Human Resources Manager – Pre-Opening

Human Resources Manager – Pre-Opening

Location: Makunduchi, Zanzibar
Employment: Full-time, immediate start
Salary: open foe negotiations plus accommodation

Raha Reserve Zanzibar, a luxury resort joining IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Vignette Collection, seeks an HR  Manager to establish our people function and deliver  recruitment and staff readiness ahead of opening.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recruitment against the approved staffing plan and budget, at pace
• Establish employment documentation, HR policies and personnel records
• Open and maintain statutory registrations and support expatriate permit applications
• Coordinate payroll inputs, staff welfare, accommodation and onboarding
• Support departmental training and build a service-focused workplace culture
• Maintain compliance with applicable Zanzibar employment requirements

Requirements

• At least five years’ hospitality HR experience, including management responsibility
• Hotel pre-opening experience strongly preferred
• Experience recruiting at volume against a fixed opening date
• Working knowledge of Zanzibar or Tanzania employment practice and statutory registration
• Strong recruitment, employee-relations and HR administration skills
• Fluent English and Swahili; relevant HR qualification

How to Apply

Please apply through this platform with your CV, availability, salary expectations and details of two relevant projects or properties. Include two referees with contact telephone numbers

All applicants should send their CV to: careers@rahareserve.com

Closing date: 31 October 2026