JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Guest Liaison Supervisor - Success Profile
Reporting to: Key IFS Account Manager, ADGM
Division / Function: IFS
Base location: ADGM
Key purpose
Guest Liaison Supervisor to make clients feel at home and to guarantee their contentment. You will furnish clients with above-and-beyond service to ensure a memorable and genuine experience. The goal is to sponsor a helpful image by honoring guests' requests and to achieve high levels of guest satisfaction and engagement.
Reason for role
Client requirement
- Based on the specific requirement of the role
Key accountabilities
- Ensure and provide flawless, upscale, professional and high class guest service experiences
- Experience of working on a switchboard coordinating a high volume of calls during peak periods, prioritizing work and situation
- Experience of basic clerical duties and office procedure
- Respond to guests needs and anticipate their unstated ones
- Expect and react promptly to guests' requirements and inquires
- Actively listen and resolve guests' complaints
- Oversee and coordinate all arrivals and departures of special guests (VIPs, SAs etc)
- Coordinate and manage communication between guests and staff and follow up to ensure complete service recovery
- Promote all amenities, conveniences and programs offered
- Direct, coach and manage guest relations team to ensure all standards and operating procedures are adhered to
- Appraise team's performance and produce reports
- Examine activities logbook, assign tasks appropriately and implement control schedule daily
REQUIREMENTS
Essential technical and professional skills, knowledge and qualifications
- Proven working experience as guest liaison supervisor.
- Working experience in hospitality
- Adequate knowledge of personalized services principles and processes
- Experience with needs assessment techniques, quality standards and satisfaction evaluation techniques
- Familiarity with industry's latest trends
- Hands on experience with guest relationship management software
- Proficiency in English, multilingualism will be considered an asset
- Guest service orientation and drive
- Excellent problem resolution skills along with outstanding communication and active listening skills
- Ability to work flexible hours
- Highly responsible and reliable with a professional presentation
- BS degree in hospitality management, business administration or related field
Additional / special features of the role
- Ensure compliance with the Serco Management System and all relevant business processes, procedures and work instructions to deliver all work with appropriate quality and governance standards
- Ensure security and integrity of all data provided including reporting performance, finance and customer information; reference Serco non-disclosure policy
- To exercise personal duty of care for their own health, safety and welfare and for those affected by their acts or omissions; reference SMS GSOP-HSE1-6 Serco organisational HSE responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all training requirements of Serco and ensure adherence to these requirements at all times whilst in employment
- Report any accidents, incidents, breaches or potential breaches to appropriate management or the speak up process
Serco is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities and is committed to ensuring the safety of all of its employees through its Zero Harm initiative
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.
Serco customers are looking for expertise in managing their people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise economic decision makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver quality services directly to the public.
Serco supplies to governments, government enterprise, agencies and companies who seek a trusted outsourcing partner with a solid track-record of service excellence. Serco people offer operational, logistical and technical expertise in the Transport, Justice and Immigration, Defence, Education and Healthcare industries as well as in the commercial sectors of Facilities Management.
Serco Middle East have been in the Region since 1947, starting out delivering Air Traffic Control Services in Bahrain; a service we are proudly still running today and have expanded to include many other Airports in the region.
We have expanded significantly since that time across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We have been supporting the RTA to operate the Dubai Metro since 2009, are preparing to launch the flagship Saudi Arabia Passenger Rail service from Riyadh to Qassim in 2016. We deliver Facility Management services to both Cleveland Clinic and Healthpoint Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, large-scale medical facilities in Saudi Arabia and a range of educational and commercial properties in the UAE. We also deliver postgraduate education to Officers in the Qatar Armed Forces through the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha.
Focusing on our core values, and creating a positive environment for employees to thrive, we look forward to a bright future as we continue to grow with the region.
