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Relief Manager

Thornybush Collection
Simbambili Game Lodge, Sabi Sand, South Africa · Permanent
EXPERIENCE
Senior
SALARY
Not disclosed

The Thornybush Collection is hiring a Relief Manager at Simbambili Game Lodge in the Sabi Sand.

Key details

  • Supports the Lodge Manager and acts as duty manager when they are away
  • Guest relations, special requests, admin and lodge finances
  • Needs 3 to 5 years in a senior guest-facing luxury role, ideally at a 5-star safari lodge
  • Hospitality qualification, driver's licence and a clear criminal record required
  • Provident fund and medical aid

Applying

Email careers@thornybush.com with the subject line "SGL Relief Manager", or use the form on their ad.

HOW TO APPLY

Email your CV and a short cover letter to Thornybush Collection:

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  • 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.
  • Give numbers: team size, beds or rooms, and the budgets or occupancy you were responsible for.
  • Say when you can start and that you are happy to live on site in the bush.
Applications go straight to Thornybush Collection. No account, no middleman.

We list this role from Thornybush Collection’s own careers page, last checked 11 Oct 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 Thornybush Collection? Email editor@safaridispatch.com to claim this listing and edit it, or to have it removed.