Job Title: Recreation Services Manager
Date Posted: 25/06/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: Amentum
Industry: Hospitality
Salary: Open
Location: Lamu
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 30/06/2026
Responsibilities
The Recreation Services Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing all morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) programs and activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards, customer service expectations, and operational goals.
This role includes supervising recreational staff, coordinating events, and maintaining program excellence. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Managing resale operations and recreational
programs to ensure they meet the needs of the military community on the
installation.
- Ensuring compliance with CNICINST 1710.3 – Chapter 1,
Section 114, which governs the handling and storage of hazardous
materials, and maintaining current CPR certification for
all relevant personnel.
- Training employees in customer service standards equivalent
to the Navy’s MWR Star Service, Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations
(AECR) course.
- Being readily available during regular working hours and
ensuring availability or that of a designated alternate within one
hour for emergencies or contingencies.
- Acting as a certified American Red Cross Lifeguard Training
Instructor, providing training to designated personnel as required.
- Proficiently officiating sports, including but not limited to Soccer,
Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, and Flag Football, and ensuring the
quality and fairness of all MWR-sponsored sports leagues and tournaments.
- Organizing and promoting diverse recreational events and activities
for installation personnel and families, ensuring engagement and
participation.
- Collaborating with various stakeholders to maintain and promote MWR
programs, enhancing morale and welfare initiatives.
- Monitoring and documenting the use of MWR facilities and services to
ensure operational effectiveness and compliance with Navy guidelines.
- Overseeing budgets, financial records, and facility resources to
allocate funding and maintain fiscal responsibility.
Minimum Requirements
- A four-year degree from an accredited college or
university with a major study in one or more recreation, sports
management, business administration, or a related field.
- Alternatively, three (3) years of general experience demonstrating
successful knowledge and application of the goals, principles,
methods, and techniques of recreation, alongside an understanding of the
interests and motivations of individuals and groups.
- A minimum of five (5) years of specialized experience in
roles such as an NF-4 with a Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentality (NAFI)
or a middle manager role in a similar civilian operation.
- Certification or ability to become a certified American Red
Cross Lifeguard Training Instructor.
- Proficiency in officiating sports such as Soccer, Basketball,
Volleyball, Softball, and Flag Football.
- Completion of, or willingness to achieve, MWR Star Service,
AECR training certification.
- Current CPR certification or the ability to obtain
such certification prior to hire.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills to manage multiple
programs and provide effective oversight of recreational staff.
- Must be in possession of a valid passport and be able to travel
internationally.
- Passport must be valid for a minimum of one (1) year or more at the
time of hiring.
- Ability to successfully pass contract medical requirements and
maintain requirements for the duration of deployment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or advanced education in Recreation, Business
Administration, or a related field.
- Previous experience managing large-scale recreational activities in
military or civilian facilities.
- Knowledge of Navy MWR program standards and operational mandates.
- Familiarity with recreational program management in OCONUS (Outside
the Continental United States) or austere environments, particularly in a
multi-national workforce setting.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving
skills.
How to Apply
