Assistant General Manager Job ID: 61

Job Details:

 

A vibrant, friendly youth hostel in the Centre of London is looking for a Sales Assistant General Manager to work alongside with the other Assistant General Manager and report to the General Manager.

 

 

The role of the Assistant General Manager is to ensure effective smooth running of Hostel, maximising daily occupancy rates and securing advanced bookings.  The Assistant GM must ensure that guests receive a high quality level of services including, ease of making a booking, a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, extremely clean facilities, secure and comfortable stay, advice on how to have a fun time in London, and a friendly departure.  The Assistant GM is the GM’s right hand person.  They will assist the GM as needed.  Whilst the GM’s main focus should be on the future of the business the Assistant GM main focus is the day- to-day running of the business. 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (briefly):

 

Personnel & Training

·         Ensure that HODs (Heads of Departments) reporting to you recruit and manage staff as required.

·         Liaise with HODs regarding all activities, training sessions

·         Follow up on HODs who have made mistakes to ensure these do not continue to happen.

·         Handhold new starters

·         Appraise HODs

·         Keep good discipline within the team, whilst ensuring everyone gets fairly treated

·         Ensure either directly or via the HODs that we provide excellent customer service by training staff to respond quickly and efficiently to all reservation/phone/group enquiries.

·         Ensure that HODs have accurate rotas.

·         Ensure staff are all given appropriate training and informed of the rules and regulations of the building

 

Sales & Marketing

·         Create a positive & fun environment to work in.

·         Ensure the standards of work expected are being achieved, thereby maximising sales, revenue and customer satisfaction

·         To come up with as many new ideas as possible based on your experiences to improve the overall running of Hostel.

·         To assist Reservation Manager in the smooth running of group reservations, taking bookings wherever necessary.

·         Increase revenue potential.

·         Create specials, packages or changes when necessary.

·         Check all rates for web allocation, in house, telephone... are always the correct ones.

·         Check competitors’ rates and suggest change of rates to Front of House Manager.

 

Accounts & Budgets

·         Aid Bookkeeper in checking invoices before they are sent out to clients.

·         To control purchasing and stock control aiding the GM to meet budget.

·         To achieve monthly Manager target

·         Investigate any erroneous payments or discrepancies entered into Charts.

·         Investigate any rates errors from the night audit

·         Ensure refunds are monitored and steps taken to avoid for more refund to be given

 

Admin

·         Communicate clearly at all time. Communication is key in management.  Minutes should be taken from all meetings and emailed to GM

·         Undertake ‘ad hoc’ duties to provide administrative/secretarial support as required.

·         Complete relevant paperwork and reports accurately.  Input details into the database with a high degree of accuracy, and provide accounts with accurate data.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

 

Qualifications & skills:

Essential:

  • Knowledge of the hospitality sector, in particular the student and youth hostel market
  • Good knowledge of IT systems in the workplace
  • Knowledge of booking systems and databases
  • Experience of reviewing and improving internal processes and procedures and experience of operating at high professional standards
  • Experience of coaching or training team members 
  • Experience of working in a customer focussed role
  • Experience of playing a dual role as both a team member and team leader
  • 2 years minimum management experience within a similar or related sector
  • Educated to degree or equivalent within a relevant subject i.e. the Travel and Tourism
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Approachable
  • Ability to work within a budgets
  • Must be able to work on own initiative
  • Flexible approach to working hours
  • Prepared to work as part of a small high performing team
  • To be a self starter- you see something needs to be done you do it
  • Excellent typing abilities

 

 

 

Desirable:

  • Fluency in other languages
  • First Aid at Work
  • Fire Training Certificate
  • Customer Service qualification

 

Personal:

·         Fun personality

·         Can do attitude

  • Smart & clean appearance

 

 

We are looking for candidates with fluent English + one other Western European language (ideally).

 

Salary is depending on experience: £22 – 25K + bonus.

 

If you meet all criteria please send your cv to agi@bilinguarecruitment.com.

 

Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted due to high volume applicants.



Country: United Kingdom Region: London
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