Workplace Host in Birmingham

Location: Central Birmingham - Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2JB

Hourly rate: £13.45 per hour

Holiday: 15 days not inclusive of bank holidays

Working Hours: 24 hours per week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week.

Shift Patterns: Covering 2 Shift Patterns from 07:30 - 17:00.

Overview

The Workplace Host will act as the face of the executive office, delivering a seamless, personalised, and 5-star hospitality experience for employees, visitors, and executives. This pivotal role is responsible for creating a professional, welcoming, and service-led environment that enhances every aspect of the workplace journey from arrival to departure. The role combines high-end front-of-house service, operational support, and coordination of workplace services, ensuring all interactions reflect Phoenix Group's commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the team and elevate the workplace journey, ensuring a premium, consistent, and tailored experience from entrance to exit.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all workplace-related queries and service requests, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
• Serve as a brand ambassador, embodying Phoenix Group values and ensuring every guest and colleague receives a warm, professional welcome.
• Regularly conduct office walkthroughs to ensure cleanliness, ambiance, functionality, and presentation meet 5-star standards.
• Seek and respond to feedback, taking proactive steps to address concerns and champion continuous improvement.
• Ensure executive meeting rooms and lounges are set up, managed, and reset to perfection including AV systems, lighting, stationery, temperature, and refreshments.
• Support high-profile meetings and internal events with pre-planning, attendee coordination, and on-the-day concierge service.
• Collaborate with IT and facilities teams to ensure all AV and conferencing equipment is fully operational.
• Maintain and restock all meeting spaces, tea points, and stationery hubs throughout the day to ensure readiness.
• Carry out daily inspections of the workplace to identify and address faults, maintenance needs, cleanliness issues, and HS&E risks.
• Manage post and courier services, including internal and external collections and deliveries.
• Support desk moves, office changes, and space utilisation reviews, maintaining up-to-date records.
• Liaise with contractors and suppliers to coordinate works and services, minimising disruption to operations.
• Support PEEPs, emergency evacuations, and health & safety procedures as required.
• Assist with internal audits, compliance reviews, and adherence to company policies such as the Clear Desk Policy.
• Log service requests, customer feedback, and maintenance issues via the Maximo system, ensuring all are tracked and resolved to a high standard.
• Attend and contribute to regular service line meetings to ensure alignment, collaboration, and information sharing across teams.
• Proactively recommend service enhancements, innovations, and process improvements that support the contract's evolution.
• Review and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) to maintain service consistency and compliance with best practice.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in a high-end concierge, hospitality, or client services role, ideally in a corporate or executive environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer-first attitude.
• Experience managing AV/meeting room systems and the ability to train others as a system ‘super user'.
• Highly organised, with the ability to multitask and manage competing priorities calmly and efficiently.
• Proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and passion for service excellence.
• Familiarity with workplace management systems such as Maximo (preferred).
• Strong team ethic with flexibility to support out-of-hours and emergency cover when required.
• Responsible for understanding, following and driving company standards (i.e. Standard operating procedures).
• Responsible for challenging when service excellence delivery falls below SLA / SOP / KPI.
• Informed knowledge of the contractual KPIs & SLAs.
• Responsible for acting and behaving in line with One Code.
• Responsible for attending / participating in monthly team meetings, briefings & internal communications.
• Informed knowledge of all company engagement and communications initiatives.
• Accountable for positive client perception.
• Informed knowledge of key stakeholders on the account.
• Informed knowledge of the client values and objectives.
• Informed knowledge of contribution towards client retention.
• Responsible for following time off work, grievance, whistle blowing & disciplinary procedures.
• Responsible for owning own development, and ensuring all learning is put into practise.
• Responsible for personal performance including delivery of agreed personal objectives.
• Informed knowledge of HR procedures and expectations outlined in employee handbook.