Housekeeping Coordinator - Housekeeping InterContinental

Do you see yourself as a Housekeeping Coordinator for InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City?

As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental brand.

Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience.

If you'd like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.

The InterContinental Hotels Group at Dubai Festival City consists of four hotels. These include the luxury and lifestyle brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the premium Crowne Plaza, and the essentials Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1,600 rooms, the cluster boasts a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1,200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.

A little taste of your day-to-day

• Ensures forwarding and receiving of all information pertaining to the department to maintain set standards.
• Responsible for entering accurate room status into computer daily and investigating discrepancies.
• Maintains and update administrative data.
• Maintains working area and equipment in a proper state of cleanliness and repair.
• Complies with hotel s health, safety and hygiene policies and adheres to conduct personnel grooming and hygiene standards.
• Attends meetings and training sessions as required.
• Work effectively with customers and colleagues from different viewpoints, cultures, and countries
• Build and maintain positive relationships with all internal customers and guests to anticipate their needs.
• Anticipate guests needs, handle guest enquiries, and solve problems.
• Create a positive hotel image in every interaction with internal and external customers.
• Maintain a high level of product and service knowledge to explain and sell services and facilities to guests.
• Maintain knowledge of special programs and events in the hotel to recognize and respond to guests needs.
• Maintain current Hotel information to be able to provide information to guests.
• Adhere to InterContinental Hotel Group Code of Conduct and Housekeeping Policies and Procedures
• Report problems to Management with suggestions for resolution
• Demonstrate Awareness of OH&S policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines.
• Be aware of the duty of care and adhere to occupational, health and safety legislation, policies and procedures.
• Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly.
• Works as part of a team and communicates with other departments as per hotel procedures to ensure excellent quality and service.
• May regularly assist with deep cleaning projects.
• May have turndown duties.
• May assist with other duties as assigned.

What we need from you

• Previous administrative experience in hospitality or similar experience as a Housekeeping Administrator or Coordinator in a 4* or 5* hotel
• Telephone Etiquette and Organizational skills.
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Previous experience in payroll and purchase orders is an advantage.

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed, from a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life including impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.