Operations Manager

Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell is growing, and we are looking for an operations manager who wants to come with us on the next part of the journey. This is more than running a hotel. It is a chance to become a central part of a living place, and to help shape how Nøsen develops in the years ahead.

Over many years Nøsen has become a meeting place for yoga, retreats, courses, festivals and people from Norway and the rest of the world. Now we want to take new steps: run the place more professionally and improve the guest experience, while keeping what makes Nøsen special. The closeness to nature, the community, the calm, the meetings between people.

As operations manager you become one of the key people at Nøsen, with the main responsibility for daily operations. You work closely with the general manager and link reception, kitchen, housekeeping, maintenance, retreat hosts, teachers, trainees and administration. The general manager leads direction, finances, sales and strategy. Your job is to make Nøsen work well in practice, every day.

You like being where things happen: talking with people, keeping an eye on the house, solving problems and getting the different parts of the organisation to pull the same way. You also lift your eyes and ask how we can do it even better next time. We want to move from fixing yesterday's problems to building good systems, so fewer problems arise in the first place. Here you can make a real difference.

Experience from hotels, hospitality, retreat centres, restaurants, events or other operational work is very relevant. Experience leading or coordinating staff is a clear advantage.

Experience with booking systems (PMS), ideally Mews, or with shift planning and other hotel systems is a plus, but not essential if you learn fast. You do not need to do everything yourself: you see what needs doing, who should do it, and make sure it is followed up.

Nøsen is an international community, and our trainees are an important part of it. They come from many places and for many reasons: some want hospitality experience, some look for community and yoga, some are travelling, and some are between chapters in life.

The operations manager plays a key part in giving this community structure, with clear tasks, expectations and follow-up, while everyone is met with respect and feels included. That takes both warmth and clarity, and that combination matters a lot to us.

Nøsen lies in the mountains of Valdres, surrounded by nature, quiet and wide landscapes, some way from city life, which is part of the point. Mountain life is not for everyone, so we especially want to hear from you if you feel real curiosity reading this.

Most of the team lives at Nøsen. Board and lodging are part of the pay. The team lives in hotel rooms or staff cabins with shared bathrooms; as operations manager you get your own private room.