About US:
Impact Chefs Academy is a Regional Hospitality Consulting firm thriving on Professional Culinary Training, Ethical Hospitality Services, Kitchen Equipment Supply, and Hotel Recruitment Services as well as high level Management Trainings focusing on clients’ satisfaction, a leading player in the Hospitality industry in Uganda with Four leading Lodges as well as a leading Tour Company.
Job Summary: The Lodge Manager will be responsible for achieving optimal guest satisfaction and a good working environment to attain all set objectives. To achieve this, the Lodge Manager should run the lodge in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures and Policies as set out by the company. The incumbent will manage the implementation of optimal and attractive products and services required to address the hotel’s target groups, based on pre-agreed marketing plans and budgets. The Lodge Manager shall ensure the correct production and distribution of information and promotion materials as agreed to.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Guard the efficiency/productivity and the company results:
· Draw up plans and budget concepts (revenues, costs, etc.);
· Safeguard the realization, tracing and adjustment of deviations;
· Responsible for developing improvement actions, carry out costs savings;
· Guard / controlling of cost price
· Delivering of data and proposals for the budgets and investments.
· Safeguard quality of operations (internal & external audits)
2. Manage the various Department Heads:
· Manage planning of Section heads with regard to time-tables, work schedules, employment of employees within the different services; solving of bottle necks;
· Oversight of the execution of activities via instructions to section heads, supervision of the execution;
· Determination of the workforce, recruitment and hiring of new staff, supervision of sufficient introduction, execution of performance reviews and training of staff.
· Be accountable for responsibilities of lodge heads in their absence.
3. Prepare a monthly Financial Reporting:
· Ensure an adequate administration, for the outgoing and incoming invoices, for the payment of invoices and for drawing up periodic management data.
· Justify deviations and differences.
4. Other Tasks:
· Managing complaints.
· Handing over opinions and beliefs, decisions etc. to the executives;
· Organizing and leading various internal and external meetings;
· Supervise the fulfilment of the regulations of the employment legalization, Occupational Health & Safety Act, HACCP, fire regulations and other legal requirements
· Correct use of Lodge’s corporate identity.
· Maintain contacts with public authorities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The Lodge managers must hold Diplomas in Hospitality management degree, or general education related to hospitality, on middle and higher management level.
· A minimum of six years’ experience in Hotel management
· Excellent written English and copy-writing skills.
· Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
· Prior experience with several hotel operation systems
· Skillful in project planning/ tasks and able to prioritize projects/ tasks.
· High managerial capacities
· Highly organized and efficient individual
· Pro-active and result driven flexible
· Both team player and captain (hands-on)
· Ability to adapt vision and proven flexibility
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications and updated CVs (PDF) only quoting the job title; Human Resources and Administration Officer in the email subject to : impactchefsacademy@gmail.com (Don’t attach Certificates).
Executive Director,
Impact Chefs Academy,
P.O. Box 22152, Kampala. Uganda.
NB: Impact Chefs Academy does not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interview. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 25th September, 2015