The team that makes it possible
NjordFrey Team
Florence U Team Lead
Florence has completed her Major in Mass Communications and developed years of experience in the start up and finance sector. In this role, Florence manages the in country day to day management of the team and project activities to ensure successful delivery.
Chris RICA Intern
Chris is an agriculture student at Rwanda Institution of Conservation Agriculture (RICA), currently placed with NjordFrey for an internship placement. Chris is based at our flagship farm supporting the Farm Manager. This continues our ongoing relationship with RICA.
Kayonza Team Caretakers
At our Kayonza Farm, we have a young and enthusiastic group of staff that support our Farm Officer to manage our farm production 24/7. We are building up their capacity in data collection to support field trials and R&D projects on the farm
May M - Director of Operations (Interim)
With a background in tech and sustainable engineering (Graduating with an MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London), May brings strong professional experience that will be used to strengthen internal processes and optimise delivery, ensuring the organisation is well positioned for its next phase of growth and impact.
Lars Hededam Co-Founder
Lars has worked in the food industry for 20+ years, with both large companies, restaurants and start-ups. Graduating from Roskilde University, Denmark with a Bachelor in International Development Studies and a Masters in Global studies.
Faisal Razzaq Business Director
Faisal is a Chartered engineer (IET) with 20+ years of delivery experience in large scale international energy and agriculture projects. Graduating from Strathclyde University, UK with a Masters in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Faisal overseas any business development and growth related activities within the company.
Advisory Board
Gender & Social Inclusion
Following our acceptance into the WEE Accelerator programme, which looks to support Business Acceleration through Gender Mainstreaming, we receive ongoing advisory support in this field.
Technical Experts
Through the various accelerator programmes, partnerships, mentors and technical experts that we have worked with, we are fortunate to have a continual strong working relationship that we regularly call upon.
Lamber K Project Manager
Lambert is an experienced agricultural and project management professional with a strong background in out-grower operations and smallholder farmer support. He is responsible for leading our active projects and driving scale up as a result.
Firdaus M Finance & HR Officer
Firdaus has recently completed a degree with ALU in Entrepreneurial Leadership and has joined us to provide focus on all day to day financial tasks related to project delivery, while also strengthen our HR structure and policies to benefit the team.
Jean Pierre H Farm Officer
Jean Pierre has a degree (BSc in Veterinary Medicine) and background agriculture, with hands on experience in fish production. Jean Pierre is responsible for managing our aquaponic production and all R&D related activites on site.
Bernard N Software Developer
Bernard has a background in software and AI model development, which he is utilising to further develop NjordFreys digital monitoring system to ensure we continual monitor and optimise farm production.
Open Position Project Manager
As we scale and secure more projects within Rwanda, we are seeking an experienced PM to ensure successful delivery to support our growth targets and continue to promote the use of climate tech solution in the region. If you are interested, please contact us via the ‘Contact Us’ page.
Open Position Director of Operations
NjordFrey is seeking this role to lead and strengthen our in-country operations as we scale climate-smart aquaponic systems across Rwanda and wider East Africa. This role is responsible for translating strategy into reliable, efficient delivery, overseeing site operations, building strong teams, and embedding the systems and processes needed for growth. If you are interested in this role, please contact us via our ‘Contact Us’ page.