Educated Households is a higher-tier household staff agency, based in London, placing élite educated private staff with VIP & UHNW families in London, the Middle East and worldwide: www.educated-households.co.uk.
On behalf of our prominent Clients based out in Qatar, we are seeking an exceptionally-experienced Housekeeping Manager / Housekeeping Director, with notable experience in managing housekeeping departments in 5-star or 7-star 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 Qatar-based housekeeping teams spread over several properties, will tactfully deal with female quarters, liaising with any of the stakeholder’s personnel of this ultra prestigious household.
This expertise-driven 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 natural-born 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’ lifestyle-related 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 multi-faceted 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, test-drive 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 second-to-none expertise in all things crystallized around supreme housekeeping management, leveraged by your high-end hospitality background, will clearly set you apart from your peers in the profession, notably when it comes to attending to the family’s needs and of any affiliated prestigious guests’.
Adhering to confidentiality is non-negotiable in this role as the Principals do value their privacy.
This Doha-based role is to start ASAP.
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.
What's next?: if interested, please send your CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
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.