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Cemetery & Funeral Home Manager / 1 day, 18 hours ago
Careysburg & Monrovia, Liberia, Not specified
Salary: Negotiable
Application ends:
October 30, 2026
Overview & Description:
The Manager is responsible for the overall operation, including the cemetery, vaults, funeral home, and flower services, ensuring every family is served with dignity, compassion, and professionalism, and that the business is run safely, legally, and profitably
Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day operations of the cemetery and funeral home, including funeral arrangements, viewings, wake keeping, burials, and vault interments, ensuring every service runs on time and to a high standard.
- Meet with bereaved families to plan services, explain packages, prices, and vault options, prepare contracts and invoices, and handle concerns with sensitivity and discretion.
- Oversee the sale and allocation of burial plots and vaults, and maintain an accurate cemetery register, plot maps, burial records, and family files.
- Supervise mortuary care, body preparation, storage, and transport, ensuring proper hygiene, infection control, and compliance with Ministry of Health and other legal requirements, including burial permits and death certificates.
- Manage the flower and wreath service, including ordering, arrangements, stock control, and timely delivery for funerals, memorials, and walk-in customers
- Recruit, train, schedule, and supervise funeral attendants, drivers, gravediggers, florists, security, and grounds staff, and keep the cemetery, chapel, and facilities clean, secure, and well maintained.
- Prepare and manage the budget, control cash, collections, and expenses, maintain hearses and equipment, and report monthly on services, sales, and finances to ownership.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Mortuary Science, or a related field, with at least 5 years' experience in funeral services, cemetery operations, hospitality, or a similar management role.
- Good knowledge of funeral and burial procedures, mortuary hygiene, and the legal and permit requirements for burials in Liberia, with respect for different religious and cultural customs.
- Strong leadership, customer care, communication, record-keeping, and financial skills, high integrity and discretion; and the ability to stay calm and compassionate under pressure and work outside normal hours.
Additional Information:
Careysburg & Monrovia-based, with weekend, evening, and on-call duty for funerals and burials