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Country GM - Botswana - 5 star lodges

Integration Resourcing

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Management position
  • Botswana
  • Posted 23 Apr 2024 by Integration Resourcing
  • Expires in 3 days
  • Job 2562164
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About the position

COUNTRY GENERAL MANAGER - BOTSWANA - 5* LUXURY LODGES

Our Client is a growing 5* luxury lodge business. They have an award-winning collection of luxury lodges and camps (which they own) located in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Their camps are carefully positioned in untamed and pristine parts of Southern Africa - expect authenticity, adventure and exploration as well as all the comforts fit for the modern traveller.
Due to unprecedented growth, the business is now needing to expand their leadership team and are wanting to appoint country leaders for the region. The Country General Managerwill be responsible for overseeing the operations and strategic planning of their lodges in Botswana.

Key focus areas include:

  • Strategy: Working alongside the Group CEO and Directors of each business in a broad operations role to ensure that the camps operate according to the marketing & sales promise of their product in the level of detail and provisions of services expected by clients. This means ensuring that the product is performing and has the right policies, systems & people to deliver the safari experience. Identifying problem potential trends within areas of responsibility and striving towards constant development of systems. Developing and executing the company strategy to assure profitability
  • Board Reporting: Ensuring that camp management reports - finance and operations, are carried out timely according to the systems and reported accurately. Management of all relevant documentation,
  • People: With the HR Manager handling all HR and Labour issues within the camp and dealing with them effectively and being coherent with the local labour laws with the support of the HR Manager. Guard the staff welfare at all times as staff is the most important asset of our group.
  • Guest Experience: Making sure the best guest experience is delivered at all times in line with the group standards
  • Finance: Ensuring that Asset management / procedures are carried out appropriately. Submit an annual Capex for CEO / Board approval. Contribute to monthly finance meeting in relation to COS budgets and performance. Control and approve the weekly payments
  • External Stakeholders: Maintain local relationships with relevant local parties and in communities and attending meetings as requested and required.
  • Performance: Monitor and analyse key performance indicators to identify areas for improvement
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency and process improvement
  • Provide guidance and support to lodge/camp managers
  • Foster a culture of excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement
  • Compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements

To be considered, you will need:

  • Proven senior level leadership experience within the hospitality sector, managing multiple teams in multiple location
  • Experience working in the 5* luxury sector would count in your favour
  • Strategic planning skills to develop and execute regional strategies
  • Excellent business development skills to identify opportunities for growth
  • Project management skills to successfully lead and execute projects
  • Operations management expertise to ensure smooth operations across multiple locations
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Ability to drive process improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels

Preference will be given to Botswanan citizens, or those that have the right to live and work in Botswana.

Desired Skills:

  • hotel manager
  • lodge manager
  • hotel operations manager
  • regional operations manager
  • hospitality
  • safari
  • luxury
  • general manager
  • hotels
  • lodges

About The Employer:

Our Client is a growing 5* luxury lodge business. They have an award-winning collection of luxury lodges and camps (which they own) located in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Their camps are carefully positioned in untamed and pristine parts of Southern Africa - expect authenticity, adventure and exploration as well as all the comforts fit for the modern traveller.
Due to unprecedented growth, the business is now needing to expand their leadership team and are wanting to appoint country leaders for the region. The Country General Managerwill be responsible for overseeing the operations and strategic planning of their lodges in Botswana.

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Integration Resourcing

About the agency

You have been using Traditional Recruitment for years and are accustomed to it, but is this method really producing the results you need within your very tight recruitment budget…? The thought of trying something new is often daunting, but when the opposition keeps snapping up limited available talent, it calls for a different approach. “What are they doing that I should be doing”, you may ask yourself. Let us assist you, we know what works! We will effortlessly integrate all your recruitment process, efficiently and professionally: Managing a detailed Research and Search process Strategising and implementing your on-line, print and social media recruitment advertising Preparation and facilitation of the interview process Handling the administrative back-end, such as response management, verification checking, reference checking and all candidate liaison We will tailor-make your recruitment process, ensuring the most effective and efficient methodology is utilised for each position. Company and Personal background: Integration Resourcing is a Recruitment and Resourcing organisation based in Cape Town. The organisation was established by Fiona Arenhold in 1987 and for the past 30 years has successfully assisted numerous companies, both within South Africa, on the African continent and the Middle East with recruiting staff at all levels. We are specialists in attracting talent through networking, head-hunting, research, press advertising, on-line advertising options, social media and other innovative methods. We attract talent within scarce skills areas, for individual appointments as well volume recruitment (graduate recruitment, store openings, new divisions, etc.). Beyond attracting talent, our screening process is highly detailed ensuring that you are presented with choice candidates that are 100% matched to your needs Integration Resourcing has been involved in executive and managerial recruitment and selection processes over the past 15 years. Assignments completed in the last 3 years include: • CEO’s: Cape Town Tourism; Cape Town WDC2014; WOSA (Wines of South Africa), CTICC, Knysna Tourism, South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), Elkanah School, Communicare, Two Oceans Marathon, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Granor Passi, Coega Dairy • HR Director : Johnson & Johnson; Cape Sawmills; Lonrho, ABV Brands • Learning & Development Executive: CIPLA • Operations Director: Century City Convention Centre & Hotel, Sasko; Luxottica, Capfin, Coega Dairy, MTO Forestry • General Manager: Heinz Foods, Oceana, Nal’ibali • Programme Managers: Open Society Foundation, ELMA Foundation, Nal’ibali • Legal Advisor: Pioneer Foods • Production Executive: KKI; Allwear, MARS Foods, Edward Snell, Freddy Hirsch • Technical Manager: Freddy Hirsch • Country Manager: Skynet • CFO: CT WDC 2014, C&CI (Tanzania), MTO Forestry, Abagold • NGO Sector: DG Murray Trust, Ilifa Labantwana, Medecins sans Frontiers, Embrace, All the above assignments involved a combination of headhunting and conventional recruitment (advertising etc) processes. In addition, the complex stakeholder environments with some of the roles required high levels of integrity, independence and confidentiality to be maintained. Assignments completed in recently, ie CTICC, Cape Town Tourism, CT World Design Capital 2014, and Wines of South Africa involved facilitating the interview and assessment process with Boards, where Board members were part of the interviewing and decision making process.

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