Popular Post Flosurat Posted December 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2022 I've seen so many job listings for villa manager and I've been thinking, that this might be the perfect job for me. I know this questions sounds kind of naive and maybe it is, but what qualifications do you need to become a villa manager? They always look for people with experience, but you need to start somewhere. I've been looking for courses for property management. But they are all about buying and selling property, not about running a holiday villa. And what is rental / operation management about? Cause I heard this is rather done by farangs, but I don't have a clue what it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriendlyFarang Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I think it's quite similar to a hotel manager. So you should have experience in the hospitality industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I would imagine it involves handling everything for regular a turnover of clients. Similar to a hotel, but even more. Making sure the villa(s) is or are cleaned and prepared for new clients every couple of weeks. Including new laundry, and maybe organising a maid service or chef. Possibly airport pick up and drop off. Also handling complaints, getting faults fixed, pools cleaned, gardens kept trim. Paying bills for absent owners. A lot probably depends on the standard of villa and clients. If it an expensive super luxury, high end villa with high paying clients, you would probably have to act as a concierge as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) Wait now! That sounds like a work a Thai could do. Hmmm. you are <deleted>! Edited December 17, 2022 by metisdead Profanity removed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Buy a villa and manage it. Then you will learn and get lots of experience. And then you can apply for those jobs. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regyai Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Villa - a rather laughable term when applied in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted December 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2022 and I thought this was going to be about becoming a grocery store manager. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) I suspect you have partly answered your own questions. Here's why: Is the villa manager expected to make policies / design changes e.g. to buildings and interiors and implement these policies/changes without reference or approvals of any other person/entity, or Does a committee (e.g. owners commmittee), or does a property development company make all policies and the villa manager must operate/make all operating decisions/take all actions strictly within these laid down policies? What can the villa manager approve in terms of spending money (funds which are the property of all owners or the development company): --- Can spend up to 200Baht but must keep receipts. --- Can approve a request for funds up to 2,000Baht but request for funds must be fully documented and must be co-signed by an equivalent position from another department or co-signed (approved) by at least 2 other owners or 2 equivalent ranking positions within the development company. Must also be co-signed by the company accountant. Must keep receipts/must be audited within 5 days. Note: In regard to the 2 scenarios just above funds cannot be spent/used for lunch for villa manager of staff, or gasoline for private vehicles of the villa manager/staff etc... Some answers to the above will provide a much better and clearer understand of the responsibilities and the authorities of the position. Without these why would anybody take the job? Edited December 17, 2022 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 16 hours ago, Flosurat said: Cause I heard this is rather done by farangs, but I don't have a clue what it is. step one - get a clue... if you want to be a manager maybe you should have some experience working in the field first... start at the bottom and work your way up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert got kinky Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 6 hours ago, rwill said: and I thought this was going to be about becoming a grocery store manager. I thought it was about football, where the Villa manager's enter/exit through a constantly turning revolving door. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Chula has courses for it. My son did the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said: I thought it was about football, where the Villa manager's enter/exit through a constantly turning revolving door. Only because some numpty thought Stevie Wonder could make the leap from Scotland to the EPL. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert got kinky Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Stocky said: Only because some numpty thought Stevie Wonder could make the leap from Scotland to the EPL. UTV Bring back Martin O'Neil, or even better, God (Ron Saunders). I think that Emery could be a nice fit for us though. UTV x 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retayl Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I would have thought your chances of getting a work permit for this are somewhere south of zero - but happy to be corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Flosurat said: And what is rental / operation management about? Cause I heard this is rather done by farangs, but I don't have a clue what it is. If you "don't have a clue what it is", they will not hire you – foreigners are supposed to be manager in charge of the local work-staff, so some level of knowledge and experience is normally required...???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, retayl said: I would have thought your chances of getting a work permit for this are somewhere south of zero - but happy to be corrected. Beat me to it. No idea why anyone thinks a Thai can't do that. Also, does the OP speak excellent conversational Thai to manage staff? Edited December 17, 2022 by thaibeachlovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 21 hours ago, Flosurat said: They always look for people with experience, but you need to start somewhere. "Start" as villa store manager ?!!!! ???? You never know. I've seen some clowns in high positions that I could not believe. I knew one who bought a MB coupe and sold his motorcycle, however did not take too long. Dust all over the MB in front of the house and he went to his new job by even cheaper motorcycle he used to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbing Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 13 hours ago, rwill said: and I thought this was going to be about becoming a grocery store manager. And I thought he meant becoming manager of Aston Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 "I've seen so many job listings for villa manager" "what qualifications do you need to become a villa manager?" The job listings should give you some requirements for the job "They always look for people with experience, but you need to start somewhere." Nobody will give you the job if you don't have a clue what to do. "And what is rental / operation management about?" Advertise rentals, make sure rentals are maintained, get paid for the rentals, find and pay good staff to maintain the rentals. Deal with complains from customers, deal with non paying customers, deal with government officials. Understand rental laws, ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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