Senior Naturalist

Dilmah Tea’s Resplendent Ceylon is creating a collection of small, luxury resorts that offer the discerning traveller a unique circuit across Sri Lanka, with a range of authentic cultural experiences, while contributing towards local communities and the environment through the MJF Foundation & Dilmah Conservation. The circuit currently comprises of three resorts, all members of Relais & Chateaux. We call it the Resplendent Sri Lanka Journey – Tea, Sea & Safari.

Ceylon Tea Trails is the world’s first tea bungalow resort, perched at an altitude of 1250 metres in Sri Lanka’s panoramic Ceylon tea region, bordering the World Heritage Central Highlands. 27 rooms are spread over five original bungalows.

The Role

Dilmah Tea’s small luxury tea resort in Sri Lanka seeks a Senior Naturalist to provide memorable and informative nature-based, cultural or activity-based experiences for guests while driving the resort’s sustainability initiatives and actively supporting the operational and administrative functions of the department.

Your Profile

We are looking for an energetic and outgoing person with excellent administration and leadership skills, as well as sound knowledge of flora and fauna (wet zone biodiversity knowledge would be an advantage). You must be able to work with minimum supervision and have highly developed interpersonal /communication skills. A passion for customer service is essential. Attention to detail, meeting deadlines and commitment to work with integrity and honesty are traits that we will appreciate. Experience in a similar capacity and tourism industry will be a distinct advantage.