MANAGER FOR RETIREMENT VILLAGE

The Role

An exclusive lifestyle retirement village with a frail care centre in beautiful surroundings near the Knysna estuary requires an experienced General Manager with a positive disposition towards the elderly. The incumbent will report to the Management Committee.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Management

• Overseeing and managing all daily operations, including those relevant to the care centre, kitchen, common areas, maintenance, security, cleaning, gardens, utilities, and communal facilities.

Resident Relations & Community Wellbeing.

Financial & Administrative Management

• Drafting of budgets and monthly reporting to the Management Committee, monitoring expenditure and maintaining financial discipline.
• Overseeing billings and procurement processes, collection of receivables and payment of payables.
• Prepare salary and wage input documents.
• Maintain accurate administrative, compliance, and operational records.
• Ensure minutes are kept of all Management Meetings and General Meetings.
• Cashflow management.
• Oversee the annual financial audit in conjunction with the bookkeeper.
• Oversee completion and submission of SARS returns and monthly PAYE/SDL/UIF.
• Completion and submission of statutory returns such as COIDA, EE, POPIA, PAIA, etc.
• Submit proposals for staff remuneration adjustments to the Management Committee.

Asset & Infrastructure Management

Staff Leadership & HR Management Compliance, Risk & Safety:

• Oversee health & safety legislation, fire regulations, elder-care standards, and all other applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure appropriate short-term insurance.

Skills and Experience

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Strong leadership, integrity, and accountability.
• Excellent communication (in English with Afrikaans a plus).
• Financial literacy and administrative competence.
• Knowledge of facility management.
• High emotional intelligence and diplomacy, with strong interpersonal skills.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Matriculation.
• 5+ years in retirement-village, estate, hospitality, or community-facility management.
• Experience working with older adults.
• Strong administrative and financial management capability.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office and management systems.)
• Frail care management experience desirable.

OTHER

• Clean driver’s licence and own vehicle essential.
• Credit and criminal checks will be necessary.
• Onsite accommodation available for couple if needed but no young children allowed.
• Preference will be given to Garden Route residents.

Please e-mail your cv in MS Word format together with a cover letter and a small suitable photo of yourself for front of cv purposes.

All POPI requirements respected.

Should you not receive a response within 10 days please consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Reference: LHR00149