination.
- Align manpower, infrastructure, equipment, feed, laboratory and operational resources with approved priorities.
- Prepare and manage the company’s annual operating and capital budgets.
- Evaluate investment
Requirements
- and prepare evidence-based business cases for Management.
- Monitor expenditure, explain variances and implement appropriate cost-control actions.
- Performance and Operational Excellence:
- Benchmark performance and promote disciplined problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Drive productivity, reliability, quality, turnaround-time and cost improvements across the company.
- Establish scorecards and KPIs across research, production, academy, quality, safety and financial performance.
- Lead routine performance reviews and ensure timely closure of agreed actions.
- Standardise critical processes through clear SOPs, controls, records and accountability.
- Quality, Fish Health, Biosecurity and Safety:
- Lead the response to significant disease, mortality, safety, environmental or operational incidents.
- Set and enforce standards for water quality, microbiology, laboratory quality and data integrity.
- Own the implementation and periodic review of the company’s biosecurity controls.
- Ensure effective pathology, disease diagnosis, health-monitoring and preventive-health programmes.
- Ensure compliance with company safety, environmental, animal-welfare and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Stakeholder Management and Reporting:
- Ensure clear, accurate and timely operational, technical and financial reporting.
- Protect confidential research, breeding, commercial and operational information.
- Maintain effective relationships with Management, commercial teams, technical partners and relevant authorities.
- Present concise updates on strategy, projects, budget, risks and performance to Management.
- Represent the company at approved technical, academic and industry engagements.
- Qualifications and
Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Aquaculture, Fisheries, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Marine Biology or a related discipline.
Demonstrated
leading multidisciplinary teams and managing budgets, performance and operational improvement.
developing technical training, partnerships or farmer-capability programmes is desirable.
Strong knowledge of hatchery operations, broodstock management, research design, fish health, water quality and biosecurity.
8+ Extensive leadership
in aquaculture, hatchery, fish health, RCD, technical operations or a related environment.
A postgraduate qualification in Aquaculture, Fisheries, Animal Health, Research Management or Business Administration is strongly preferred.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
careers@worknigeria.com
using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Application
Deadline:
25th September, 2026.
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Kwara State and 1 other location
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