Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

One&Only Resorts

At One&Only, we exist to create joy for our guests through anticipation, creativity, precision, empathy and warmth. We tailor every aspect of our guests’ stay to bring their dreams and desires to life. With an atmosphere that’s chic but wonderfully unstuffy™, and a team who are meticulous but warm, we seek to exceed our guests’ expectations at every possible turn.

Cushioned in the foothills of the breath-taking Virunga Volcano Range, One&Only Gorilla’s Nest makes the magical possible to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime, personal encounter with the rare and majestic mountain gorilla, roaming free in its own natural habitat. The warm African charm is one of our most unique and valued assets. With abundant knowledge and generosity, we anticipate our guest’s every need and surpass expectations. Whether we are designing the perfect day out or arranging a romantic private dinner, we approach everything with imagination to spark a sense of playfulness, discovery and adventure. This is not simply our job, it’s our passion. We don’t just exist in the environment, we exist with the environment; from working the land or building a shelter, we like to give back in as many ways as we can to help our communities flourish.


Job Details & Requirements
The Host is expected to have an excellent service attitude, sense of urgency, be organized, diligent, dynamic, always presentable and works well under pressure. It is expected from the Host to maintain a polite and professional interpersonal relationship with both Colleagues and Guests. The Host is also expected to have a critical eye for details in terms of cleanliness and hygiene for all guestrooms, working spaces or Resort surroundings. It is expected from the Host to highly possess customer service-oriented skills and developed emotional intelligence.

The Host is considered the connection between the Resort and the Guests, overseeing all Guests’ needs during the stay and assisting them with reservations, special events, refreshment center preferences, room orientation, guest laundry cleaning services, packing, unpacking of their luggage. The most important duty of the Host is to go beyond service basics, anticipate and create everlasting memories for our Guests.

The Host is to be the sole point of contact for our guests. Assisting our Guests in organizing, coordinating, communicating, checking, and confirming daily activities, routines, special occasions, and other needs and wishes. Responsible for converting our Guests wishes and needs into reality by coordinating with the resort operation ensuring all requests are fulfilled and Guest expectations are exceeded in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner.


The Host ensures accountability for driving work behaviors, results and revenue of every team-member which aid in the overall development and success of Guest Satisfaction and revenue generation, through co-ordination, anticipation, communication, and control of all aspects of day-to-day activities, wishes, needs and movements of our Guests. The Host is and always acts as a true ambassador for the brand and for our values performing and acting as an example and role model for all colleagues. The Host is to be and act as the personal assistance and concierge to our Guests.

Key Duties And Responsibilities
Development
• Carries out any assigned task with honesty, transparency, and integrity
• Maintain polite and professional interpersonal relationship with both colleagues and guests
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively
• Ensure interdepartmental communication to provide a top-notch service and recognition, always announcing to the respective outlets the guests’ whereabouts
• Develop an effective and supportive team environment by listening to and acting on behalf of our guests & colleagues
• Conduct and participate in team meetings and induction of new employees
• Conduct a pre-shift briefing under the supervision of a departmental leader
• Under the direction of the direct responsible leader, plan workflow and capacity for the team to ensure optimum manning distribution throughout the daily operations and proper guest service coverage
• Monitor and test knowledge levels generally, to identify training needs and organize training sessions or other tactics to improve their colleagues’ skills, knowledge etc.

