Great Plains Conservation is recruiting a Head Chef for its Shompole camp in southern Kenya.
Key details
Reports to the Lodge Manager and leads and coaches the kitchen team
Plans daily menus to the brand's standards and around guests' dietary needs
Controls food costs, waste and ordering, with weekly stocktakes
Keeps the kitchen to HACCP and food safety standards
Asks for 4 to 5 years or more as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef, ideally at a luxury lodge or five-star hotel, plus a culinary qualification and food safety certificate
Applying
Email a cover letter and a detailed CV to [email protected] by 9 November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will hear back.
HOW TO APPLY
Email your CV and a short cover letter to Great Plains Conservation:
Put the role title in your subject line, and say where you saw it.
Keep your CV to two pages, most recent job first, with dates.
Name the kitchens you have run or worked in, and add a few photos of your plates or a sample menu.
Say when you can start and that you are happy to live on site in the bush.
Applications go straight to Great Plains Conservation. No account, no middleman.
Closes 9 Nov 2026
We list this role from Great Plains Conservation’s own careers page, last checked 2 Nov 2026. The full ad is on their site; see How to apply.
Taken from the employer’s public careers page. Applications go direct to the employer, never through us. Are you Great Plains Conservation? Email [email protected] to claim this listing and edit it, or to have it removed.
