Director Human Resources (191543) - IHG

Role Purpose

As HR Director, you’ll drive HR and initiatives such as hiring, benefits, employee relations and training programmes, to ensure compliance for hotel team members. You’ll also promote a positive team culture whilst ensuring colleagues deliver a guest experience that is unique and brings the brand to life. You'll also coach the General Manager and leadership team on all people-related issues.  

Key Accountabilities

People 

• Create programmes to foster a positive work environment for all employees. Support and administer an annual team member satisfaction survey. 
• Educate and train managers on HR disciplines to foster productivity and enhance performance 
• Welcome and conduct new team member orientation. 
• Oversee maintenance of accurate and up-to-date personnel files and records for all employees. 
• Ensure hiring standards and applicable laws and regulations are followed.
• Build great relations with outside contacts. 

Financial 

• Help create and work within the HR budget.   
• Monitor staffing and labour standards to manage costs. 
• Mitigate financial risks associated with employee relations issues.  
• Identify and analyse local compensation and benefits practices to ensure financial competitiveness. 

Guest Experience

• Develop creative ways to inspire and motivate team members to provide guests with a unique experience. 
• Make time to interact with guests to hear feedback and build relationships to understand how team members can increase guest satisfaction. 
• Work with department managers to develop initiatives to reach service standards and drive continuous improvement in the guest experience. 

Responsible Business

• Develop awareness and reputation of the hotel and the brand in the local community and promote team member involvement in local community.  
• Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and hotel or company policies and procedures. 
• Research and investigate all workplace issues to discover facts, identify potential risks to the hotel or company, and facilitate resolution through your employee relations programmes. 
• Collect and maintain data from exit interviews, turnover statistics, absenteeism reports to identify trends, training needs, and supervisory issues. 
• In a union environment, may manage labour relations and represent the hotel in grievances, mediations, arbitrations and contract negotiation.  
• Other ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.

Accountabilities

This is the top HR role in a large, luxury, resort, or major flagship hotel with extensive facilities and services, a number of major outlets, and catering and convention facilities. Typically manages HR colleagues and admin team. 

Key Skills & Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent   
• 4 years’ of related experience in HR  
• Some supervisory experience also preferred  
• Professional HR designation preferred
• Ability to maintain confidentiality to the extent possible in all HR related matters  
• Must speak local language(s)  
• Other languages preferred