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
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
