About the Role
The IRAA Community Kitchen is not your typical restaurant. We are an experimental space where food meets art. We are seeking a creative, versatile, and community-minded Chef to lead our kitchen operations and help us grow our artistic food programming.
Key Responsibilities
Great cheffing skill: Cook multiple dishes with ease.
Operational Management: Oversee daily kitchen operations, including outside catering and shop vending stock
Creative Cooking: Prepare custom meals and have the abilty to develop menus for community specific experiences and art-led events.
Product Development: Experiment with, grow and refine new food products for the IRAA brand.
Education: Lead engaging creative cooking classes being an avid student themselves.
Collaboration: Work alongside artists to facilitate discussions and culinary experiences that bridge the gap between food and art.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 19th March 2026
Requirements
Who We Are Looking For
An Individual with at least 2years of experience working in the culinary world or the equivalent experience with meal
A passionate Chef:Â Someone who leads themselves well and has the drive to get things done well.Â
A lover of creativity:Â Someone who sees a plate as a canvas and enjoys experimenting with flavors and presentation.
The Community Leader:Â You should be comfortable interacting with guests, teaching others, and hosting.
The Professional:Â Reliable, organized, and capable of handling everything from high-end catering to daily meal prep.
A team player: Pro-active and dependable.Â
About the Company
Located in Bweyogerere-Buto, the Iraa Community Kitchen is the Physical heart of IRAA - a working kitchen, residency space, and meeting ground.
Here, artists, chefs, and farmers collaborate through programs such as Chef-in-Residence and Farm-to-Table Art Adventures, experimenting with local ingredients, sustainable farming, and culinary storytelling. The Kitchen also supports income-generating initiatives - catering, vending, cooking classes.
By positioning food preparation as both art form and economic practice, the Community Kitchen redefines creative infrastructure as something edible, repeatable, and shared. Its meals are research.