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Gift Kandoje

Gift Kandoje

Abu Dhabi

Summary

Polished and experienced hospitality professional with a proven track record of success in high-volume environments. Excellent communicator skilled at providing pleasant and personable service while ensuring efficiency. Service-oriented and highly organized, with exceptional task-management skills.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Welcome Ambassador

W Hotel, Yas Island, Abudhabi
01.2025 - Current

Be a source of information, help and assistance to all guests and your colleagues.

• Show excellent customer service skills, be courteous and professional at all times.

• Lead by example through passionate, hands on approach and motivating the team.

• Ensure smooth and efficient daily operation of the Concierge.

• Work in partnership with all departments of the hotel.

• Be well informed at all times and ensure all queries and requests are handled efficiently that might be useful to the guests.

• Establish and develop personal guest contact.

• Handle guest complaints effectively.

• Maintain the privacy of all guests.

• Attend daily departmental briefing and monthly meetings.

• Ensure smooth and timely luggage and message, fax delivery.

• Be familiar with the in room features and products.

• Maintain a clear and tidy luggage room and check the functioning of all equipment.

• Ensure secure luggage storage.

• Ensure an efficient and reliable taxi service is available to hotel guests.

• Ensure that the hotel’s driveway and main entrance are clean and free of traffic.

• Open the car door for all guests arriving at or leaving from the main entrance.

• Be aware of the departmental budget and control expenses accordingly.

• Assist in other areas of the hotel as and when required, carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene as per the hotel’s grooming standards at all times.

• Maintain a good rapport and working relationship with colleagues in the department and all other departments.

• Attend and contribute to meetings, department and hotel trainings and other scheduled activities.

• Carry out your role in a safe and environmentally friendly way, protecting the health and safety of both colleagues and guests, as well as contributing to protecting the environment.

• Comply with the hotel’s Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety procedures at all times.

• Project at all times a positive attitude.

Bell Attendant

Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort
02.2019 - 08.2024
  • Optimize guest experience by informing guests of hotel services and effectively communicating with the guest on room features
  • Proactively offer information to guests
  • Built and maintained positive, personal rapport with frequent guests
  • Ran errands and deliver messages and packages as required
  • Proactively anticipate and meet guests' needs and requirements
  • Assist guests with luggage, using appropriate manual handling techniques to lift and carry
  • Assist with the preparation, arrival, and departure of corporate and convention groups
  • Consistently exceed guest expectations, providing directions, recommendations, and information about attractions
  • Oversee Bell Desk operations, handling guest inquiries
  • Maintain baggage storage facility according to procedures
  • Communicate up-to-date and detailed knowledge of potential points of interest, facilities, and attractions in and around
  • Facilitate traceability of luggage movements, maintaining accurate records of deliveries and pick-ups
  • Assist with bookings and facility reservations as necessary
  • Appropriately handle and action guest comments, requests, complaints, and queries

Buggy Driver

Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort
10.2018 - 02.2019
  • Drive guests in buggies wherever required within the resort by following the schedule given by the team leader or upon guest request
  • Answer all guest questions with a high level of knowledge about facilities and services
  • Be an expert on the function and operation of all buggy controls, gauges, and warning lights
  • Follow all safety rules when driving the buggy and drive with the utmost care, making sure that neither passengers nor passing guests come to any harm
  • Check the battery, water, brakes, lights, etc on a daily basis before using a buggy
  • Maintain a cheerful, helpful, and friendly attitude toward guests and colleagues

Data Entry Operator

Goods for Good Inc
05.2015 - 09.2018
  • Encouraged customer feedback to deliver information to management for process improvements
  • Supported executive leadership and office staff by managing operational workflow
  • Address inquiries by phone or email regarding data information
  • Practiced confidentiality with information to comply with privacy guidelines
  • Extracted and exported data from software to update information and maintain accuracy
  • Photocopied, scanned, and printed relevant data for managers
  • Utilize various data programs to manage and monitor data
  • Verify the accuracy of the information and sort information of documents for computer entry
  • Registered new customer account details in the system
  • Performed backup operations to save and store data on servers or the cloud
  • Research missing and outdated information provided to maintain updated records
  • Maintained detailed administration and office procedures to improve accuracy and efficiency
  • Created databases and spreadsheets to improve inventory management and reporting accuracy

Survey Enumerator

World Vision International
04.2012 - 09.2015
  • Visit addresses of responders to encourage participation
  • Provided flexible working patterns to meet varied market research demands
  • Worked quickly to meet strict research deadlines, minimizing project disruptions
  • Recorded, handled, and processed data for accurate analyses
  • Engaged participants using excellent interpersonal and interviewing abilities
  • Collecting data in person
  • Built rapport with participants to gain maximum insight into specified research areas
  • Remained focused and attentive to guarantee accuracy of count activity
  • Gathered information to develop data and improve statistical analyses
  • Support participants with completing and filing questionnaires correctly

Education

Diploma - Information Communication Technology

University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
Blantyre
01.2012

Skills

  • HotSOS
  • Front desk operations
  • Room features knowledge
  • Luxury guest experience
  • Complaint handling
  • 5 star customer service
  • Booking system management
  • Dinner and spa reservations
  • VIP service arrangements
  • Rapport-building

Timeline

Welcome Ambassador

W Hotel, Yas Island, Abudhabi
01.2025 - Current

Bell Attendant

Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort
02.2019 - 08.2024

Buggy Driver

Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort
10.2018 - 02.2019

Data Entry Operator

Goods for Good Inc
05.2015 - 09.2018

Survey Enumerator

World Vision International
04.2012 - 09.2015

Diploma - Information Communication Technology

University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
Gift Kandoje