Head of Recreation - Emiratization

RTC1 Recruitment Services; Dubai; In loco; AED 240.000 - 420.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical insurance

Visa sponsorship for family

Annual airline ticket allowance

Educational allowance for children

Descrizione del lavoro

RTC1 Recruitment Services is recruiting for a Head of Recreation - Emiratization in Dubai, UAE. The role directs recreation, leisure and sports operations across multiple venues, ensuring premium services and safety compliance.

The successful candidate will oversee budgets, programs, events and partnerships, driving member acquisition and revenue growth while leading cross-functional teams and external partners to achieve strategic goals.

Competenze

• Significant management experience in recreation, leisure, sports, fitness, premium hospitality, golf clubs or private members' clubs, preferably overseeing multiple facilities or operational divisions.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, revenue targets, profitability, sporting events, external operators, service standards and customer retention.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, team leadership, and analytical skills, with strong knowledge of hospitality or leisure operations.

Mansioni

• Direct the overall operations of recreation, leisure and sports facilities, ensuring exceptional member experiences, operational efficiency, premium service standards, and full compliance with safety regulations.
• Lead operations across multiple venues and courts, overseeing facility performance, coaching academies, tournaments, events, customer engagement, court utilization and consistent service delivery.
• Drive revenue generation, budgeting, profitability and business expansion through memberships, bookings, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, recreational programmes and strategic marketing initiatives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage third-party operators and commercial partners, strengthen member acquisition and retention, and deliver measurable operational and financial results to senior management.

Conoscenze

Management experience

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Budgeting

Formazione

UAE national with Family Book

Emiratization hiring programme

Descrizione del lavoro

Position Title: Head of Recreation - Emiratization

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: depending on experience and qualifications

Family Benefits: Medical insurance and visa sponsorship for spouse and children, annual airline ticket allowance and educational allowance for eligible children

Job Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Client:

The UAE's premier hospitality management organization, overseeing some of the region's most iconic golf clubs and lifestyle destinations

Job Description:

• Direct the overall operations of recreation, leisure and sports facilities, ensuring exceptional member experiences, operational efficiency, premium service standards, and full compliance with safety regulations.
• Lead operations across multiple venues and courts, overseeing facility performance, coaching academies, tournaments, events, customer engagement, court utilization and consistent service delivery.
• Drive revenue generation, budgeting, profitability and business expansion through memberships, bookings, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, recreational programmes and strategic marketing initiatives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage third-party operators and commercial partners, strengthen member acquisition and retention, and deliver measurable operational and financial results to senior management.

Qualifications:

• UAE National with a valid Family Book is Must, applying under the company's Emiratization hiring programme.
• Significant management experience in recreation, leisure, sports, fitness, premium hospitality, golf clubs or private members' clubs, preferably overseeing multiple facilities or operational divisions.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, revenue targets, profitability, sporting events, external operators, service standards and customer retention.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, team leadership, and analytical skills, with strong knowledge of hospitality or leisure operations.