Please Note

  • You must enable pop-up and redirect settings in your browser to apply for jobs Learn How
  • Salary Range is an estimated salary suggested for this role based on publically available data. It was not provided by the employer for this specific position

Director of Banquet and Outside Catering Operations

United Arab Emirates JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai AED 20,000–30,000 per month, often with benefits such as accommodation or housing allowance, transport, medical insurance, and annual leave airfare*
Job Description

The Director of Banquet and Outside Catering Operations leads banquet services, external catering events, service teams, and operational planning at JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai. Candidates typically need substantial experience in luxury hotels, banquet management, outside catering, event execution, budgeting, and team leadership. Strong knowledge of food and beverage standards, revenue control, health and safety, guest relations, and UAE hospitality practices is expected. The successful candidate should be commercially minded, highly organised, confident with high-profile clients, and able to manage several events under pressure. Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and leadership skills are essential, along with flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays.

Company Info

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai is a luxury Marriott International property located in Business Bay, near Downtown Dubai. Known for its distinctive twin-tower design, extensive dining venues, large-scale banqueting facilities, and premium guest services, the hotel serves leisure travellers, corporate guests, conferences, weddings, and major social events. As part of the JW Marriott brand, it focuses on refined hospitality, personalised service, wellness, and high operational standards. The hotel employs a diverse international workforce and offers opportunities across food and beverage, culinary, rooms, events, sales, engineering, and corporate support functions. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, operating thousands of hotels and resorts globally. Employment commonly includes structured training, internal mobility, and benefits that vary according to role, contract, and local policy.

Destination Guide

The United Arab Emirates is a modern Gulf federation rather than an island, offering strong opportunities in hospitality, tourism, events, aviation, retail, technology, construction, and finance. Dubai has a multicultural workforce, excellent transport, international schools, diverse restaurants, beaches, shopping, and year-round entertainment. The lifestyle is comfortable and generally safe, although summer temperatures are extremely high and accommodation costs can be significant. Islamic traditions influence public life, dress, working hours, and holiday periods, while Dubai remains highly international. Most foreign employees require employer-sponsored residence and work visas; the employer normally arranges the work permit, medical examination, Emirates ID, and residency processing. Candidates should confirm whether accommodation, transport, health insurance, flights, and gratuity are included in the employment package. Before relocating, check contract terms, probation rules, document attestation requirements, and dependent sponsorship conditions.