Area General Manager - Luxury Safari Lodges

About the role

Kempinski is looking for an Area General Manager for its Longosa Lodge, Serengeti position, which covers strategic, operational and commercial leadership across three newly developed luxury safari lodges: Longosa Lodge, Serengeti; Msasa Lodge, Lake Manyara; and Kitbong Hill Tarangire. The role oversees pre-opening commissioning, guest experience delivery, commercial multi-lodge circuit packaging, off-grid engineering resilience, wildlife authority governance and host-community empowerment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the pre-opening roadmap, snagging, commissioning and operational readiness testing, and set up a unified Northern Circuit itinerary across the three properties
• Run daily operations of the 75-key Serengeti, 74-key Tarangire and 25-key Manyara lodges through on-site Hotel Managers, and manage solar PV, battery storage, boreholes, water plants, wastewater treatment, fleet maintenance and crisis protocols
• Build a procurement and supply chain pipeline to remote airstrips, manage central inventory and oversee aviation transfers and guest meet-and-greets
• Drive circuit revenue with Regional Sales & Marketing, deliver consolidated P&L results and manage park fees, concession fees, bed-night levies and VAT
• Act as main executive liaison with TANAPA, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and local District Councils, ensuring full compliance with concession leases, environmental impact audits and park permits
• Build relationships with pastoralist and agricultural communities and drive local purchasing programmes
• Drive regional talent acquisition, develop local management, and run the Kempinski training curriculum

Required profile

• Minimum 8+ years of senior leadership experience as an Area General Manager, Cluster GM or General Manager of high-end luxury safari lodges, bush camps or remote off-grid resorts
• Demonstrated pre-opening or rebranding experience in remote African destinations
• Track record working within national park and wildlife conservancy regulatory frameworks
• Experience managing high-inventory bush operations alongside boutique operations
• Culturally sensitive approach to uplifting local communities