Manager, New Hotels Opening, MEA | IHG Army Hotels

Guest Services & Relations
United Arab Emirates
April 19, 2024

Job Description

Role Purpose

Manage New Hotels Openings is based in Dubai will work together with the owning company as the project moves through the pre- opening process. This includes an orientation to the owning company on IHG ways of working, project kick-off meetings, development of the pre-opening budget and regular catchups to ensure the project is moving at pace.

Key Accountabilities

  • Be the main point of contact with project team and ownership
  • Work closely with Design and Engineering team on project updates and progress, support in escalating any potential risks to ownership.
  • Liaise with core team and key functions to ensure all pre-opening tasks are completed in timely manner toward opening date.
  • Ensure all pre-opening milestones are completed according to agreed timeline.
  • Ensure HOM and one force systems are up to date.
  • Communicate on regular basis projects updates,progress and accomplished points
  • Ensure all governance, licenses and insurances are fully compliant before opening inline with HMA.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education Qualifications –

  • Bachelors or Master’s degree in Hotel Management 

Experience –

  • 3-5 years’ hotel opening experience or similar
  • Experience of managing teams, preferably cross-functional/discipline teams as well as with and without direct hierarchical authority (i.e. external teams or teams from other functions with no direct line management authority)
  • Project management experience in a matrix organization overseeing multiple business units.
  • Previously worked within an international or global organization

Required Skills 

  • Project management and delivery
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent inter-personal skills, with strong negotiation, impact and influence and problem solving skills
  • Able to work under pressure and prepared to travel extensively within Europe
  • People- and task-oriented

Role Purpose

Manage New Hotels Openings is based in Dubai will work together with the owning company as the project moves through the pre- opening process. This includes an orientation to the owning company on IHG ways of working, project kick-off meetings, development of the pre-opening budget and regular catchups to ensure the project is moving at pace.

Key Accountabilities

  • Be the main point of contact with project team and ownership
  • Work closely with Design and Engineering team on project updates and progress, support in escalating any potential risks to ownership.
  • Liaise with core team and key functions to ensure all pre-opening tasks are completed in timely manner toward opening date.
  • Ensure all pre-opening milestones are completed according to agreed timeline.
  • Ensure HOM and one force systems are up to date.
  • Communicate on regular basis projects updates,progress and accomplished points
  • Ensure all governance, licenses and insurances are fully compliant before opening inline with HMA.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education Qualifications –

  • Bachelors or Master’s degree in Hotel Management 

Experience –

  • 3-5 years’ hotel opening experience or similar
  • Experience of managing teams, preferably cross-functional/discipline teams as well as with and without direct hierarchical authority (i.e. external teams or teams from other functions with no direct line management authority)
  • Project management experience in a matrix organization overseeing multiple business units.
  • Previously worked within an international or global organization

Required Skills 

  • Project management and delivery
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent inter-personal skills, with strong negotiation, impact and influence and problem solving skills
  • Able to work under pressure and prepared to travel extensively within Europe
  • People- and task-oriented

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