Safari Camp Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

This established Safari Company offers budget safaris within Malawi and Zambia. Destinations like South Luangwa National Park, Victoria Falls, Liwonde National Park and Lake Malawi are scheduled regularly.

They offer guest mainly camping trips, but also an upgrade into more luxurious accommodation is a possibility. Travelers but also volunteers from all ages and nationalities join the safaris. 

Job Description

As a Camp manager you are responsible for the tented camp on the banks of the Luangwa River. Most safaris travel to South Luangwa National Park and stay there for four days, three nights. The guests arrive on day one and you are the person to accommodate them in whatever they need. Day two and three exist of mainly a morning and an evening safari. Together with the cooks and waiters you take care the guests are looked after and food is in time and enjoyed by the guests. You are the face of the company and will be confronted with the most challenging problems and issues. As you live in the bush not a lot of resources are at hand and you will have to be patient, flexible, creative, fast thinking and decision-making. Your job is to make sure guests will have a time never to forget and all safari references come in positively after another successful trip. Your job is to run the team of cooks, waiters, cleaners, mechanics, guides and spotters smoothly.

                                                                                     

Profile:

Somebody that want to work in a different environment with a lot of patience - good communication skills – authority – a lot of energy and willing to make long days.


Terms of employment:

  • 3 months probation USD200 food allowance and including accommodation
  • Option for a 2 year contract USD1.000 per month including accommodation
  • Startdate: September
  • Possibility to develop to Hotel Manager in Malawi in December/January
  • 6 day workweek, 1 day off
  • Visa arranged and paid for
  • Flights to be paid back after one year

Qualifications

  • Language: English and preferable other languages
  • Experience: Travelling, remoteness, leadership skills, technical feeling, passion for wildlife
  • Others: Driver’s license

Additional Information

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