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Sports & Recreation Manager
Role summary
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The Sports & Recreation Manager oversees resort recreation activities, including sports facilities, outdoor programs, games, and guest experiences. Candidates typically need a diploma or degree in hospitality, recreation, sports management, or a related field, together with several years of supervisory experience in a resort, hotel, club, or leisure environment. Strong skills in team leadership, activity planning, guest service, safety procedures, budgeting, and staff scheduling are expected. Experience with water-based activities, fitness programs, children’s recreation, or international resort operations is an advantage. The successful candidate should be energetic, approachable, organized, safety-conscious, and comfortable working flexible hours, weekends, and public holidays.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu
Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu is a luxury beachfront resort located on Mactan Island in Cebu, Philippines. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company operating luxury hotels, resorts, and residences across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and other markets. The resort combines accommodation, restaurants, wellness facilities, meeting spaces, family activities, and extensive leisure amenities, including beach and water-based recreation. Shangri-La is known for Asian-inspired hospitality, high service standards, and employee development opportunities. Its Cebu property serves leisure travelers, families, corporate groups, and international visitors, supported by a large multicultural hospitality team. Employees generally work in a fast-paced resort environment where guest satisfaction, safety, teamwork, professionalism, and attention to detail are highly valued.