Assistant Manager, People Development

• Collaborates with hotel leaders (Department Heads, People & Culture Team) to identify and understand learning needs, creating a best-in-class learning approach that balances hotel needs
• Assists with the development and implementation of training strategies, ensuring the company culture is provided with a high level of learning support
• Ensure that global brand and culture initiatives are embedded within the hotel
• Deliver a high-quality learning solution to business units across the hotel
• Support the hotel with integrating and administering INES (PeopleHub) as a core learning resource
• Act as an adviser to effectively leverage resources and provide guidance to the business on the usage of emerging technologies, thought leadership, practices, and trends
• Certifies hotel trainers & facilitators and PD teams to deliver various programs
• Assisting the PD Manager to manage the programs with agreed budget, select and manage an external consultant, or manage the deployment of an internal consultant
• Coach and develop the capability within the hotel team
• provide direction and inspiration for high standards of excellence
• Ensure alignment with the global learning and development ethos around co-design of new programs and enhancement of existing programs
• Tailor the learning content of global programs to suit the needs of the hotel (including language translations)
• Conduct on-the-job training and task breakdown training

• Bachelor degree in a relevant field of work, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Proven experience in PD roles within the hospitality industry
• Proven progressive work-related experience in managing and directing the development and delivery of learning or organization development programs in a multi-unit organization
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in designing and delivering effective learning programs to multicultural, multi-level audiences
• Broad understanding of people strategy, including the drivers of organization effectiveness
• Strong organizational skills
• ability to project manage and execute
• Ability to develop and design new and unique content
• Multicultural awareness and ability to work with people from diverse cultures
• Demonstrated teamwork communication, including the ability to coach and deliver feedback in a constructive manner
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team leadership skills
• Strong management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Flexibility to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Must be a highly capable user of Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Native Arabic speaker and fluency in verbal and written English is essential
• Prior experience in pre-opening is a plus

Prior experience in pre-opening is a plus