Duty Manager

Mandarin Oriental Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

MOstay complimentary nights

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace, is seeking a Duty Manager to lead the Front Office team, ensuring guest satisfaction and smooth operations across all guest services. The role requires coordinating with housekeeping, engineering, sales, and butlers while overseeing arrivals, billing accuracy, and VIP handling.

Ideal candidates bring luxury-hotel experience, strong leadership, and fluency in at least one of German, Mandarin, or Russian, plus proficiency in MS Office, Opera PMS, and

Qualifications

• Fluency in German, Mandarin, or Russian is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• High attention to detail with ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Proven ability to prepare accurate and timely departmental/operational reports.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Front Office operations and guest services activities.
• Direct Front Office in absence of the Front Office Manager; assist the AFOM.
• Coordinate with Housekeeping, Engineering, Sales and Butlers on relevant matters.
• Ensure prompt, cordial guest service and resolve related issues.
• Maintain reservation procedures, check arrivals, and manage walk-ins.

Skills

German language

Mandarin language

Russian language

Leadership

Attention to detail

Reporting

Tools

Opera PMS

HotSOS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi is looking for a Duty Manager to join our Front Office team.

Are you a master of craft?Do you thrive in a team that succeeds together, demonstrating integrity and respect while acting responsibly? Do you embrace a growth mindset? We invite you to become a fan of the exceptional.

Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world, with a strong development pipeline. Increasingly recognised for creating some of the world’s most sought-after properties, the Group provides legendary service inspired by Asian heritage whilst representing the very cutting-edge of luxury experiences.

Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi is the definition of an unrivalled Arabian fantasy. From a 1.3km pristine private beach, landscaped pools and a private marina overlooking a natural bay, the hotel is located in the heart of Abu Dhabi and perfect for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday or for events and meetings that make a statement, with some of the city’s largest hotel conference centres. Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi offers award-winning 5-star luxury hospitality and authentic local experiences with 390 luxurious rooms and suites along with award-winning culinary cuisines.

About the job

Based at the Emirates palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi within the Front Office Department, the Duty Manager is responsible for supervising all areas and activities pertaining to the guest services operation and all-around hotel activities. Direct and manage Front Office in absence of the Front Office Manager and assist the Assistant Front Office Manager. The Duty Manager reports to the Front Office Manager.

As a Duty Manager, you will beresponsiblefor the following duties:

• Support and assist all Front Office sections.
• Ensures that all guests receive prompt, cordial attention and personal recognition and resolves related problems.
• Inform and co-ordinate with other operating departments e.g. Housekeeping, Engineering, Sales and Butlers of Front Office matters which may concern them.
• Check all correspondence of the day’s arrivals to familiarize with arrived and arriving guests and their needs, follows up as required.
• Control room availability for walk-ins and establish accountability for guests departure dates and times.
• Follow up with Housekeeping for any unresolved room discrepancies.
• Maintain reservation procedures and same day arrivals.
• Check all arrivals folios, follows up on credit standing of walk-in guests and validity of account to company instructions.
• Check all billing instructions and guest credit for accuracy. Follow up and resolve related issues.
• Maintains appropriate standards of conduct, dress, uniforms, hygiene, appearance and posture for all departmental employees.
• Ensures that all departmental information is kept accurately and up to date.
• Promotes in house sales and facilities to maximize hotel revenues.
• Understand and carries out duties in line with Hotel Emergency Procedures.
• Inspects Front and Back of house for cleanliness, Health & Safety and reports any faults to concerned departments.
• Inspect guestrooms on a daily basis.
• Co-ordinate/Assist security personnel in all related matters.
• Respond promptly to any operational requests from Front Office and other hotel departments.
• Attends to referred and unsolved problematic situations.
• Co-ordinate and assist with accommodation and transportation of guests in overbooked situations.
• Completes VIP, delegations and group leaders welcome and farewell as appropriate.
• Conduct efficient hand-over during shift changes.

As a Duty Manager, we expect from you:

• Previous experience in the same role in a luxury hotel is preferred, resort experience will be a plus
• Fluency in German, Mandarin, or Russian, both spoken and written, is highly preffered.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Opera PMS, and HotSOS.
• High attention to detail with the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Proven ability to motivate, lead, and develop teams in a high-performance environment.
• Demonstrated capability in preparing accurate and timely departmental and operational reports.

Our commitment to you

• Learning & Development. Your success is our success. We craft unique learning and development programmes for various stages in your career so that you grow, continuously.
• MOstay. When you work as hard as our colleagues do, it’s important to take time off. As a member of the #MOfamily, you can stay with us wherever you go in the world. The MOstay programme offers complimentary nights and additionally attractive rates on rooms for you and your loved ones.
• Heath & Colleague Wellness. Finding the right work-life balance is important. Your wellbeing matters to us. A variety of health benefits and wellness programmes are offered to all our colleagues, globally.
• Retirement Plans. When you show commitment to us, we reciprocate. We offer different retirement plans depending on the length of your service and your role.

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