Front Desk Agent
Job Description
We are currently looking for dynamic, and self motivated Front Office professionals who want to move their careers forward.
As a Front Desk Agent you are responsible to provide professional and customer focused service to our guests, ensuring their stay will become a memorable experience and your role will include key responsibilities such as:
• Provide prompt, courteous and efficient service to all guest, so as to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction through personalized service from arrival till departure
• Ensure guests are personally greeted by name, if known and escorted to their room to make them feel expected and welcomed
• Conduct in room & hotel familiarization and assist guest in hotel activity enquiries / requests
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of hotel information and local services, including operating hours, promotions, events, attractions and any allied information to respond to guest queries
• Maintain an awareness of rate levels to be sold on a daily basis and the occupancy levels
• Accurately administer Front Desk cashiering standards and comply with all laid down systems, policies and procedures
• Process accounts from check-in to check-out, ensuring accurate postings of all incidental charges using computerized Front Office systems
• Maintain the privacy of all guests by ensuring that no details of the guests are disclosed
• Demonstrate a complete understanding of the hotel’s policies, procedures and service standards and have full knowledge of the hotel facilities and happenings
Skills
Education, Qualifications & Experiences You should ideally have a degree in hospitality with previous experiences in the Front Office Department within a hotel. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills and knowledge in an additional language, along with strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities are essentials. Computer literate and previous experiences with Opera are an advantage.
Knowledge & Competencies
The ideal candidate will be customer driven and an extremely proactive and ‘switched on’ personality with an outgoing, charismatic and approachable character. You will work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and be a great team player, who thrives in working with a multi-cultural team and guests alike, while possessing following additional competencies:
Understanding the Job
Taking Responsibility
Recognizing Differences
Customer Focus
Adaptability
Teamwork
Job Location Doha, Qatar City Centre Rotana is a 5 star hotel located in the heart of Doha, connected to City Center Mall and mere steps from the new Doha Exhibition and Conference Centre. The hotel is nestled in the key business and commercial district of West Bay and just 30 minutes’ drive from the new Hamad International Airport. The perfect choice for both business and leisure traveler. An elegant hotel with... 381 guest rooms, suites and apartments spread over 47 floors. Each contemporary room features floor to ceiling windows that have exceptional view of the sea and city skyline. The hotel features the iconic Club Rotana Lounge on the 24th floor, which is a hotel within a hotel delivering an outstanding and personalized hospitality experience. Guests are spoilt for choice with 7 distinctive dining venues that set the hotel apart as a destination in itself. For conferences, exhibitions, meetings, weddings and social events the hotel offers an extensive range of multi-functional meeting and event spaces. Bodylines Fitness & Wellness Club, offers a fully equipped gym, massage treatments, outdoor terrace and swimming pool. City Centre Rotana Doha is bringing Rotana’s distinctive brand of hospitality to Qatar.
