Residence Manager – Ambassador official residence - MAITRE D'HOTEL

The incumbent provides management of official events and day-to-day operations of Ambassador’s Residence, including coordination of all representational functions and supervision of staff.  The residence manager ensures that events, meals and activities hosted at the Chief of Mission Residence (CMR) are of the highest quality and caliber.  The residence manager also ensures that guests of the Ambassador and residents of the CMR receive the best service possible, experiencing high quality Tunisian and American hospitality.  S/he works to showcase the residence, its facilities and its official artwork in the best possible manner.  This includes a wide range of responsibilities, from discovering and procuring the best dry cleaning services and the highest quality local produce, meat and fish to motivating staff and collaborating with a broad range of Embassy offices and employees. The successful candidate will have the ability to strike the right balance between the private and public aspects of running the residence.  The Residence Manager works under the direction of the Ambassador.