Job Title: Personal Assistant to General Manager (No Experience Jobs)
Organisation: Marriott International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Marriott International is the largest hotel company in the world by the number of available rooms. Marriott is an American multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging brands that include hotel, residential, and timeshare properties. Marriott International owns over 30 hotel and timeshare brands with 8,785 locations and 1,597,380 rooms across its network. Marriott International is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company is the successor to the hospitality division of the Marriott Corporation, founded by J. Willard Marriott (1900–1985) and his wife Alice Marriott (1907–2000).
Job Summary: Supports the General Manager and his/her team by assisting on administrative responsibilities. Duties include organizing, composing and distributing correspondence to both employees and guests, initial response and follow up to inquiries and collecting and tracking problem resolution information.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Providing Documentation and Reporting Support
- Assists managers in preparation of various reports and presentations.
- Attends, transcribes and distributes minutes, and participate in staff meetings, executive committee meeting and department meetings as needed.
- Makes new files, maintains existing files.
- Maintains giveaway/donation files and assists in making reservations.
- Provides administrative support to manager/s and department.
Supporting Correspondence
- Composes, produces and signs correspondence on routine matters.
- Produces and distributes correspondence as required.
- Answers department phones.
- Acts as a receptionist for manager and, when necessary, other department members, providing assistance to callers as required.
- Sorts and distributes mail.
Providing Exceptional Customer Service
- Providing services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
- Ensures the quality, standards and meets the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
- Attends meetings and communicates with executive and peers as an effort to improve quality of service.
Additional Responsibilities
- Ensures VIP amenity requests from GM/DOPS are handled in timely manner.
- Signs for managers and release, with specific permission.
- Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
- Attends meetings to plan, organize, prioritize, coordinate and manage activities.
- Works with other people to gather the information necessary to manage projects, achieve goals, and resolve problems.
- Informs and/or updates the executives and peers on relevant information in a timely manner.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- High school diploma or GED; 1 year experience in the administrative assistance, clerical services, or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Secretarial Studies, Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; no work experience required.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Marriott should apply online at the link below.
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