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Front Desk Officer
2025-10-30T17:09:17+00:00
Hooray
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FULL_TIME
 
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Consulting
Restaurant & Hospitality
KES
 
MONTH
2025-11-15T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
8

Job Description Responsibilities: Receive guests and visitors into the hotel Determines guest's reservation status and identifies how long the guest will stay. Helps guest’s complete registration cards and then assigns rooms; accommodating special requests whenever possible. Verifies the guest's method of payment and follows established credit-checking procedures. Files guest and room information in the designated places. Works closely with the housekeeping department in the keeping room status reports up to date and coordinates requests for maintenance and repair work. Maintains guest room keys, documents, and personal items when required Receive all company correspondences are redirect them as required. Must be sales-minded; presents options and alternatives to guests and helps in making choices. Knows the location, types and characteristics of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property Receives telephone food orders and passes the same to the restaurant. Transfers phones and email communication to relevant staff Ensures safe use of all facilities e.g. pool, play areas, parking spaces, etc Translates timings, safety procedures and all pertinent information to guests and fellow staff Performs simple accounting tasks Directs guests to relevant services or delegates to a competent staff Follow check-in and check-out procedures, accommodating special requests whenever possible. Thoroughly understand and adheres to proper credit card and cash handling policies and procedures. Remain abreast with the types of rooms available, and current room rates. Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services at the camp. Coordinates room status updates with the housekeeping department by notifying them of all late checkouts, early check-ins requests, special requests, and here & waiting cases. Take daily reservations and future reservations accurately and updates the system in real time. To follow the company’s cancellation procedures and can at any time translate the same to guests. Informs guests of upcoming specials and loyalty program. To manage the gift shop stocks and sales accurately To use proper mail, package, and message handling procedures. To maintain the cleanliness and neatness of the front desk and lobby areas. Any other duty as assigned from time to time. Qaulifications: A Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in Front Office operations. At least 6 month experience.

  • Receive guests and visitors into the hotel
  • Determines guest's reservation status and identifies how long the guest will stay
  • Helps guests complete registration cards and then assigns rooms; accommodating special requests whenever possible
  • Verifies the guest's method of payment and follows established credit-checking procedures
  • Files guest and room information in the designated places
  • Works closely with the housekeeping department in keeping room status reports up to date and coordinates requests for maintenance and repair work
  • Maintains guest room keys, documents, and personal items when required
  • Receives all company correspondences and redirects them as required
  • Must be sales-minded; presents options and alternatives to guests and helps in making choices
  • Knows the location, types, and characteristics of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property
  • Receives telephone food orders and passes the same to the restaurant
  • Transfers phones and email communication to relevant staff
  • Ensures the safe use of all facilities e.g. pool, play areas, parking spaces, etc
  • Translates timings, safety procedures, and all pertinent information to guests and fellow staff
  • Performs simple accounting tasks
  • Directs guests to relevant services or delegates to competent staff
  • Follows check-in and check-out procedures, accommodating special requests whenever possible
  • Thoroughly understands and adheres to proper credit card and cash handling policies and procedures
  • Remains abreast of the types of rooms available and current room rates
  • Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services at the camp
  • Coordinates room status updates with the housekeeping department by notifying them of all late checkouts, early check-ins requests, special requests, and here & waiting cases
  • Takes daily reservations and future reservations accurately and updates the system in real-time
  • Follows the company’s cancellation procedures and can at any time translate the same to guests
  • Informs guests of upcoming specials and loyalty program
  • Manages the gift shop stocks and sales accurately
  • Uses proper mail, package, and message handling procedures
  • Maintains the cleanliness and neatness of the front desk and lobby areas
  • Any other duty as assigned from time to time
 
  • A Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in Front Office operations
  • At least 6 months experience
bachelor degree
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JOB-69039bbdc99f4

Vacancy title:
Front Desk Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Restaurant & Hospitality]

Jobs at:
Hooray

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, November 15 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Description Responsibilities: Receive guests and visitors into the hotel Determines guest's reservation status and identifies how long the guest will stay. Helps guest’s complete registration cards and then assigns rooms; accommodating special requests whenever possible. Verifies the guest's method of payment and follows established credit-checking procedures. Files guest and room information in the designated places. Works closely with the housekeeping department in the keeping room status reports up to date and coordinates requests for maintenance and repair work. Maintains guest room keys, documents, and personal items when required Receive all company correspondences are redirect them as required. Must be sales-minded; presents options and alternatives to guests and helps in making choices. Knows the location, types and characteristics of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property Receives telephone food orders and passes the same to the restaurant. Transfers phones and email communication to relevant staff Ensures safe use of all facilities e.g. pool, play areas, parking spaces, etc Translates timings, safety procedures and all pertinent information to guests and fellow staff Performs simple accounting tasks Directs guests to relevant services or delegates to a competent staff Follow check-in and check-out procedures, accommodating special requests whenever possible. Thoroughly understand and adheres to proper credit card and cash handling policies and procedures. Remain abreast with the types of rooms available, and current room rates. Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services at the camp. Coordinates room status updates with the housekeeping department by notifying them of all late checkouts, early check-ins requests, special requests, and here & waiting cases. Take daily reservations and future reservations accurately and updates the system in real time. To follow the company’s cancellation procedures and can at any time translate the same to guests. Informs guests of upcoming specials and loyalty program. To manage the gift shop stocks and sales accurately To use proper mail, package, and message handling procedures. To maintain the cleanliness and neatness of the front desk and lobby areas. Any other duty as assigned from time to time. Qaulifications: A Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in Front Office operations. At least 6 month experience.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 6

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Application Link: www.hooray.co.ke to register your details and apply.

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Saturday, November 15 2025
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Posted: 30-10-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 30-10-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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