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Dubai Holding Guest Services Executive - Guest Relations - Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
About Jumeirah & the Hotel:
For more than two decades, Jumeirah Group, a member of Dubai Holding, has been making a distinct mark on the global hospitality market with its unwavering Stay Different™ brand promise.
Its award-winning destinations, including the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, position service beyond expectations, signature dining experiences and artful surroundings at the heart of every guest experience.
Today, Jumeirah operates a world-class portfolio of 26 properties across the Middle East, Europe and Asia, and employs over 9,000 colleagues, representing over 120 nationalities.
As Jumeirah continues to expand its global portfolio and sale up its operations to the next level of growth, we remain fully committed to developing and empowering our colleagues to excel in world-class environments. Jumeirah is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion in all its practices, embracing a culture that celebrates diversity.
A sustainable hospitality leader in the capital, Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort is a breath of fresh air offering an eco-friendly stay amidst contemporary surroundings on the Abu Dhabi coastline. Surrounded by natural beauty and designed to care for every aspect for guest wellbeing, the resort resembles a perennial summerhouse where visitors can experience Abu Dhabi Island life at its best. The luxury beachfront resort is home to seven world-class restaurants and bars, three swimming pools and the award-winning SPA featuring an extensive menu of specialized treatments and exclusive products from all around the world.
In addition, guests can utilize a wide range of leisure facilities including a mixed and ladies only gym, a kids club and a tennis court. Boasting 400 meters of pristine private beach and sand dunes, the resort is anchored on one of the most desirable beach locations in the UAE and was conceived with the environment in mind having implemented eco-friendly strategies and initiatives since its launch in 2018.
About the Job:
An opportunity has arisen for a Guest Services Executive to join our Guest Relations Team in Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort. The main duties and responsibilities of this role:
Give a warm welcome to guests on arrival and register them as well as issuing room keys in the appropriate welcome booklet.
Take payment from guests on departure and close their bills correctly.
Be efficient in assisting guests throughout their stay with any requirements.
Sell rooms to walk-in guests at the maximum rate possible.
Ensures that the Guest Services Desk is manned, operationally prepared, and stocked at all times.
Maintains the privacy of all guests by ensuring that no details of the guest are disclosed to anybody.
Update all information given by guests on the Registration Card on check-in into the Front Office PMS System in a timely matter and making sure that all required information has been provided.
File all Registration Cards and dockets for in-house guests in appropriate buckets and perform regular bucket-checks.
Neatly file registration cards of departed guests by date and in alphabetical order.
Scan the passport of every guest on arrival and safe the data correctly for the CID Report.
Carry out a Routing Instruction Report regularly and ensure that all required back-up is attached the Registration Cards neatly.
Log and keep the immediate supervisor fully informed of all challenges, negative feedbacks or unusual matters of significance.
Any other duties as may reasonably be requested by the management.
About you:
The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:
Minimum one year of experience in a similar role in a 5-star hotel or luxury environment.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Flexible schedule to meet demands of hotel occupancy
Enthusiastic, self-motivated and with ability to exercise initiatives
Fluency in English and additional language (fluency in Russian is an advantage)
About Benefits:
We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams (AED), the local currency of the UAE. In addition, we offer generous F&B benefits, reduced hotel rates across our properties globally, excellent leave and health care package, flights home, accommodation, life insurance, functional incentives and other employee benefits making the role attractive to high performers and any applicant looking for a career with one of the most luxurious brands in the hospitality industry.