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Head Chef (NGO) at Summit Recruitment and Search
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (26 Oct 2026) Deadline: 23 Nov 2026 Updated about 4 hours ago
Job Description
The Head Chef will oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring high‑quality meal preparation across all service areas. Responsibilities include menu development, staff supervision, and maintaining rigorous food safety standards in a high‑volume hospitality environment.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Recent experience in a branded hotel or comparable hospitality operation with high‑volume food production
- • Minimum 3 years of experience in banqueting, buffet, à la carte and conference catering
- • Proven pre‑opening kitchen experience
- • BA/BSc/HND or Diploma in Hospitality Management or related field
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Lead and oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring consistent preparation, presentation, portioning and timely delivery of high‑quality meals
- • Develop, review and standardize menus and recipes, introducing new dishes as needed
- • Supervise, train, schedule, mentor and manage kitchen staff to maintain productivity and discipline
- • Maintain high standards of food hygiene, sanitation, storage and handling
- • Coordinate banqueting, buffet, à la carte and conference catering services
- • Manage pre‑opening kitchen set‑up and ensure readiness for launch