F&B Design Partnership Specialist - Emirati National

Hotel: 1 - Corp Dubai, Suite 2201, Al Futtaim Festival Tower, Festival City, PO Box 58191

Luxury & Lifestyle Dubai based - Emirati National Talent

We have an exciting opportunity for an Emirati National to join our team as an F&B Design Partnership Specialist, based in our Dubai office and supporting the Director of F&B Design Partnerships.

At IHG, we're passionate about creating exceptional restaurant and bar experiences across our luxury and lifestyle hotels. As our Food & Beverage portfolio continues to grow across the Middle East, this role offers an excellent entry point into the world of F&B concept design, hospitality partnerships, and luxury guest experience development.

This is a junior, development-focused role, ideal for someone at the early stages of their career who is keen to learn, contribute, and gain hands on exposure to high profile hospitality projects. You'll support multiple projects across our regional hotel portfolio and work closely with internal teams, hotel owners, designers, and consultants - gaining valuable insight into how world class dining concepts are developed and delivered.

What you'll do

In this role, you'll provide day to day coordination, research, and documentation support to the F&B Design & Partnerships team, helping projects progress smoothly and consistently.

• Support the organisation and maintenance of project documentation and digital filing systems for active and upcoming F&B projects.
• Assist in managing project records such as design submissions, concept presentations, meeting notes, correspondence, and development timelines.
• Help refresh and update existing documentation, converting legacy materials into clear, professional, and reusable formats.
• Assist in developing standard templates for strategy summaries, feasibility overviews, competitor research, site assessments, and design review processes.
• Conduct research and benchmarking across regional and global restaurant and bar concepts, design trends, service styles, and luxury hospitality experiences.
• Gather and compile market insights on dining trends, guest preferences, and brand positioning to support early stage concept development.
• Help build and maintain a centralised digital library of restaurant and bar concepts, categorised by cuisine type, service style, and market positioning.
• Provide support for internal and external meetings by helping prepare agendas, taking notes, and tracking follow up actions.

Assist in summarising feedback, discussions, and project updates into clear, well structured, presentation ready materials.

What you'll gain

By the end of your first year, you will have:

• Built a strong understanding of how luxury F&B concepts are designed, tested, and delivered within a global hotel group.
• Developed core skills in project coordination, benchmarking, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Contributed to the creation of modernised templates, research tools, and reference resources used across the department.
• Gained exposure to a wide portfolio of luxury and lifestyle hotel projects across the Middle East.

What you'll bring

We're looking for an Emirati National with a strong interest in hospitality, design, and food & beverage concepts, who is organised, curious, and eager to learn.

• A degree in hospitality, design, business, or a related field (or a strong interest in these areas).
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail.
• An interest in restaurant concepts, interior design, guest experience, and luxury hospitality.
• A proactive, structured, and reliable approach to work.
• The ability to work independently with guidance while collaborating effectively within a team.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with confidence preparing clear and well structured documents.

Benefits

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity

IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws.

Application Deadline

Closing date for applications Wednesday 22nd April 2026