Assistant People & Culture Manager Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel (Pre-Opening Team)
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18 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As Assistant People & Culture Manager you will play a key role in shaping the hotels People strategy during the preopening phase and beyond. Working closely with the Director of People & Culture and the property leadership team you will help build a strong organizational culture ensure compliance with Minor Hotels P&C standards and create an engaging supportive workplace for all team members.
Your role contributes directly to the hotels market launch team readiness and longterm employee experience by developing talent pipelines driving HR operations and championing Avani brand values.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and implementation of the hotels People & Culture strategy aligned with Minor Hotels standards and Laos labour regulations.
- Assist with recruitment and onboarding processes ensuring all new team members receive a seamless and engaging preopening induction experience.
- Coordinate HR administration including contracts personnel files HRIS updates employee records and compliance with corporate audit requirements.
- Support learning and development initiatives collaborating with departmental leaders to deliver effective training skills development and competency assessments.
- Promote a highperformance culture through employee engagement activities recognition programs and supportive communication channels.
- Assist in managing employee relations performance improvement plans and disciplinary procedures with fairness confidentiality and a solutionsfocused approach.
- Contribute to hotel culturebuilding initiatives including CSR community engagement welfare activities and brandaligned teammember experiences.
- Maintain strong working relationships with external partners including government bodies training institutions and recruitment sources.
- Work closely with the Director of People & Culture to prepare P&C reports dashboards and updates for leadership review.
- Ensure all People & Culture practices support the hotels readiness for opening and smooth transition into operational excellence.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Hospitality Management or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in HR Learning & Development or People & Culture roles preferably within an international hotel brand.
- Strong knowledge of HR operations employment regulations recruitment best practices and employee relations management.
- Excellent communication interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to engage confidently with team members at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to support preopening or fastpaced operational environments is highly advantageous.
- High level of professionalism confidentiality integrity and cultural awareness.
- Proficiency in MS Office and HR systems; experience with HRIS platforms is an advantage.
- Passion for peoplecentric leadership and a strong commitment to team development engagement and wellbeing.
- Fluency in English and either Lao or Thai required.
- Previous relevant experience in Southeast Asia strongly preferred.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Hospitality Management
- Hotel Experience
- Hospitality Experience
- Management Experience
- Military Experience
- Front Desk
- Guest Services
- Hotel Management
- Operations Management
- Leadership Experience
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