Educated Households is a highertier household staff agency based in London placing lite educated private staff with VIP & UHNW families in London the Middle East and worldwide: .
On behalf of our prominent Clients based out in Qatar we are seeking an exceptionallyexperienced Housekeeping Manager / Housekeeping Director with notable experience in managing housekeeping departments in 5star or 7star hotels in Europe in the U.K. in the US or in the rest of the world that is highly capable of managing the substantial housekeeping teams of a VVIP Principal that travels extensively. The selected Housekeeping Manager will evidently have the potential of handling all the Qatarbased housekeeping teams spread over several properties will tactfully deal with female quarters liaising with any of the stakeholders personnel of this ultra prestigious household.
This expertisedriven Housekeeping Manager will report to the Principal and to any representatives handpicked by the Principal and must be able to work both independently and collaboratively wholeheartedly taking the lead and being instrumental in the smooth running all the housekeeping teams 200 .
The ultimate Housekeeping Manager will exude naturalborn authority whilst not being domineering in order to instill confidence in their teams prompting each and everyone of them to deliver their absolute best. With this in mind the Housekeeping Manager will resort to their soft skills diplomacy and flair to meticulously organize anticipate and strategize the implementation of all the Principals lifestylerelated requests together with the laundry department by smartly getting all the teams into motion to best cater to the Principals needs and this across multiple homes.
In this multifaceted pivotal role the Housekeeping Manager will deliver exceptional service will routinely inspects each unit to ensure that all properties remain in pristine condition will put new systems in place testdrive them and oversee challenging projects with the utmost professionalism and depth & will be able to train and mentor their teams. Equally importantly it will be highly appreciated for the Housekeeper Manager to display utter efficiently to keep the standards exceptionally high whilst conducting their role in the most discreet demeanour.
It shall be expected that your thorough secondtonone expertise in all things crystallized around supreme housekeeping management leveraged by your highend hospitality background will clearly set you apart from your peers in the profession notably when it comes to attending to the familys needs and of any affiliated prestigious guests.
Adhering to confidentiality is nonnegotiable in this role as the Principals do value their privacy.
This Dohabased role is to start ASAP.
Requirements
The duties shall include but not limited to:
- Experience with UHNW and VVIP Principals.
- Prior housekeeping leadership roles in a luxurious environment.
- Used to managing large teams: organising shifts and rotas.
- Writing & implementing SOP Manuals (Standard Operational Procedures).
- Catering to all the Principals needs the familys the childrens & any guests.
- Maximizing guest experience.
- Strategic planning.
- Being used to working in fastpaced environments.
- Conducting tasks in the mosttimely manner.
- Outstanding greeting skills.
- Strictly adhering to etiquette and security protocols.
- Etiquette expertise and flair.
- Holding open lines of communication with colleagues and other household staff.
- Running errands.
- In charge of the housekeeping inventories manually & digitally.
- Submitting and rolling out new ideas maximising the household.
Skills Required
- A minimum of 7 years experience in a similar role.
- Coming from a topnotch 5star or 7star hospitality background.
- Bachelors Degree in highend hospitality.
- Childfriendly candidates.
- Culturally aware.
- An eye for detail being meticulous and highly organised.
- Diplomatic skills.
- Excellent communicator.
- Approachable & supportive.
- Not being fazed by lastminute arrangements.
- Acting graciously under pressure.
- Tech savvy.
Benefits
- Versatility in the role.
- Interacting with different stakeholders.
Salary on par with experience and other perks will be discussed in the second rounds of interviews but should be around: 40 K 48 K net per year.
Please indicate your location & availability whilst applying.
Whats next: if interested please send your CV and cover letter to:
Please bear in mind that whenever possible we aim at giving feedback to relevant Applicants provided that the Clients do so.
Only candidates fitting this brief will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.
Required Experience:
Director