Product
• Act as One&Only brand Ambassador always
• Adhere of company ethics & antibribery policies
• Understand, instill, and live the Company Philosophy
• Ensure compliance with all brand standards, OO markers, quality standards, and SOP
• Always maintains workplace discipline in accordance with company philosophy, policies, and procedures
• Demonstrate an ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy

Operations
• Showing a personal interest for each of our guests and an authentic goal of being there in any moment
• Respond to guest calls for Guest Service within 5-minutes
• Answer all guest requests and questions in a friendly and caring manner, whether by telephone or in person, provide/receive information and take appropriate actions or refer the matters to the relevant persons to handle
• Ensure the appropriate communication and guest understanding of the QR codes among the Resort
• Ensure housekeeping services are performed within timeframes requested by guests
• Ensure to make himself/herself visible to the assigned guests to facilitate connection with the guest
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of all outlets, opening hours, menus, amenities, activities (both on property and offsite)
• Presents options and alternatives to guests and helps in making choices
• Inform the guest about any in house events [closed areas, fireworks, etc.] that might disturb the guest stay
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services of the resort
• Knows the location and types of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property
• Deliver guest’s folios and confirmation letters to guestrooms
• Become well versed on the guest folios to better discuss and resolve any guest questions or concerns
• Fully trained on the usage of all the necessary operational system such as (Opera, Alice, POS, SAGA)
• Actively manage and record guest preferences and communicate to relative departments making sure they are followed up on and inserted in the appropriate systems (ALICE, SAGA, etc.)
• Complete the Daily Log in ALICE Platform
• Utilize the SAGA System to provide detailed guest profiling for future reference and service
• Monitor different type of communication processes and provide structured, consistent, support and recommendations for consistent improvements and implement change where needed, necessary and with proper approvals
• Confirm daily guest agenda and efficiently organize | reserve new activities |restaurant booking | treatments or other
• Capably operates Internet access and multimedia systems and assist guests with their devices’ connections
• Fully Trained in First Aid and Safety Protocols
• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) provided by the Resort must always be used
• Hygiene & Safety measures dictated by both Local Government and the Resort shall be followed
• Responsible for the disinfection, cleanliness, and proper function of the assigned golf cart(s)
• Ensure that disinfection as per standards has been performed, noting it with the appropriate signage
• Inspect and sanitize all equipment that our guest may need to ease their stay
• Coordinate the delivery of any item requested by the guest and in cooperation of the other departments
• Plan snacks and fruits based on guest preferences; diligently register details in SAGA
• Prepare coffee station accordingly to guest preferences (based on individual property)
• Prepare coffee at the perfect pantry as guest would require it
• Enquire guests about preferred timeframes for the housekeeping services upon arrival and/or throughout their stay to ensure minimum physical contact
• Coordinate with supervisors and housekeepers the service of the occupied, departing and arriving rooms, based on timeframes and requests
• Ensure the Coordination of the housekeeping daily cleaning and turndown services
• Coordinate the turndown service operations in collaboration with the PM Supervisors
• Use the radios as per the standard of communication established by the Resort
• Report Lost and Found property according to Policy & Procedure
• Coordinate and ensure Maintenance requests and repairs are completed in a timely and professional manner
• Directly involved in any projects assigned by the management ensuring completion in a timely manner within the assigned budget
• Maintain standardized use of radio and mobile as per stablished by the Resort
• Drive and support revenue generation

Quality
• Improve guest satisfaction
• Improve efficiency and timeliness of service
• Consistently improve or quality of service
• Effective in complaint handling and problem resolution
• Protects our guests’ interest to ensure customer satisfaction
• Monitor guest whereabouts and agenda while at the Resort to ensure an appropriate and timely response to any last-minute request
• Sole point of contact for the assigned guests or any guest, and ambassador for the brand
• Ensure special requests are met prior guest arrival
• Perform guest in-room check in process including room orientation
• Introduce and accommodate guest luggage as per standard
• Offer, and perform if agreed, personalized services such as packing and unpacking, guests’ belongings tidy up, clothes pressing, laundry management, shoe-shining, among others
• Ensure full knowledge of guest information regarding the property, the location, local culture, arts, nature, people what is going on in the area etc.
• Coordinate and ensure guests’ services such as spa appointments, dining reservations or activities bookings, among others
• Create extra special moments for guest at every opportunity, including recognizing celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries, among others
• Ensure glassware, chinaware and cutlery in the rooms are clean, stain-free and displayed as per standard
• Ensure that in-room amenities are displayed as per standards
• Inspect arriving guestrooms after housekeeping cleaning
• Inspect guestroom(s) after housekeeping daily and evening service is completed

