BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION

• Responsible for all meals and all aspects of the kitchens and pantries, which include menu creation, preparation, shopping, stocking, organizing, cleaning, and table management.

• Responsible for food safety, quality, and appearance.

• Creates and maintains a record of recipes and meals served.

• Supervises, leads, mentors, and inspires the culinary team, which include cook/culinary staff and temporary kitchen assistants.

• Monitors and maintains food and kitchen supplies.

• Ensures minimal food waste.

• Ensures that all food safety guidelines are followed.

• In close collaboration with the House Manager, manages timelines and the look and feel of events from planning to clean-up.

• Responsible for all personal meal service from planning to service, to clean up.

• Responsible for staff meals as appropriate.

• Assists Residence Manager with financial accounting for official events and coordinates with the Office Management Specialist (OMS) and COM to ensure proper reimbursements.

• Assists all other staff, including Residence Manager and housekeeping staff as needed.

• Responsible for administering First Aid as needed.

• Responsible for remembering food and kitchen organization preferences.

Job Requirement

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Able to run fast-paced restaurant/catering- style kitchen. Superior knowledge of international cooking techniques, ingredients, and plating/presentation.

• Kitchen organization. Knowledge of food safety. Knowledge of nutrition and food combinations.

• Experience working independently and as a team and taking responsibility for outcomes. Experience teaching, mentoring and inspiring others in the household. Can demonstrate clear thinking, excellent decision making, collaborating, communicating, and problem-solving under pressure. Experience using good judgment.

• Experience reporting problems and anomalies.

• Must be literate and numerate. Proficient in technology– perform searches, use email, create, and save documents.

Note: A non-citizen of the host country applicant (including a U.S. citizen or a third-country national) who is locally resident must have the required work/resident permit to be eligible for consideration.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Fixed term contract until the employer permanently departs post, until one-month prior notice is provided by either the employer or the employee, a one-month base salary payment in lieu of one-month prior notice is provided by the employer to the employee, or the employee is dismissed for cause.
Probationary Period – Six weeks.

EMPLOYER: The U.S. Embassy Chief of Mission (COM); not the U.S. Embassy, not the U.S. government. As a personal employee of the COM, the terms and conditions of U.S. government employees do not apply to this position.

How to Apply

OPENING DATE: October 15, 2023

CLOSING DATE: October 29, 2023

WORK HOURS: Full-time (40 hours/week). Availability for evening and weekend work is required.

Applicants must submit the following documents in English to be considered:

1. One page cover letter-explaining in English why you are qualified for the job and also mention your current salary and benefit package.
2. Curriculum Vitae – maximum 2 pages.
3. Copy of education and letter(s) of work experience.
4. Copy of work/residence permit for a non-citizen of the host country.

The above information should be emailed to the Human Resources Office, American Embassy, Addis Ababa via AddisORE@state.gov on or before the closing date. The email subject must say Head Chef. Failure to submit the required documents will subject to disqualification. Late applications will not be considered.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.