Italian Executive Chef Ethiopia
Job Overview
Job: Italian Executive Chef
Company: Established upscale restaurant group
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
If interested please contact [email protected]
Job Title: Italian Executive Chef
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethopia
Salary and Benefits:
$4000 net per month
Housing: Furnished 1-bedroom apartment, walking distance (approx. 5 minutes), with kitchen and lounge, insurance, flights, tips
1 year visa renewable
Single status preferred, if travels with partner company will assist with visa, no additional benefits for partner
About the Company:
Established restaurant group in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
New upscale Italian restaurant
Opening January 2026
Located adjacent to another restaurant they own
100–120 seats plus a private dining room for 20 guests, and a wine & cheese lounge
Predominantly Italian – chef-driven, authentic Italian, fresh pasta, in-house pastry and breads
Upscale positioning with strong focus on quality ingredients
About the Job:
We seek a passionate and experienced Italian Executive Chef to become the driving culinary force behind our Italian restaurant. This unique role offers you the opportunity to:
Reports to the Group Executive Chef
Responsible for menus, hiring and opening
Manage the team, running the kitchen
Starts Nov/Dec 2025
Qualifications:
Italian Chef who has worked as an expat already.
Must have experience in more elevated Italian cuisine
Already head chef level
Pre-opening experience an advantage
Menu costing, proficient in managing food cost
Menu creation
Trained and developed a team. Chef team will be local
Good supplier network is an advantage, they have suppliers, certain products from Dubai and looking at certain OE from Italy.