People And Development Manager
Role Overview
As People and Development Manager at Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi, you will shape how people learn, grow and experience the brand from the inside.
You will work closely with People & Culture and hotel leaders to create learning that feels relevant, engaging and connected to the way we work, from onboarding and brand immersion to leadership development, service culture and career growth.
This is a hands-on role for someone who understands that great hospitality starts with great people, and that development should feel inspiring, practical and never one-size-fits-all.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the Company
Ennismore is a worldwide hospitality leader offering opportunities to find a role and brand that match personality and aspirations, with a commitment to growth and learning.
Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi is a luxury hotel delivering authentic Turkish hospitality with exceptional service standards and a unique holiday experience.
Salaries and Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Duty meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight meal plus coffee breaks.
- Vacation tickets and benefits provided by the hotel.
- Medical insurance provided.
Role Overview
As People and Development Manager at Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi, you will shape how people learn, grow and experience the brand from the inside.
You will work closely with People & Culture and hotel leaders to create learning that feels relevant, engaging and connected to the way we work, from onboarding and brand immersion to leadership development, service culture and career growth.
This is a hands-on role for someone who understands that great hospitality starts with great people, and that development should feel inspiring, practical and never one-size-fits-all.
Bring Learning to Life
- Own the hotel's learning and development plan, connecting people priorities with the needs of the business.
- Create and facilitate engaging learning experiences across service, behavioural and leadership development.
- Work with leaders to identify development needs and turn them into practical, relevant solutions.
- Keep mandatory learning, training records and development activity on track.
Grow Our People
- Partner with leaders to identify talent and create meaningful opportunities for development and internal growth.
- Support leadership development, coaching, performance and succession planning.
- Help managers become stronger people leaders who give great feedback, develop their teams and recognise potential.
Stay Close to the Operation
- Be present in the hotel, understanding our teams, our guests and where development can make a real difference.
- Partner with operational teams to strengthen service, skills and the overall guest experience.
How Success Looks
Onboarding: new joiners complete a consistent, engaging onboarding and brand immersion journey within their first weeks.
Learning delivery: the annual learning calendar is delivered against plan with strong colleague participation and completion.
Compliance: mandatory learning remains on track, with completion rates monitored and gaps addressed promptly.
Leadership development: managers and emerging leaders actively participate in development programmes, coaching and targeted learning.
Internal growth: talent and succession plans are actively maintained, supporting internal mobility and career progression.
Departmental capability: department trainers are active and equipped to deliver consistent learning within their teams.
Learning impact: training effectiveness is measured through feedback, operational observations and relevant people and guest experience indicators.
Business partnership: learning priorities respond to real operational needs, with clear actions agreed and followed through with department leaders.
Qualifications
- Experience in People Development, Learning & Development or Talent Development, ideally within luxury or lifestyle hospitality.
- A confident and engaging facilitation style with the 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 the confidence to try new approaches.
- Strong organisation and the ability to turn ideas into action.
- A collaborative, people-first mindset with a genuine passion for helping others grow.
- You know how to make learning feel human, relevant and worth showing up for.
Job Details
Job category: Talent & Culture.
Job type: Permanent.
Job schedule: Full-Time.
Role level: Mid-Level.
Work type: Full-Time.
Country: United Arab Emirates.
City: Abu Dhabi.
Job function: Human Resources (HR).
Sector: Hospitality.
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