Receptionist

Executive Director

Hostess

Senior Manager - Revenue Management

﻿Responsibilities: <ul><li>Welcome and professionally engage guests upon arrival.</li><li>Complete check-in and check-out procedures accurately and efficiently.</li><li>Provide personalized service to luxury, VIP, and international guests.</li><li>Manage guest requests, questions, complaints, and service-recovery situations.</li><li>Handle reservations, room allocations, billing, and guest profiles accurately.</li><li>Coordinate with Housekeeping, Concierge, Bell Desk, Reservations, Guest Relations, and other hotel departments.</li><li>Maintain accurate records in the property-management system.</li><li>Communicate hotel facilities, services, policies, and local information clearly.</li><li>Identify opportunities to enhance the guest experience and promote hotel services.</li><li>Handle confidential guest information professionally and discreetly.</li><li>Support smooth front-office operations during busy periods.</li><li>Follow Jumeirah’s grooming, appearance, safety, and service standards.</li><li>Demonstrate cultural awareness when assisting guests from different countries and backgrounds.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Previous experience as a Receptionist, Front Desk Agent, Guest Service Agent, Guest Relations Agent, or similar front-office professional.</li><li>Experience in a luxury or ultra-luxury hotel, resort, branded residence, or comparable high-end hospitality environment.</li><li>Strong exposure to guest service, VIP service, and international clientele.</li><li>Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.</li><li>One additional language at C1 level.</li><li>Preferred additional languages include Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Greek, Portuguese, Mandarin/Chinese, and Japanese.</li><li>Excellent grooming and professional presentation.</li><li>Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural, guest-facing environment.</li><li>Availability to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays.</li><li>A clear, professional photograph must be included on the CV.</li><li>Candidates must be eligible to work in the UAE or be willing to relocate.</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>The Executive Director of Operations is responsible for the leadership, performance and operational excellence of Mount Kilimanjaro Safari Clubs portfolio of safari lodges, camps, safari businesses and future hospitality ventures.</li><li>Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer – Hospitality &amp; Conservation, the role has executive accountability for the day-to-day and long-term performance of the Companys operations, ensuring exceptional safari and hospitality experiences, consistently high accommodation and service standards, effective asset management, operational efficiency and sustainable profitability across the portfolio.</li><li>The Executive Director of Operations translates the Companys strategy and commercial commitments into operational execution. The role ensures that what the Company sells is consistently and successfully delivered across every stage of the guest journey, from reservation handover and pre-arrival preparation through accommodation, safari experiences, on-property services and departure.</li><li>The Executive Director of Operations is accountable for operational delivery, on-ground sales and trade relationships in market, guest conversion and on-property revenue and expense management.</li></ul> Responsibilities&nbsp; 1. Strategic Leadership &amp; Operational Business Performance – 20% <ul><li>Partner with the Chief Executive Officer to translate the strategic direction of Mount Kilimanjaro Safari Club into clear operational priorities, business plans and measurable performance outcomes.</li><li>Provide executive leadership across the Companys safari, lodge, camp and hospitality operations, ensuring effective execution of the Companys strategic and commercial priorities.</li><li>Act as a custodian of the Companys operational assets, financial resources and reputation, applying a long-term ownership mindset to operational decision-making.</li><li>Establish clear performance expectations and accountability across the operational organization.</li><li>Monitor business performance through financial, operational, guest experience, asset and people indicators and ensure timely intervention where performance falls below expectation.</li><li>Lead regular executive business reviews and property performance reviews to ensure corrective actions and opportunities are effectively implemented.</li><li>Identify operational risks and opportunities and recommend actions that strengthen profitability, resilience, service quality and long-term business sustainability.</li><li>Build scalable operating structures, standards and systems capable of supporting the Companys future growth and portfolio expansion.</li><li>Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the operational business.</li></ul> 2. Safari Business, Hospitality &amp; Guest Experience – 20% <ul><li>Provide executive leadership for Mount Kilimanjaro Safari Clubs safari business and hospitality operations across the portfolio.</li><li>Ensure the consistent delivery of exceptional safari, accommodation and hospitality experiences across all lodges, camps and safari operations.</li><li>Take executive accountability for the operational delivery of the complete guest journey, from reservation handover and pre-arrival preparation through arrival, accommodation, safari activities and departure.</li><li>Provide executive oversight of accommodation, front office, housekeeping, food and beverage, guiding, game drives, guest activities, safari logistics, fleet operations, maintenance, engineering and operational support services.</li><li>Establish and maintain clear operating and service standards across the portfolio while allowing properties to retain appropriate authenticity and sense of place.</li></ul> 3. Commercial Delivery, On-Ground Sales &amp; Financial Stewardship – 15% <ul><li>Take accountability for the operational delivery of the Companys commercial strategy across safari operations, lodges and camps.</li><li>Build and maintain strong on-ground relationships with tour operators, travel agents, DMCs, trade partners, corporate clients and other relevant market stakeholders.</li><li>Drive upselling and on-property revenue opportunities across accommodation, food and beverage, safari activities, transfers, retail and ancillary services.</li><li>Ensure operational teams understand and effectively deliver commercial campaigns, packages, products and commitments developed by the Commercial function.</li></ul> 4. Product, Accommodation &amp; Asset Excellence – 15% <ul><li>Drive the continuous operational enhancement of the Companys safari products, accommodation experiences and hospitality offerings.</li><li>Ensure lodges, camps, guest accommodation, public spaces and operational facilities evolve in line with guest expectations, operational requirements and the Companys positioning.</li></ul> Requirements: Qualifications &amp; Experience <ul><li>Bachelors Degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Tourism or a related discipline.</li><li>Minimum of 10 years progressive executive leadership experience within Safari hospitality, tourism or related industries.</li><li>Minimum of 5 years leading multi-property or multi-business operations at an executive level.</li><li>Proven experience developing and executing business strategy and organizational transformation.</li><li>Strong commercial, financial and operational leadership experience.</li><li>Demonstrated success leading organizational growth, acquisitions, new business ventures or expansion projects.</li><li>Experience working with Boards and executive leadership teams.</li><li>Experience leading geographically dispersed operations across multiple locations.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Strong understanding of East African hospitality, safari and tourism markets</li></ul>

