Chef de Partie – Club Med Resorts, Japan and APAC

Club Med is hiring a Chef de Partie for its resorts in Japan, Hospitality and Catering family, seasonal contract, 40 hours per week. Job ID R-2763, based in the Sapporo area.

This listing is notable for its reach. The structured job data lists eligibility across Japan, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mongolia among others, so it is open considerably wider than the Japan location in the title suggests.

For anyone in the Asia-Pacific region looking at seasonal hospitality work, this is a rare posting that does not require European residency.

WHAT THE ROLE INVOLVES

Club Med describe it as bringing the show to the plates: creating memorable experiences in all-inclusive Premium or Exclusive Collection resorts, or at their most festive events. Bar or restaurant, buffet or plated service, their conceptual catering spaces are built for creating surprises in a warm and festive atmosphere.

As a Chef de Partie you are a specialist in your field and responsible for a team, ensuring guests, known as G.M or Gentle Members, get a distinctive experience.

Sapporo is also the base for Club Med's Hokkaido ski operation, so this role sits alongside their winter mountain business in one of the world's best powder regions.

ABOUT CLUB MED

Club Med invented the all-inclusive holiday and runs nearly 70 resorts across 26 countries, open summer and winter. Resort staff are known as G.O (Gentle Organizer) and G.E (Gentle Employee).

Three seasons operate: spring, summer and winter. Ski and mountain roles recruit for winter, watersports and beach roles for summer. Some countries recruit year-round.

WHAT IS PROVIDED

• Accommodation and meals provided by Club Med, for a fixed fee deducted from salary
• Salary adapted to skills and experience, typically fixed salary plus a bonus on objectives
• Access to resort facilities and activities during your time off
• Preferential rates on excursions, spa services and the boutique
• Professional equipment supplied

MOBILITY ACROSS CONTINENTS

Most people do their first season in or near their country of residence. After that a career manager discusses mobility, which can open resorts in Europe, Africa, the West Indies, the Indian Ocean, Asia, and North and South America.

Contracts are seasonal or fixed-term and are commonly renewed across seasons, so this is a route into multi-year international work rather than a single season.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. Select a job offer and apply
2. An initial phone interview if your profile matches
3. A video, in-person or recruitment-event meeting
4. If successful, you stay in contact with the team until your work location is confirmed

Recruitment is based substantially on personality, alongside skills from specialised diplomas or proven professional, associative or sporting experience.

All positions are open to people with disabilities.

TWO PRACTICAL NOTES

Club Med's job search filters by your country of residence, so select the correct country to see the offers open to you.

Club Med re-advertises evergreen resort roles across seasons rather than closing them, so it is worth applying even if a listing has been live for some time.