Senior Hospitality Director, Permanent, Dubai, UAE

SENIOR HOSPITALITY DIRECTOR POSITION 

If you have the required experience and skills, if you are a hard working individual with the proper mindset and if you are willing to live the "Dubai dream", working hard and evolving with High Net Worth Individuals, this position is for you. 

If you do not receive any news from us 15 days after having applied, please consider that you have not been selected. We have very strict criteria for this position and this job opening is very attractive, therefore, you are extremely numerous applying. Many thanks for your understanding. 

About the Client

This is a position that is based in Dubai, UAE.

The client is a UHNW family.

You would be the Senior Hospitality DIRECTOR for this client. 

The package:

This position is a LIVE IN position - all though you will be in a DEDICATED accommodation (apartment) and you will not be living within the property of the family. Family will cover the cost for your accommodation. 

There are many advantages in the work package such as:

• Paid accommodation
• Private medical health insurance (equally covered by your employer)
• A car will be at your disposal or a private chauffeur
• Business Travel flight tickets

Given the fact that all these mentioned expenses will be covered by your employer, the package is highly appealing. 

Recruitment Process: 

All initial interviews will be telephonic interviews, and the final interviews would be organized in-person, directly in Dubai. The client pays for all the flights. We are looking for candidates who are extremely flexible, who understand that interviews and calls can be organized on a last minute basis and who understand the implication requested to be working on such a position. 

The project:

The family is looking for a Senior Hospitality Director with15 years of experience in Hospitality (Luxury Hotels, Resorts, Palaces, Chalets, etc.) on a top management position, who is able to start to work reasonably soon, (depending on the path of the recruitment process of course). 

The client will only consider profiles who have extensive experience in hospitality and who already have previous experiences as a Property Director/Villa Manager for private UHNWI / families with experience in top management in Hospitality. 

This is a permanent contract. There will be a period of trial (defined by the client during the interview). The trial period could be up to 3 months.

You must have 15 years of experience working as a Hospitality Director and you are used to handling:

• Property Management (Private Properties: Villas/Chalets/Palaces or 5* Hotels)
• Experience in Yacht Crew Management could be an advantage
• Recruiting & Managing the Crew/Personnel on these properties/yachts 
• Overseeing the operations of all teams in collaboration with respective team leaders 
• Are able to anticipate the client/family's expectations and learn their protocols

The client is looking for someone with significant experience working for VIPs, UHNWI and Private families before as a Hospitality Director. In order to apply for this position, you must take a LIVE-IN position.

For this position, you will be in charge of:

• The property in Dubai running with 40 staff members 
• Motor Yacht of Client based in the Mediterranean 
• Recruitment of Personnel on property in Dubai & the boat in the Mediterranean
• Management of aforementioned crew & Performance Evaluation in collaboration with Team Leaders
• Co-ordinating with intermediate management companies to ensure contract/visa/recruitment of crew
• Ensuring that all environments - land-based properties & boats are functioning smoothly from the Hospitality perspective
• Learning about the protocols & expectations of all family members and organising the on-ground service with team Leaders - Interior Managers/Chief Stewardesses/Villa Managers in accordance to these expectations & protocols

Desired profile

You are:

• From the Hospitality (Luxury Hotels, Chalets, Palaces, Resorts, etc.) and/or Yachting industry
• Significant successful experience working with VIPs, VVIPs or Private families - in assisting & administrative settings - you must have 15 years of experience as a PA (minimum, non-negotiable). 
• Experienced in an international purview from a wide perspective
• You must me fluent in English, other languages are appreciated
• You are extremely reactive in conflict resolution and handling last-minute arrangements
• A strong multitasker, detail and result-oriented person
• Very well organized and have the ability to deal with pressure and time constraints
• Calm, pleasant and discreet
• Punctual and well presented, and have good communication skills
• Having knowledge in all kind of services
• Giving a great importance to respect with hygiene and safety procedures and rules
• Working efficiently under operational pressure
• You have a strong positive attitude and you are a smiling person
• You are extremely flexible and you do understand that working for VIPs requires flexibility
• You have a strong sense of service
• Very flexible, dynamic, multitasker 
• Hard-working and always available

Salary :  €14000 - €16000/month Based on profiles and experience (To be discussed further orally) 

(Due to the huge influx of applications, only candidates with relevant and matching experience would be contacted. If you do not meet the minimum criteria of the position, please do not apply for this position.)

Package : 

• Accommodation covered by the employer (independent off-site accommodation)
• Private Health Insurance covered by the employer
• Car at your disposal or Chauffeur at your disposal
• Visa covered by your employer

HOW TO APPLY TO THIS JOB OFFER ?

If you wish to apply to this job offer, please make sure beforehand that : 

• you have registered on our website at www.marinescence.com 
• and that you have created your profile (if your already have a profile, there is NO NEED TO CREATE A NEW ONE)
• While creating/ completing your profile : you will need to complete the Education, Experience and Reference field. A lot of questions are dedicated to crew members, please be aware you do not need to complete them. 
• Please make sure you upload a detailed and updated CV in a PDF format. 
• Feel free to email us once you have created / completed your profile at [email protected] 

If your profile is not matching all criteria, we may not be able to get back to you due to the high influx of applications.

No application will be considered if the process mentioned above has not been followed initially. No private messages on WhatsApp - No private messages on Facebook or LinkedIn please.Thank you for your understanding and looking forward to hear back from you shortly.