﻿Responsibilities: Guest Relations &amp; Welcome: <ul><li>First Impression: Greet guests warmly and professionally upon arrival using the guests name whenever possible.</li><li>Seating Management: Guide guests to their assigned tables, present menus, and introduce the dedicated server.</li><li>Farewell: Bid farewell to departing guests and actively gather immediate feedback regarding their experience.</li></ul> Reservation &amp; Stand Operations: <ul><li>System Management: Efficiently operate the restaurants digital reservation system (e.g., OpenTable, SevenRooms).</li><li>Inquiry Handling: Answer calls, process phone or online bookings, and manage the waitlist during peak operation hours.</li><li>Table Turnover: Coordinate closely with floor supervisors and servers to monitor open tables and optimize seating capacity.</li></ul> Brand Standards &amp; Up-Selling; <ul><li>Menu Knowledge: Maintain thorough knowledge of the food menu, current beverages, and daily or seasonal promotions.</li><li>Grooming: Strictly adhere to the five-star luxury presentation and grooming standards outlined.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Experience: Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience as a hostess or guest relations agent within a 4- or 5-star hotel, or a high-end specialty restaurant in the UAE.</li><li>Education: High School Diploma or equivalent; a degree/diploma in Hospitality or Tourism Management is highly advantageous.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develop pricing strategies and tactics to drive profitable visitation by implementing effective admissions pricing development strategy, including discounts, seasonal structure, package structure, promotions, and channel strategy</li><li>Manage product offerings to optimize revenues and ensure proper implementation</li><li>Provide the organization with in-depth analyses and actionable business insights to maximize profits through the application of forecasting, pricing optimization and demand management in order to achieve company financial goals.</li><li>Record and analyze sales data to better understand guest/client behavior by identifying trends, patterns, and irregularities in consumer transactions.</li><li>Conduct consumer research to generate insights and create tools that allow for visual analysis of data</li><li>Prepare weekly and monthly reporting in regard to sales and booking data and lead business reviews with stakeholders</li><li>Prepare the production of annual budget by providing insight into future sales volumes and revenues and identifying risks and opportunities</li><li>Create and maintain business relationships with key stakeholders in Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Finance, IT, and Operations to identify opportunities to improve long-term company profits as well as execute the plans on a daily basis</li><li>Conduct competitive research and industry benchmarking to provide background information for the Pricing strategy and Identify industry practices in Revenue Management</li><li>Implement processes and drive recommendations for Sales and Ticketing and identify procedures for effective workflow&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure available technology is fully utilized and understood according to requirements.</li><li>Create and maintain high standards of data quality through system maintenance and audits</li><li>Assist the Sales &amp; Marketing Teams in defining marketing campaigns and sales actions, to ensure that the right people are reached at the right time, in the right place, with the right price</li><li>Set targets for selling and upselling to sales or reservation departments&nbsp;</li><li>Identify gaps and recommend opportunities at both park/assets and corporate level and engage resources into activity planning to achieve revenue targets</li><li>Ensure relevance of pricing research and data used in price recommendations and provide feedback on pricing and packaging</li><li>Ensure relevant reporting is delivered in a timely manner to the right stakeholders</li><li>Identify tools and processes allowing for improved control and visualization and ensure available technology is fully utilized and understood&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Minimum of 5-7 years professional working experience in Hospitality, Tourism, Government, Theme Park industry or FMCG&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Team leadership, coaching, development, recruitment and alignment within Sales, Marketing and eCommerce teams</li><li>Strategic commercial planning and execution</li><li>Degree in Business Administration and/or Hospitality Management</li><li>Experience with pricing strategy and forecasting is essential.</li></ul>

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