Front Office Duty Manager

Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion!​

As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.​

By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.​

You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!​

You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.​

Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.

Hospitality is a work of heart,​
Join us and become a Heartist®.

We are Heartists®

“Heartist” describes both our culture and who we are. Everything we do comes from the heart, and we’re experts in what we do. Generous, attentive, and free, we ensure that everyone can come as they are, and feel like they belong. As one big team, we know that only together can we do amazing things!

We believe that the world is more welcoming when we’re connected. So that we see what we have in common, instead of what sets us apart.

Life in Movenpick

The Place to Savour Life- We believe true hospitality is about turning small gestures into heartwarming moments.

We enable our guests to Savour the flavor of life, balancing small indulgence with what’s good for them- and good for the world.

The Role

• Under the guidance and supervision of the Front Desk Manager and within the limits of the established Accor and OSM (Operational Standards Manual), his/her responsibilities are to provide efficient, personalized, courteous and punctual service and to practice up-selling techniques. To work with a team spirit and to ensure that each guest leaves the property fully satisfied and with the wish to return back.

• Must be thoroughly familiar with all Mövenpick corporate and local Operational Standards and ensure they are followed. He / She is responsible for supervising the operations at the front desk according to our hotel standards in order to ensure guest satisfaction under the control of the Front Desk Manager in the accomplishment of their objectives. Must assist in accomplish obligations and goals as outlined below:

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities

Planning & Organizing:

1. Review and update the logbook.
2. Be smart, well-groomed and maintain a friendly and cheerful disposition at all times.
3. Report regularly on happenings to FDM, Operations Manager and GM.
4. Maintain associate relations.
5. Resolve complaints Handle the disputes.
6. Ensure services are up to the required standard.
7. Smooth check in/check out procedures for the hotel and the residents comments.
8. Hotel tour as per Checklist.
9. Coordinating purchasing for the front office departments with the finance team as per the hotel procedures.
10. Plan and coordinate all move in and move out activity with and relevant departments.
11. Adhere to and monitor departmental operating expenses as per departmental budget and forecast.
12. Review and monitor departmental work schedules, oversee that departmental payroll is in line with budgets.

Operations:

1. Prepare for daily arrivals in terms of room allocation, amenities and special requests of guests.
2. Announce VIP rooms to Housekeeping and F&B departments.
3. Ensure VIP rooms are ready, checked and all in order prior arrival
4. Attend management morning briefing if needed/requested
5. Take responsibility of your shift & handle situations, ensure that reception team on shift is looked after and helped if needed.
6. Register and process check in for all arrivals.
7. Conduct daily briefing & ensure IQ standard is followed.
8. Perform Check in & Check Out at the reception.
9. Be part & lead in success of ALL enrolment and assist to achieve the hotel target.
10. Ensure Cherish program is mentioned in every briefing and collect daily comments from the team in order to achieve monthly target.
11. Check online comments (TripAdvisor, Booking.com etc.) and investigate issues then report to the manager.
12. Ensure guest comments are investigated and reply back to guest accordingly.
13. Assist in achieving Trust You targets.
14. Attend guest requests and take action accordingly.
15. Handle guest complaints and take action immediately to ensure satisfaction is delivered.
16. Assist Hotel Manager on Duty when/if required.
17. Accountable for cashiering duties, foreign exchange transactions, night audits tasks and settlement upon guests’ departure.
18. Handle walk in counter reservation at all times and process call in reservation when room reservations section is closed.
19. Provide friendly smooth courteous service to guest and respond promptly to all requests and inquiries at all time.
20. Resolve guests complaints/ requests and liaise with the department concerned to ensure immediately follow up.
21. Handle issuance of guest room key cards and ensure effective control for guest security.
22. Check Paymaster daily and give feedback FDM with action taken.
23. Encourage rooms & breakfast upselling daily to the team and share result and feedback
24. Check Hotel situation, occupancy, functions, groups, MIPs.
25. File daily reception report and documents systematically.
26. Give a proper training & induction for all new reception joiners and ensure Opera V9 is the PMS used in training.
27. Maintain daily courtesy call sheet and share feedback/action with the manager.
28. Attend Credit meeting when requested.
29. Attend Revenue meetings when requested.
30. At the end of the shift or the day, he has to communicate all information that the next shift has to know for a well running of the operations.
31. Coordination and information with the Front Office, Housekeeping, F&B and especially with the General Manager regarding MIPs and VIPs.
32. To effectively handle all guest complaints concerning the Front Office in coordination with the Front Desk Manager, taking corrective action to prevent recurrence and convert the guest into a repeat customer. Coordinate proper actions with other departments, informs the Front Desk Manager, Operations Manager and General Manager.
33. Other duties as assigned.
34. Perform duties in a manner that respects Accor's Values.
35. Assist in Task Force Teams for new openings.
36. Carry out any other reasonable task (which may not be stated here) as requested.
37. Attend and chair the daily briefings.

Generic Aspects on Hygiene / Personal Safety / Environment/Confidentiality:

• Ensure proper care of all equipment and furniture entrusted for Heartists use.
• Be well-familiar with the hotel's policies and procedures, well-acquainted with the physical layout of the hotel and its premises and knowledgeable of the hotel's emergency procedures in regard to fire, medical, bomb threat, black-out and evacuation.
• Knows the safety regulations and ensures their application & ensures the safety of people and property in the hotel.
• Respects and ensures respect of the hotel's commitments to the "Environment Charter" (saving energy, recycling, sorting waste etc).
• Understands and strictly adhere to the Rules & Regulations established in the Heartists Handbook and the Hotel’s policy on Fire, Hygiene, Health and Safety.
• Ensure that confidential records and other confidential information are properly safeguarded and are not removed from the office.
• Does not disclose any financial information or any other information of the Accor Hotels.

Our Values

Our values are our common language, they drive us every day. Embodied in and flowing through our Heartist program, a symbol of our identity and culture, these values are the bedrock that binds us to the Group. They perpetuate and spread -beyond professions, persons, countries and cultures- the sense of hospitality and service, our strength and nourishment of the Group’s success worldwide.

Guest Passion

We obsess over our customers. Our guests are the driver of our decisions and our actions. We put them first, we care for them. We go the extra mile for them. We enjoy doing it.

Sustainable Performance

We believe that hospitality has the power to unlock a better tomorrow. We act for good to support & empower the communities in which we live and protect the planet that you visit.

Respect

We are connected with the world, and to others. We enjoy the mix of cultures. We are proud of our differences. We put you first and we value you, whoever you are. We care for the planet.

Spirit of Conquest

Our guests are globetrotters, and so are we. We want to be where they want to be. We explore, we initiate, and we develop. We are ambitious for our guests. We make the impossible possible, we have fun doing it.

Trust

Hospitality is a team sport, and we’re stronger when we trust and support each other. We believe in natural kindness, respect our differences and value all voices. We work as one team, to say what we do, and do what we say.

Innovation

We dare to challenge the status quo. We embrace innovation and challenge ourselves to do things better and faster. We take risks, dream the impossible and make it possible

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or a combination of equivalent education and/or experience is required.
• Service focused personality is essential.
• Prior experience working with Opera or a related system an asset.
• Proven ability to build and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders.
• Communicate thoughts, actions and opportunities clearly with strong networking skills
• Ability to lead by example, believe in a strong team culture and set the scene for high performance.

• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Fluency in English and Arabic, additional languages are a plus