Learning and Quality Professional

Assistant Learning & Quality Manager Job Description We are seeking a skilled and experienced Assistant Learning & Quality Manager to join our team. As a key member of our hospitality team, you will be responsible for managing the hotel's training functions, including developing a complement of qualified departmental trainers and establishing a hotel system for generating training data and evaluating results.Job Responsibilities: Learning & Development: Manage the day-to-day activities of the L&D function, ensuring proper documentation and compliance of mandatory trainings and assessments.Conduct IHG technical training and development workshops to all job bands.Train departmental trainers and supervisors in techniques and skills for training.Conduct Training Needs Analysis for the Hotel and utilize IHG training programs.Evaluate departmental trainers' performance and effectiveness of training programs.Plan monthly Department trainer meetings to review the operational department training needs analysis, the training plan for the upcoming month and targets to achieve.Liaise with schools and universities regarding placements of internship students.Monitor cross training progress and suggest for internal application for suitable internal vacancies.Plan and implement product knowledge assessment to maintain a high level of product knowledge throughout the property.Create a Talent pool of High Potentials from the Annual Performance Appraisals.Quality Assurance: Support Leadership team in reviewing and analyze hotel guest feedback through various platforms on a regular basis and provide a clear understanding of the root cause of the issues and areas to improve.Participate in the daily operations meeting and share relevant data & hotel performance trends.Support operation team in facilitating monthly and quarterly, Quality/Guest Experience/Tactical Solve meetings and action planning sessions.Assist the leadership team in building the Quarterly Tactical Solve action planning.Develop and conduct service quality and brand standards audits with department head stakeholders.Support department heads in the annual quality evaluation audit and takes necessary actions post quality evaluation audit and guest experience evaluation.Promote service excellence initiatives across the hotel and identify training gaps to enhance the guest experience.Assist operations team on initiatives that drive guest satisfaction and business performance in key areas.Lead the implementation of IHG new quality tools and initiatives.Brand Standards: Facilitate branded training focused on elevating the delivery of luxury service and the unique brand experience.Educate colleagues on the brand standards and ensure departmental training related to standards are taking place.Own on-going sustainment activities to foster branded service culture and delivery.Collaborate with brand team and corporate L&D teams to enhance the brand program for effective delivery on-property.Ensure compliance with new or updated brand standards on a bi-annual basis.Required Skills & Qualifications: The ideal candidate must meet the legal requirements to work in the UAE.The candidate should also possess a minimum of 2 years of relevant Learning & Quality experience as a specialist or within a mid-management capacity in an international hotel establishment.You should be enthusiastic, spontaneous, & emphatic.You will bring with you strong interpersonal skills and excellent command of written and spoken English. Additional language is an added advantage.Benefits: We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including free duty meals, health insurance, accommodation, uniform, impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.About Us: We welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work.