• Job Description

  Req#: REF12828Y

  Company Description

  
  

  Raffles is a brand among the Accor group. In most of its locations, Raffles has a long history of making the most of major landmarks, embedded in the local heritage of each country. Raffles Hotels create a well-balanced bridge between local communities, heritage, and the environment. Through the Raffles brands, the historical buildings enjoy a new life thanks to renovations that helped create refreshed luxurious accommodations that benefit from a better sustainable performance thanks to their new eco-design. These sensitive, high-quality, and sustainable repairs and enhancements are provided by the brand in areas of high historic significance.

  Raffles Europejski Warsaw, a beloved icon sitting proudly on Royal Route in the heart of Warsaw, delivers the new chapter of luxury in its extraordinary history that spans over 160 years.

  The lovingly restored and reinvented hotel has 106 timeless elegant guest rooms with 24-hour Butler service, signature Europejski Grill restaurant, legendary Long Bar, a century-old heritage patisserie Lourse Warszawa, and a revitalizing oasis Raffles Spa.

  It also acts as a showcase for the best modern Polish art, with Hotel Europejski Art Collection.

  We offer excellent career development and growth opportunities for our Colleagues who have the talent, dedication, drive, and passion to be part of a leading global luxury hospitality brand.

  
  

  Job Description

  
  

  The Sustainability Manager will be leading the deployment of Accor & Raffles sustainability objectives within the hotel, ensuring that environmental & social ambitions are met. The Sustainability Manager will shape the future of sustainable luxury hospitality by acting as a forward-thinking stakeholder while integrating sustainability within the expectations of the refined Raffles experience. The Sustainability Manager will act as an avant-gardist, key local stakeholder that will also contribute to preserving local, cultural, and natural heritage.

  Reporting to the General Manager, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

  • Develop and implement environmental strategies and action plans to ensure the hotel’s sustainability ambition:

  1. Energy efficiency improvements, green energy sourcing
  2. Sustainable F&B (food waste management, food sourcing, food trends)
  3. Plastic pollution reduction
  4. Diversity & Inclusion
  5. Support to local communities & charities
  6. Biodiversity protection

  • Coordinate all operational aspects to optimize sustainability performance: pollution control, waste management, energy consumption, water consumption
  • Train staff at all levels on environmental issues and good practices.
  • Liaise for the hotel's sustainable development with relevant bodies such as local authorities, public bodies and NGOs.
  • Report on environmental performance to internal and external auditors and regulatory bodies to meet regulations and secure sustainability certifications.
  • Develop and implement environmental management systems to continuously improve the hotel’s impacts on the environment.
  • Raising awareness of sustainable practices among guests.
  • Promote the hotel's sustainable performance locally and within the Accor group.
  • Oversee sustainable best practices in the surrounding community and within the group
  • Steer a support strategy to maximize the hotel’s contribution to protecting nature and developing local communities
  • Synchronize sustainability objectives with those of the General Manager and Accor group associates.
  • Synchronize with Raffles Chief Sustainability Officer.

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  • At least 5 years' experience in the hospitality field.
  • Proven experience in managing and implementing a CSR strategy in a similar role and organization.
  • Strong interest for environmental issues and sustainable projects.
  • Strong interest for luxury hospitality.
  • Passing on your passion to customers.
  • Solid general knowledge in luxury.
  • Attention to details.

  Competencies

  • CSR :
    • knowledge of global and local regulations around sustainability
    • capability to understand and analyze sustainability-related data
    • capability to assess sustainability impacts
  • Project management: experience in leading a project team around sustainability-related topics.
  • Engaging communication with good storytelling.
  • Strong ability to analyze and monitor performance, and assess potential issues, complexity, and opportunities.
  • Curiosity, listening skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Budget management.
  • Strong ability and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

  Perfectly fluent in English

  
  

  Additional Information

  
  

  Why work for Accor?

  We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

  By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write, and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/

  Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

  
  

• About the company

  Accor SA is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties.

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