Skills, Experience & Educational Requirements
• Education: High School completed; University Degree is a plus
• Minimum experience: 2 years
• Languages: Bilingual
• Language: English (100% proficient)
• Language:
• Computer savvy
• Proficiency in MS Office and Micros Opera PMS is required
• ALICE & SAGA Platform previous experience is desirable
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Folios and billing knowledge are desirable
• Knowledge in luxury products, service, and brands
• Guest drive, team player, flawless communicator, passionate, well organized, details oriented

3 . Core VAlues & Competencies
We Create Joy
oy is a feeling found in the most meaningful, memorable moments - human connections that can’t be manufactured, only created between people. At One&Only, our purpose is to create joy. It happens when we are warm, welcoming and serve from the heart, treating our guests and colleagues like family. When we take time to understand individuals and respect their needs, because we are here to look after each other. By being constantly connected, picking up on the little clues to anticipate what people desire before they have to ask. And by making each and every detail count, because we never stop improving what we do. But most of all, we create joy when we each have the power to grasp the unexpected moment, fill it with meaning way beyond expectations, and blow away our guest.


Warmth
• We create joy in the way we greet people, say farewell, and make them feel genuinely at home

Empathy
• We create joy in the way we show we understand our guests and each other, and treat each person with importance

Anticipation
• We create joy in the way we shape a unique experience for the individual according to their needs and exceed expectations

Precision
• We create joy in the way we pay attention to the little things that matter and deliver to a very high standard

Creativity
• We create joy in the way we unleash our creativity to make memorable experiences

Blow Away the Customer
• I care and work towards exceeding the expectations of my customers
• I am proactive and deliver unique and everlasting memories for our customers

Develop Passionate and Committed People
• I am committed to being thoughtful towards our colleagues
• I am passionate about my role
Continuously Strive for Perfections [ good enough never is ]
• I constantly seek new ways and ideas to improve what I do
• I am inspired to make a difference

Achieve Sustainable Bottom-Line Performance
• I am honest and fair
• I take responsibility and contribute towards the financial performance of where I work
4 . Functional competencies

Grooming
• I present a professional image according to established standards

Communication
• I adapt my behavior to cultural characteristics of the situation
• I build internal and external networks

Functional Skills And Knowledge
• I take full responsibility for my actions
• In my role, I set the standards that are used as benchmarks for the industry

Planning & Organizing
• I anticipate the impact of initiatives and plan accordingly
• I can manage multiple objectives and priorities effectively

Team Management & Development (Influencing & Working With Others)
• I provide opportunities for my colleagues to be developed for positions above them
• I am a role model and leader in mentoring and coaching in the business

Problem Solving & Decision Making
• I encourage an environment that supports logical decision making
• I encourage and assume responsibility in risky decisions

Innovation & Creativity
• I foster a culture of innovation & creativity
• I am constantly seeking new opportunities

Risk Management
• I identify Strategies that involves risks that drive results
• I develop solutions to mitigate risks and maximize value

Drive for Results
• I set clear, realistic, and challenging goals to drive the business
• I can clearly communicate business targets and able to steer the colleagues to achieve the results
Leading Change
• I drive the implementation of change initiatives for improvements
• I can influence the need for change and take the colleagues to achieve the business goals
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Our brand is expanding faster than ever before. We are investing in the growth of our company, and that means we are committed to investing in you. Join a team that is open-hearted, intuitive, generous, and spontaneous in spirit. We believe in making our guests happy beyond anything they have ever imagined. We wow them at every turn and create memories that will last a lifetime. You will be at the heart of this vision, to constantly innovate to deliver Amazing Experiences and Everlasting Memories.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

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