Assistant Learning & Quality Manager

Holiday Inn; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Assistant Learning & Quality Manager to enhance training functions and quality assurance within the hotel. This dynamic role involves managing training programs, conducting evaluations, and supporting leadership in improving guest experiences. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, a proactive attitude, and a minimum of two years of relevant experience in a hotel setting. Join this vibrant team to make a significant impact on training and quality standards, fostering a culture of excellence that enhances both colleague and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Learning & Quality in an international hotel.
• Strong command of written and spoken English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily L&D activities, ensuring compliance with mandatory trainings.
• Support leadership in quality improvement and guest experience initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Training Needs Analysis

Quality Assurance

Service Excellence

Communication Skills

Team Player

Education

Minimum 2 years relevant experience in Learning & Quality

Legal requirements to work in the UAE

Job description

As an Assistant Learning & Quality Manager, you will be responsible for managing the hotel's training functions, including developing a complement of qualified departmental trainers and establishing a hotel system for generating training data and evaluating results. The Learning & Quality position impacts the skills, knowledge and attitude of every colleague and ensures the availability and use of effective resources.

This role also provides support to the leadership team and their departments on all Quality improvement activities, operational training requirements and career development programs to all colleagues, to improve and maintain job performance.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

Learning & Development

• Manage the day-to-day activities of the L&D function, ensuring proper documentation and compliance of mandatory trainings and assessments.
• Conduct the IHG technical training and development workshops to all job bands.
• Train departmental trainers and supervisors in techniques and skills for training.
• Conduct Training Needs Analysis for the Hotel and utilize IHG training programs.
• Evaluate departmental trainers performance and effectiveness of training programs.
• Plan monthly Department trainer meetings to review the operational department training needs analysis, the training plan for the upcoming month and targets to achieve.
• Liaise with schools and universities regarding placements of internship students.
• Monitor cross training progress and suggest for internal application for suitable internal vacancies.
• Plan and implement product knowledge assessment to maintain a high level of product knowledge throughout the property.
• Create a Talent pool of High Potentials from the Annual Performance Appraisals.

Quality Assurance

• Support Leadership team in reviewing and analyzing hotel guest feedback through various platforms on a regular basis and provide a clear understanding of the root cause of the issues and areas to improve.
• Participate in the daily operations meeting and share relevant data & hotel performance trends.
• Support operation team in facilitating monthly and quarterly Quality/Guest Experience/Tactical Solve meetings and action planning sessions.
• Assist the leadership team in building the Quarterly Tactical Solve action planning.
• Develop and conduct service quality and brand standards audits with department head stakeholders.
• Support department heads in the annual quality evaluation audit and take necessary actions post quality evaluation audit and guest experience evaluation.
• Promote service excellence initiatives across the hotel and identify training gaps to enhance the guest experience.
• Assist operations team on initiatives that drive guest satisfaction and business performance in key areas.
• Lead the implementation of IHG new quality tools and initiatives.

Brand

• Facilitate branded training focused on elevating the delivery of luxury service and the unique brand experience.
• Educate colleagues on the brand standards and ensure departmental training related to standards are taking place.
• Own ongoing sustainment activities to foster branded service culture and delivery.
• Collaborate with brand team and corporate L&D teams to enhance the brand program for effective delivery on-property.
• Ensure compliance with new or updated brand standards on a bi-annual basis.

What we need from you

The ideal candidate must meet the legal requirements to work in the UAE. The candidate should also possess a minimum of 2 years of relevant Learning & Quality experience as a specialist or within a mid-management capacity in an international hotel establishment. You should be enthusiastic, spontaneous, & empathetic. You will bring with you strong interpersonal skills and excellent command of written and spoken English. Additional language is an added advantage.

The ideal candidate will be result-oriented and self-motivated along with a positive attitude. You should have the ability to think laterally and display a high level of integrity. You should also have the ability to identify, impact and influence others. You are a strong team player, enthusiastic and flexible.