Coffee jobs in Uganda: what is open, and what is it like to work there?

I read every coffee job that goes up on Career.Coffee, and Uganda is one of the countries I get asked about most. Here is what is open this week. More useful than the list, though, is what the people who work there know, so this thread is for that too.

Open right now (updated 18 September 2026, all jobs in Uganda)
- Plantation Manager at Bwami Coffee · full-time
- Barista at Elephante Commons · Gulu · part-time
- Barista at Cafe Javas · Kampala · full-time
- Barista at Cafe Javas · Kampala · full-time
- Corporate Sales and Marketing at Vybz Cafe Stabex Mpala · Kampala · full-time
- Programme Officer — EYE-C Coffee Programme at Café Africa Uganda · Kampala · full-time
- Coffee Agronomist at Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (Volcafe) · Kampala · full-time
- Production Officers — EYE-C Coffee Programme at Café Africa Uganda · Kampala · full-time
- Branch Supervisor at Java House Africa · Kampala · full-time
- Coffee Trainee Programme at Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (Volcafe) · Kampala · full-time

If you work in Uganda: who is hiring right now, what do trial shifts and first-year pay look like, and which shops are worth applying to? If you are thinking of moving there, ask here and someone who has done it will answer.