Director of Human Resources

Responsibilities:

• To recruit, select, induct and systematically train all colleagues up to Executive level, in line with company and legislative requirements.
• To formulate and implement the Human Resources strategy related to the hotel’s daily operational needs ensuring consistent guest services, colleague productivity, and safety while constantly striving for improvement.
• To develop colleagues through coaching, mentoring and general communications and use the Balanced Score Card and other appraisal formats as tools for goals and target settings and to engage in feedback.
• To keep abreast of newest trends and innovations in the marketplace and be aware of competitors.
• To work closely with the General Manager as a business partner
• To continue and maintain the strong MO culture that exists since pre-opening
• To plan staffing requirements so as to achieve an efficient usage of labour to meet business needs.
• To engage in an active manner and to participate in effective communications within the hotel, company and relevant organisations.
• To provide an infrastructure of planned training and development activity that meets the hotel, company and the individual.
• To provide caring and consistent welfare services to all colleagues.
• To keep track of the career developments of all colleagues and ensures priority of internal promotions.
• To prepare departmental budgets and forecasts and ensures proper and timely submission of recurrent and ad-hoc reports.
• To ensure adherence to the local labour law as well as to all guidelines and/or orders issued by the local authorities.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Extensive Human Resources Experience in Hospitality operations. Ideally Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or Hospitality Management.
• Experience in Luxury Hotels preferred.
• Experience in the ME preferred
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken in English
• Effective management, leadership, organizational and communications skills. Strong presentation skills.
• Prioritization skills necessary to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in payroll and HR systems