Lodge Manager

Company Name & Location

One Nature Hotels – Arusha Office, Tanzania

Job type: Full-time

Qualification

The focus of this lodge position is the management of the day-to-day operations of the lodge in order to meet with the specified standards, objectives, and policies of the lodge.

Principle tasks and duties

The main duty of the lodge Manager will be to generate money. An Annual Budget and Business Plan must be developed.

It is the duty of the lodge manager to install a strong marketing profile including active approaches to tourism industry in order to boost visitor numbers.
The income and expenses should be monitored, and the Annual Budget should be used as a guideline to manage the lodge.
The lodge Manager must manage the lodge on a day-to-day basis and ensure that tasks are implemented on time and according to the budget and required scope and quality.
The lodge Manager will have to manage all the assets to its full potential in order to ensure a good income.
Ensure quality standards for infrastructure and technical maintenance of The lodge.
All the lodge policies and laws of the country should be monitored and enforced by the lodge Manager in alignment with Human resources and Tourism grading’s.
The lodge Manager will have to develop a long- and short-term operational plan, to ensure the lodges sustainability as a tourism attraction.
It is the duty of the lodge Manager to set up a Business plan.
It is also the duty of the lodge manager to do selection of qualified staff.
The lodge manager needs to provide status updates to the General Manager of the lodge including immediate escalation of key issues where necessary.

Roles and Responsibilities

The lodge manager will be responsible to manage employees in the lodge.

The lodge manager will carry supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and the applicable laws.
It is the lodge Managers responsibility to maintain a good working relationship with the other companies.
The lodge manager will have to involve the financial department in the bookkeeping of the lodge.
It will be the duty of the lodge Manager to manage the business, using the following skills: Planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Invoicing clients, stock take, promoting lodge and customer satisfaction will be part of the lodge Manager’s responsibilities.
Other roles and responsibilities might be assigned from time to time