Assistant Bar Manager

Role summary

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The Assistant Bar Manager supports the daily operation of the resort’s bars, ensuring excellent guest service, consistent beverage quality, and compliance with hygiene and safety standards. Requirements typically include hospitality experience in a bar or resort environment, knowledge of beverages and cocktails, staff supervision skills, strong communication, and good English. Familiarity with stock control, cost management, scheduling, and point-of-sale systems is expected. The successful candidate should be organized, confident, guest-focused, and able to coach team members while maintaining service standards during busy periods. Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays is essential.

About the employer

Rixos Bab Al Bahr is an all-inclusive luxury resort in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, operated under the Rixos brand and part of Accor’s international hospitality portfolio. The resort is known for its beachfront setting, extensive dining and bar concepts, swimming pools, entertainment, wellness facilities, and family-oriented activities. It serves leisure travelers, families, couples, and groups from a wide range of international markets. As a large resort operation, it offers opportunities across food and beverage, guest services, housekeeping, culinary operations, recreation, and administration. Employees generally work in a multicultural environment where service quality, teamwork, presentation, and guest satisfaction are central to daily operations.

Working in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is not an island nation, but it offers coastal living, beaches, desert landscapes, and modern resort communities. Ras Al Khaimah has growing opportunities in hotels, tourism, restaurants, events, retail, construction, healthcare, and logistics, while Dubai and Abu Dhabi provide the broadest employment markets. The culture combines Islamic traditions with a highly international population; modest dress in public places, respect for local customs, and awareness of Ramadan practices are important. Lifestyle options range from quiet beach and mountain activities to shopping, dining, nightlife, and outdoor excursions. Employers normally arrange an employment visa, work permit, medical examination, and Emirates ID process. Candidates should confirm accommodation, transport, insurance, flights, gratuity, and working hours before accepting an offer. Costs and climate should also be considered when planning relocation.