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Reception Manager at Rapport
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
Are you ready to make your mark with the leading provider of Corporate Guest Services? Do you have a management background in five-star hotels, premium airline industry or other leading corporate Guest Services businesses? Are you looking for a new challenge to stimulate your skills?
This role is 40 hours per week, with 8 hour shifts. Some flexibility is required.
This role comes with fantastic additional benefits of complimentary food and refreshments while on duty.
Main Responsibilities
To inspire, engage and guide a reception and switchboard team of 7 in total towards the achievement of service excellence
To guide and develop team members on a daily basis
To work effectively with others in the organisation, seeking input, contributing ideas and sharing relevant information ideas and suggestions with the team
To actively participate and contribute at meetings in the... business
To maintain a strong awareness of business activity and ensure that the client expectations about client front of house are consistently delivered and developed
To stay close to the business and the client and develop excellent working relationships, at all levels
To comply with the Reception Services standard operating procedures (SOPs) manual and keep up to date with new information
To help create, familiarise yourself and implement site specific SOPs.
The ideal candidate will
Share our Rapport values: Create Rapport, Be Brilliant, Innovative Spirit, Walk Tall and Stronger Together
Preferably have previous team leadership experience in front-of-house within a luxury hotel, premium airlines, or a corporate business environment
Have passion to deliver excellent guest service in everything that they do
Be adaptable and flexible, creative and proactive, organised and detail-oriented, process-driven, and resourceful with a can-do attitude
Have excellent time management and communication skills (verbal and written)
Have an outgoing personality and be able to easily build rapport with key stakeholders (internal, external and VIPs).
Some of our benefits include:
Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
Save money on your groceries with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and other major brands
A wide range of offers dedicated to improving your personal finances for a more secure future, including life assurance cover
Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
Financial rewards - for recommending your friends and family and/or even when you bring new business to us (legitimate qualified sales leads)
Contributory pension scheme
Access to wellness programs to promote the mental health and well-being of our Ambassadors
Employee Assistance Program to guide and support our team members
Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
Learning & development opportunities to support your personal and professional development and growth
WOW Awards to celebrate our brilliant Ambassadors nominated for their exceptional service by our guests and clients
One Paid Day for Charity Work.
Why Rapport?
Our people come first, and we are committed to developing you and offering a number of fantastic professional and personal development opportunities. We have a suite of over 50 training workshops and a number of Leadership programmes to support you with your development and career progression within Rapport.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and inclusion within the workplace, and we celebrate everyone’s differences and diverse backgrounds. We have created a number of Employee Networks as part of our “Be Yourself at Rapport” programme, to create a safe space for our Ambassadors to connect and collaborate, ensuring we champion diversity and inclusion in all that we do.
Our Ambassadors’ mental and physical wellbeing is very important to us, and we continue to have a real focus on providing the varied support and initiatives for our teams to get involved in.
Rapport is also a Disability Confident Employer, and we have a number of partnerships with external organisations providing job opportunities within the company for people with special educational needs and disabilities.
About the Company
Rapport is an award winning, specialist company that provides corporate organisations with a range of fully managed front and back of house guest services. Our tailored services are provided to clients in all major cities in the UK and Ireland and in key locations in the US and Hong Kong.
We are very proud to count some of the UK’s most forward-thinking, blue-chip companies as our clients, from small boutique firms to large multi-site international corporations, all with a common goal to provide excellent Customer Service.
Our most prestigious awards include:
In the 2021 ‘Best Companies to work for’ awards, Rapport was recognised as being the Best Company to Work for in the U.K. Business Services Sector, Rapport was recognised as the second Best (Large) Company to Work for in the UK and third Best Company to Work for in London (all categories and company sizes).
We were awarded three stars from ‘Best Companies’, their ultimate accolade, in 2021 signifying a ‘World Class’ company.
Top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality in 2021 winner.
Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion at HR in Hospitality Awards 2019
Rapport is a part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, a FTSE 100 company. Please visit our website, www.rapportservice.com, for further information and before applying to learn more about Rapport and our clients.
We will contact applicants within 5-7 workings days. Rapport job adverts always gain a high response rate, but we do review all applications. Please check your inbox and your junk/spam folder for our response to your application. Due to high application volumes, we recommend that you do not apply for more than one role at any time. Please ensure you apply for the role that best matches your experience
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