Manager Learning and Development
Role Overview
The Manager Learning and Development shapes how hotel colleagues learn, grow, and experience the brand.
This hands-on role partners with People & Culture, hotel leaders, and operational teams to provide relevant learning.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the company
Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi is described as a luxury hotel offering Turkish hospitality, service, and leisure experiences.
The posting describes Ennismore as supporting colleague growth, learning, and career development.
Role overview
The Manager Learning and Development shapes how hotel colleagues learn, grow, and experience the brand.
This hands-on role partners with People & Culture, hotel leaders, and operational teams to provide relevant learning.
What you'll do
- Own the hotel's learning and development plan, connecting people priorities with business needs.
- Create and facilitate learning in service, behavioral, and leadership development; identify needs with leaders and design practical solutions.
- Keep mandatory learning, training records, and development activity on track.
- Identify talent and development opportunities; support leadership development, coaching, performance, and succession planning.
- Help managers strengthen people leadership, feedback, team development, and recognition of potential.
- Be present in the hotel and partner with operational teams to strengthen service, skills, and guest experience.
How success is measured
- New joiners complete consistent, engaging onboarding and brand immersion during their first weeks.
- The annual learning calendar is delivered to plan, with strong colleague participation and completion.
- Mandatory learning completion is monitored, with gaps addressed promptly.
- Managers and emerging leaders participate in development, coaching, and targeted learning.
- Talent and succession plans support internal mobility and career progression.
- Department trainers are active and equipped to deliver consistent learning.
- Training effectiveness is measured through feedback, operational observations, and relevant people and guest-experience indicators.
- Learning priorities respond to operational needs, with actions agreed and followed up with department leaders.
What you bring
- Experience in Learning and Development, ideally within luxury or lifestyle hospitality.
- Confident, engaging facilitation style and ability to connect with people at every level.
- Experience creating and delivering onboarding, learning, and development programmes.
- Good understanding of hotel operations and a fast-paced hospitality environment.
- Creative thinking, curiosity, and confidence to try new approaches.
- Strong organization and ability to turn ideas into action.
- Collaborative, people-first mindset and genuine passion for helping others grow.
Benefits
- Competitive salary; no salary amount or pay cadence is stated.
- Duty meals, vacation tickets or benefits, and medical insurance are listed.
Workplace
- The role requires being present in the hotel and is based at Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi.
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