Raffles Ambassador in London

The Raffles name is synonymous with luxury, glamour and extraordinary adventure. Raffles London at The OWO on London’s Whitehall unites the allure and heritage of Raffles with one of the world’s most historic addresses. This fine Grade II* Edwardian building has been transformed into a spectacular stage for dazzling celebrations; with fine dining, lively bars, the latest in wellness and beauty therapies, the most luxurious suites and rooms, versatile ballroom and event space. Within these much-storied walls, where legendary statesmen and women once shaped the modern world, guests are now invited to discover new and inspiring emotions and connections. At Raffles, you arrive as a guest, leave as a friend and return as family.

An exceptional opportunity presents itself for a Raffles Ambassador to join the Raffles London at the OWO. Reporting into Front Office Manager, you will take great pride in ensuring our operation has a guest centred focus in everything that we do, while contributing towards a supportive and engaging environment within the Front Office team to achieve this. This role requires a confident, courteous and warm manner towards building strong relationships with our guests while being predominately based in our Grand Lobby. We require a strong willingness to work in a fast paced and ultra-luxury environment, whilst being able to meet the elevated expectations of our guests.

Specifically as the Raffles Ambassador:

• Building meaningful relationships with our guests, while creating a sense of place in our Grand Lobby with a heartfelt approach towards achieving this.
• To have a strong understanding of established team goals and standard operating procedures, while being able to deliver on these shared goals within a Team based environment.
• Providing a professional and courteous service to our guests, whilst maintaining LQA and Forbes standards across the operation.
• Taking a proactive approach towards resolving guest complaints, inquiries or concerns in a courteous and efficient manner, whilst being able to identify appropriate situations when these should be escalated.
• Ensuring that appropriate follow through is made with all guest requests and ensuring that problems are resolved, with expectations being exceeded.
• Maintaining good organisational skills towards daily tasks and ensuring these are carried out with a high level of efficiency and professionalism.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned in absence of the line manager or Front Office Manager.
• Performance of additional duties as required or assigned including working in different departments than usually assigned.

Qualifications: Who are we looking for?

• A confident approach towards building new relationships with guests.
• A genuine and captivating personality, with a true passion for guest service.
• A willingness and eagerness to contribute towards setting up pre-opening standards and objectives in line with the broader Raffles vision.
• A proven track record and ability to provide high levels of service under pressure.
• Exceptional communication and customer service skills, both written and spoken.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to multi-task while maintaining an immaculate and professional appearance.
• Well developed technical and computer skills.
• An understanding and willingness to contribute to a 24h operational schedule when required, however this role will not include night coverage as a standard.

Why join our Raffles team? Not only will you be joining one of the world’s best hotels you will also receive great benefits including:

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays plus a day extra for every year of your service up to 5 years (35 Days).
• Staff meals whilst on duty.
• Free dry cleaning for uniform.
• Employer pension contribution of 3%.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Life Assurance 1x salary.
• Employee assistance program, including virtual GP and financial advice.
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Colleague gifting to celebrate special occasions.
• Paid days off to move house or give back time to a charity of your choice.
• Internal learning and development programmes tailored to you.
• Fun-filled events, whether that’s a pub quiz, team run or festive party.
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates of up to 30% at Accor worldwide and Raffles London F&B outlets.
• Worldwide development opportunities across Accor’s extensive brand portfolio.