Join our team!
At Emata, we have a brilliant and driven team of developers, product managers, and data scientists.
With us, you get the freedom and responsibility to innovate and create work that makes you stand out.
We continuously invest in your personal development through training and certifications, in addition to offering health insurance, salary loans, flexible "Work from home"- policy, offsites, daily lunches in our office garden, and excellent games of table tennis.
Benefits include
Friendly, hard-working team of professionals
Investment in your professional & personal development
Health insurance, employee shareholder plan, salary loans
Flexible hours and vacation
Open Positions
40–60% position to start.
Join the team powering coffee & crops at Emata! We are rewriting the rules of agri-finance in East Africa. By weaving smart tech into the daily lives of farmers, we deliver affordable, digital loans that turn “survival farming” into life-changing growth.
As our Partnership Lead – Coffee & Crops, you’ll scale this impact across Uganda’s coffee, cocoa, vanilla (and more!) value chains.
What you’ll own
You’ll be the engine that drives growth for our Coffee & Crops portfolio—building relationships, refining products, and ensuring flawless seasonal roll-outs. Working hand-in-hand with product, data science, ops, and collections, you’ll turn insights into action and action into impact while spending plenty of time on the road, making extensive up-country visits to partners and farmers.
This is a high-autonomy seat at the table, reporting directly to the CEO. The role starts part-time (40–60 %) and can grow into a full-time position.
Business Development
- Nurture and expand partnerships with coffee & crop companies/cooperatives
- Lift loan conversion using data-driven tools and insights
- Spot, pitch and onboard new partners; represent Emata at industry events
Product Management
- Roll out & refine digital farmer loans, trader loans, crop insurance and payments
- Design and wield CRM & call-centre workflows to power commercial growth
Operational Excellence
- Orchestrate seasonal launches: prep, train and manage field agents
- Partner with Collections to keep repayments on track and escalate when needed
You might be the one if…
- 5+ yrs in a commercial role (tech or agri preferred)
- Fluent from boardroom to farm gate — equally comfortable with C-suite execs and farmers
- Strong commercial drive with track record of growing a business
- Proven deal-maker and business grower who thrives on deadlines
- Relentless about process & product improvement
- Hungry to build in a fast-paced, purpose-driven startup
What we offer
We believe great people deserve great support. You’ll find the resources – and the runway – to grow your career while making a real dent in East African agriculture.
- Competitive salary
- Clear growth path — this part-time post can scale to full-time leadership
- Ongoing training, courses & certifications (we foot the bill)
- Comprehensive benefits: health insurance, daily lunches, airtime & transport allowance, salary-backed loans
- A mission that matters: financing farmers, feeding nations
Ready to have real impact?
Can’t find a role that fits but feel you belong at Emata?
We’d love to hear from you: Open Applications
We review open applications regularly and reach out when there’s a match.
Offices
Emata is a licensed Microfinance Institution. Visit us at our offices in Kampala and Mbarara for a glass of milk and a demo.
Call us: +256 (0) 741 445 718