Assistant Recruitment Manager

Job Description

An Exhilarating Opportunity

Are You Ready for a Daring Challenge with The World’s Hottest Luxury Hotel Group? Disruptive by Design, FIVE Hotels and Resorts is Redefining ‘FIVE-Star’ Hospitality and Setting the Gold Standard across the Industry.

Join the FIVE Tribe – and Get Ready to Make Waves.

The Candidate

A Driven Self-Starter, you have Excellent Communication, Leadership and Organisational Skills. As an Astute Creative and Critical Thinker, you can Conceptualise and Implement Innovative Solutions in a Fast-Paced Environment. Not even the Smallest Detail Escapes Your Keen Eye and You Execute Tasks Proactively with Precision and Finesse. A ‘Can-Do!’ Attitude Coupled with An Inherent Flair for Taking Ownership Makes You a Highly Motivated Go-Getter.

Your Outgoing and Approachable Nature enables you to Seamlessly Connect with other ‘FIVERs’ and key Stakeholders, ensuring that Their and Your Journey at FIVE is nothing short of Sensational. Joining our Human Resources Team as a Human Resources Administrator will Empower you to deliver Exceptional Experiences across our award-winning Lifestyle Destinations. Jump on Board and Unlock your Potential in a Buzzing Environment that will take your Career to New Heights!

What We’re Looking For

• A Degree or equivalent qualification in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related field preferred.
  
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment within hospitality, luxury lifestyle, retail or a fast-paced service environment, with the ability to manage recruitment portfolios independently, including Senior or Specialist roles.
  
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience partnering with Hiring Managers at multiple levels, including Senior Leadership, and providing commercially balanced advice.
  
• Sound understanding of workforce planning, headcount control and recruitment cost management.
  
• Data-driven approach with experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and Recruitment reporting tools to inform decision-making.
  
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, alongside a proactive, solutions-focused approach and flexibility to support peak hiring periods and operational demands as required.
  
• Operates effectively in a fast-paced, international environment, adapting to changing priorities and supporting stakeholders across multiple time zones when required.
  
• Handles sensitive information with discretion, ensuring compliance with privacy, data protection and internal security requirements.
  
• Demonstrates sound problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to improving ways of working.
  
• Superior problem-solving skills and the competence to exceed expectations in dynamic and competitive operational environments.
  
• A hands-on attitude, fuelled by a ‘Can-Do!’ Spirit.
  

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the full Recruitment Lifecycle for assigned departments and properties across FIVE’s portfolio, from strategic workforce planning and proactive sourcing through to offer management and seamless onboarding coordination.
  
• Designs and implements proactive, bespoke sourcing strategies for Specialist, Senior and high-volume roles, leveraging direct search, networking, referral programmes and agency partnerships to attract exceptional talent.
  
• Builds and nurtures strong talent pipelines for critical roles, supporting succession planning and sustainable growth.
  
• Conducts structured interviews and robust candidate assessments, ensuring fair, consistent and objective evaluation processes aligned with ‘FIVE-Star’ standards.
  
• Acts as a key escalation point for onboarding matters, ensuring a smooth, engaging and professional transition from offer acceptance to commencement.
  
• Champions a remarkable candidate experience that reflects FIVE’s bold employer brand and award-winning positioning at every touchpoint.
  
• Serve as the primary Recruitment Partner to Heads of Department, providing strategic guidance on hiring plans, market insights, salary benchmarking and candidate selection.
  
• Challenges and advises Hiring Managers constructively to ensure best-practice recruitment standards and commercially sound hiring decisions.
  
• Represent the Human Resources function confidently in meetings with senior stakeholders, delivering clear updates on hiring progress, risks and market conditions.
  
• Drives recruitment timelines independently, ensuring vacancies are filled efficiently in alignment with approved manning plans, budget parameters and operational priorities.
  
• Supports peak hiring periods, pre-openings and business-critical recruitment initiatives across the Group as required.
  
• Partners with the Senior Recruitment Manager on workload planning, prioritisation and the continuous enhancement of recruitment processes.
  
• Oversees recruitment reporting and data analysis, tracking key metrics such as time to hire, cost per hire and quality of hire to inform Strategic decision-making.
  
• Maintains exceptional accuracy across the Applicant Tracking System and Recruitment Trackers, ensuring compliance, governance and audit readiness.
  
• Ensures all recruitment activities comply with internal policies, local labour legislation and FIVE’s governance standards.
  

The Team

‘FIVERs’ are Cultured yet Chic, Confident yet Self-Effacing, and Work Hard to Play even Harder. As a FIVE Tribe Member, you’ll Personify the distinct ‘Vibe at FIVE’ and apply it to create Insta-Perfect Experiences for our Guests that keeps them Coming Back for More. If you Dream of being surrounded by Like-Minded Individuals who share your Passion for Delivering Unforgettable Moments that last a Lifetime – then Look No Further and Unleash your Next-Level Potential.

Sustainable Indulgence at FIVE

FIVE curates world-class Entertainment and Luxury Living while Championing Environmental Stewardship. Driven by its core millennial base, FIVE has aligned to lead the way in ‘Sustainable Indulgence’ trailblazing next-level, high-energy Experiences within an Environmentally and Socially Responsible Framework.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The FIVE Tribe represents over 80 nationalities across its over 2000 ‘FIVERs.’ FIVE does not discriminate and is Committed to Hiring a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce as an Equal-Opportunity Employer. Ranked regularly in the Top 10 on the Great Workplaces in the UAE list of Large Organisations, the FIVE Tribe is more than a group of people working together – it is a Family bonded by common Values and Goals, Celebrating People, Culture and Diversity.

About FIVE Hotels and Resorts

FIVE Hotels and Resorts prides itself on being Disruptively Different and Daringly Unique. Our Growing Portfolio of Lavish Destinations in the Middle East and Europe are the epitome of Glamour and Experiential Luxury, offering boundary-breaking Experiences at FIVE’s award-winning Hotels, Dining Concepts, and Immersive Nightlife Venues. As part of the Accomplished FIVE Tribe, you will be part of a group of High Achievers who Fearlessly Challenge Conventions on a Global Stage.
Find out more here: fivehotelsandresorts.com