Do you want to have an influence and set your mark on one of Nuuk’s most historic hotels? Do you see yourself as a frontrunner for a non-profit hotel with a solid foundation on church values? Do you dream of arctic adventures? Hotel SØMA Nuuk is searching for Hotel Manager with experience, to execute both new and existing strategies with thoughtful leadership and skillful business understanding. You will be in charge of leading and developing a team of dedicated employees and running the day-to-day management of the hotel in accordance with our values and purposes.
Who are we?
Hotel SØMA Nuuk is a unique and well driven leisure and business hotel with 30 employees, 45 rooms, restaurant and a lot of activities and guests all year around. We are raising the bars of hotel service and strive to deliver “a piece of Greenland” to all of our guests.
We are a part of Hotel SØMA, which is Greenland’s eldest chain of hotels with more than 50 years of running hotels in Greenland and currently in 4 destinations on the west coast. Hotel SØMA Nuuk serves several purposes as both the business travelers’ favorite, the living room of the locals and the tourists gate to Greenland’s beautiful nature, amazing adventures, and welcoming people. Most importantly, we are a ‘home’. A home based on good Christian values, where there is room and hospitality for everyone.
As a workplace we embrace a flat management structure and a high pace. A perfect combination for you, if you appreciate having many tasks and projects running side by side. Because if you believe in the project, and want to run with it, it’s yours – Go for it!
About the position
As our new hotel manager you will be in charge leading and developing the hotel, so that the full potential is reached. Your tasks will among other consist of:
- Implementing existing strategies and developing new – in collaboration with the Regional Director
- Hiring, training and motivating employees for a high service level and a high pace
- Control the day-to-day management, reception, restaurant, cleaning services and hotel maintenance.
- Secure a welcoming atmosphere and a high customer satisfaction
- Create and retain a positive working environment with focus on collaboration
- Support and retain the hotels Christian foundation, values and purposes
- Plan the hotels activities
We envisage that you:
- Thrive in a leaderposition and are able to create effective and harmonic working processes
- Are able to keep calm and make decisions in stressful situations
- Focus on employees wellbeing and collaboration
- Can deliver a high level of service and raise the quality of guest experience
- Have experience with business models and working strategic and goal oriented
- Can navigate in the dynamic hotel business
Mandatory demands
- You have relevant experience from leadership roles and preferably from the Hotel industry
- You want to experience the amazing life in Greenland and live in the beautiful capital, Nuuk for at least 3 years
- You are able to work and lead employees on the foundation of the organizations Christian values and purpose
What we offer
You will be a part of a unique work place and have great influence on the development of the business. We have tradition and space for creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Whether it is about learning, creating, sensing, adventuring, projects, events, guest experience, atmosphere – You will simply be able to work with so many aspects of the business if you wish to.
We offer a complete relocation package including accommodation in a house in the city.
Experiences are waiting
With its 20.000 residents, Nuuk is the arctic capital, where the urban pulse is mixing itself with the rough and beautiful Greenlandic nature. The city has a thriving culture scene and rich possibilities to create network. In the backyard exists the world’s biggest fjord, alpine skiing hills, amazing hikes and so much more. Living here is an amusement park for the adventurous business person.
SØMA Values and Purposes
Hotel SØMA is non-profit and based on Christian values and beliefs. Our values are heart warmth, safeness, passion, propriety, and in service for people. Read more here.
Our foundations purpose is to bring the gospel and word of Christ to seafarers and fishermen. And the local chaplains work has a physical base on our hotel as well.
