🦁 Executive Chef — Luxury Safari Lodge, Botswana

🍽 Opportunity A luxury safari lodge in Botswana is hiring an Executive Chef through Hospitality Jobs Africa, and the standout detail is the leave: 84 days of annual leave, a rotation structure that's standard for Botswana's remote camps but still striking to anyone coming from a normal restaurant calendar. The role covers full creative and operational control of the kitchen at a boutique luxury property, with a Motswana candidate given hiring priority and an expatriate start date subject to work permit approval. 👨‍🍳 Role - Take full creative and technical control of the kitchen at a luxury safari lodge property - Lead, mentor and develop a kitchen team in a remote, boutique hospitality setting - Manage food cost, procurement and sustainable sourcing for an isolated location - Build a food portfolio and menu identity strong enough to support three professional references on file 🌎 ChefJobs Abroad Analysis Botswana's safari lodge circuit runs on a different rhythm than city hospitality — remote locations mean long rotations balanced by genuinely long blocks of leave, and 84 days a year is a serious amount of time off by any industry's standard. This is a real leadership post, not an entry point: five years as an Executive Chef and luxury or boutique property experience are both required, and sustainable sourcing knowledge matters in a location where supply chains are genuinely difficult. For an experienced chef who wants Africa on their CV and doesn't mind the isolation of a remote camp, this is a legitimate step up in both responsibility and lifestyle change. ⭐ ChefJobs Rating: 7.3/10 ✅ Best Fit - Executive Chefs with 5+ years' leadership experience in luxury hospitality, ideally at a safari lodge or boutique property - Chefs who want a serious block of annual leave built into a remote-location contract - Those confident managing procurement and sustainable sourcing where supply chains are genuinely constrained - Expatriate chefs prepared for a work-permit approval process before their start date - Leaders who enjoy mentoring a team in an isolated, close-knit lodge environment - Anyone building an African luxury-hospitality chapter into their career story