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Guest Experience Maker (GEM) at Six Senses Kanuhura
Role summary
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The Guest Experience Maker (GEM) is responsible for creating memorable, personalized experiences for guests throughout their stay at Six Senses Kanuhura. Requirements typically include previous experience in guest relations, front office, luxury hospitality, or a similar customer-facing role; excellent spoken English; strong communication and interpersonal skills; cultural awareness; and confidence using hotel systems. The successful candidate is expected to be warm, attentive, proactive, discreet, and highly organized. Duties may include welcoming guests, coordinating requests, arranging activities and transfers, resolving concerns, maintaining accurate records, and working closely with other resort departments. Flexibility, teamwork, a polished appearance, and willingness to live and work on a remote island are essential.
Can I work in the Maldives?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Employer quota and work permit, paid by the employer; some roles are being reserved for Maldivians (2027 to 2030).
Watch for: Cashier jobs are reserved for Maldivians from February 2027; guest relations, tour guides, dive instructors, housekeeping, HR and front office managers follow by about 2030.
Official source: Ministry of Economic Development: Regulation on Foreign Employment. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Maldives
Usual for the Maldives, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | On the island; shared for line staff |
|---|---|
| Meals | Full board |
| Flights | Joining flight and a yearly home ticket |
| Service charge | At least 10%, shared equally by all staff (by law); about USD 250 to 1,000+ a month, more at top resorts |
| Contract | 1 to 2 years; probation 3 months at most |
| Leave | 30 days |
| Income tax | 0% below about USD 3,900 a month, then 5.5% to 15% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the Maldives
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About Six Senses
Six Senses is a luxury hospitality and wellness brand operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts. It is known for distinctive resorts in remarkable natural settings, highly personalized service, sustainability initiatives, and experiences focused on wellbeing, local culture, and responsible travel. Six Senses Kanuhura is a private-island resort in the Lhaviyani Atoll of the Maldives, offering villas, restaurants, spa facilities, water activities, and nature-focused experiences. Employees work in an international, guest-oriented environment where attention to detail, genuine care, environmental responsibility, and collaboration are highly valued. As part of IHG, Six Senses provides access to global hospitality standards, training, career mobility, and employee benefits, although exact conditions vary by property and contract.