R&B Design & Partnership Manager (Emirati National Hire)

We have an exciting opportunity for an Emirati-National to join our team as a Restaurant & Bar Design & Partnership Manager, based in our Dubai office and supporting the Director of R&B Design Partnerships.

At IHG, we’re committed to shaping exceptional restaurant and bar experiences across our luxury and lifestyle portfolio. As we expand our footprint of high‑profile dining concepts throughout the Middle East, we are seeking an Emirati professional to support the Food & Beverage Design & Partnerships function and help bring world‑class F&B concepts to life.

In this role you’ll work on multiple projects within our Luxury & Lifestyle hotels, engage with hotel owners, designers, consultants and projects, giving you a broad variety of experiences across our property portfolio.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will provide operational, analytical, and creative support to ensure our regional F&B projects are delivered with clarity, consistency, and excellence. 

• Manage structured documentation and digital filing systems for multiple active and upcoming projects.
• Maintain organised project records, including design submissions, concept decks, meeting notes, communications, and development milestones.
• Refresh and modernise legacy documentation, transforming them into clean, professional, reusable templates.
• Develop standard templates for strategy development, feasibility summaries, competitor reviews, site assessments, and design review processes.
• Conduct regional and global benchmarking across dining concepts, bar formats, design trends, guest experience models, and luxury hospitality standards.
• Compile market insights on luxury dining, consumer behaviour, and industry performance indicators to support early-stage concept creation.
• Build and manage a centralised digital concept benchmark library categorised by cuisine, service style, and positioning.
• Support internal and external meetings by preparing agendas, taking meeting notes, and managing follow‑up actions.
• Summarise feedback and project updates into clear, structured, presentation‑ready formats.

By the end of your first year, you will have supported the creation of a modernised documentation system, built a suite of strategy and design templates, built working benchmarking resources, and enhanced efficiency across the department.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for an Emirati professional with strong organisational skills, a structured mindset, and a genuine passion for hospitality and design.

• A hospitality, design, or related academic background.
• Strong organisational and analytical capability, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• A passion for restaurant concepts, design development, and luxury guest experiences.
• A detail‑oriented, proactive, and structured approach to work.
• The ability to work independently under clear guidance while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing documentation for senior stakeholders.

If you’re ready to play a key role in shaping the region’s most exciting luxury dining concepts and build a rewarding career with one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we encourage you to apply.

Submit your application today and help us create the future of F&B at IHG.

Closing date for applications 10th April 2026