Staff Accommodation and Recreation Centre Manager

Kontak Recruitment; Joe Morolong Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Kontak Recruitment is seeking a Staff Accommodation and Recreation Centre Manager for a large conservation reserve outside Kuruman in the Northern Cape. This permanent live-in role owns staff housing, communal spaces and recreational facilities to keep the team well housed and supported.

Key requirements include hospitality or facilities-management experience, strong people-management skills, and solid admin abilities for records and inventory.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality, facilities management, or staff accommodation management.
• Strong people-management and supervisory skills across diverse teams.
• Solid admin ability covering records, reporting, and inventory control.
• Comfortable living and working in a remote wilderness setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staff housing, communal spaces and recreational facilities.
• Ensure staff welfare, wellbeing and support for reserve personnel.
• Maintain records, reporting and inventory control for facilities.

Skills

Hospitality experience

People management

Facilities & admin

Remote/wilderness living

Health & safety standards

Job description

Staff Accommodation and Recreation Centre Manager (JB6269)

Kalahari

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If you thrive on looking after people and love the idea of doing it in the middle of the Kalahari, this one is for you.

We are recruiting a Staff Accommodation and Recreation Centre Manager for a large conservation reserve outside Kuruman in the Northern Cape. This is a permanent, live-in role where you will take full ownership of staff housing, communal spaces, and recreational facilities, making sure the people who run the reserve are well housed, well supported, and genuinely cared for.

• Experience in hospitality, facilities management, or staff accommodation management
• Strong people-management and supervisory skills across diverse teams
• Solid admin ability covering records, reporting, and inventory control
• Comfortable living and working in a remote wilderness setting
• Knowledge of health, safety, and compliance standards.