Pro-Performance Chef

Job description

• Location: Middle East, specific country and city shared under NDA
• Contract: Full-time, live-in, renewable every 12 months
• Working pattern: Calendar-driven around the full training cycle, including recovery and off-season; shifts at short notice
• Travel: International travel with the Principal and family
• Confidentiality: Strictly confidential; NDA required before further details

Oplu is leading the search for a Pro-Performance Chef to join a high-profile private household in the Middle East. This is a newly created role within a well-established, discreet household team, supporting the Principals' and family's training and nutrition at the highest level.

The Pro-Performance Chef will take full ownership of nutrition delivery across the year for all family members, translating periodised, macronutrient-targeted plans set by a nutritionist or sports scientist into precise daily meals, both at home and on the road.

This is not a private chef role with a nutrition badge on it. It is a performance-chef position structured around the Principals' and family's advanced training schedules, accountable for translating those plans into daily execution on the plate.

The role

• Design daily menus to macronutrient targets, adjusted across training phases and the full training cycle.
• Prepare recovery-focused meals supporting muscle repair, glycogen replenishment, inflammation reduction, and sleep quality.
• Source high-quality proteins, complex carbohydrates, seasonal produce, and functional ingredients, and manage specialist suppliers at home and in travel destinations.
• Travel internationally with the Principal and family, often at short notice, researching local sourcing and kitchen facilities in advance.
• Maintain accurate daily food and macronutrient records.
• Apply cost discipline without compromising standards.

Who you are

• Proven Private Chef or Performance Chef in an elite-private, professional sports, or comparable high-performance household environment.
• Strong working knowledge of sports nutrition and periodised menu delivery across training phases.
• Formal nutrition training welcome, but not essential.
• Comfortable with international travel at short notice.
• Discreet, calm under pressure, and comfortable operating as part of a wider team rather than as a solo lead.
• Comfortable signing an NDA before further details are shared.

Apply confidentially via Oplu. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

23-09-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English