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Community Host

​​​Community Hosts are a high-touch workplace experience team providing proactive service to foster staff engagement and improve employee productivity and experience. Community Hosts are the heart of our Workplace; They are experience curators, creating moments of delight and care through memorable, anticipatory and personalized human interactions. They play a pivotal part in delivering on the promise of twice the experience

Community Hosts are the workplace experience ambassadors, responsible for initiatives and programs to curate an engaging workplace and employee experience. They are focused on community and collaboration with a key focus on fostering business & employee engagement and wellbeing. Community Hosts make the office the great place to get work done, collaborate and innovate with colleagues. They take ownership of the workplace by making sure they have happy customers and visitors in their community.

Community Hosts must be passionate about customer service and willing to go ‘the extra mile’ to assist staff and visitors. They are brand ambassadors for JLL and our client; they need to be confident in engaging with new customers and build relationships with existing ones, providing real-time and anecdotal insights and business feedback to improve and make the portfolio more efficient and space more effective.

The key focus for this role will be to create a single and visual point of contact for employees and customers and to act as the primary interface between the internal operations and customers.

What this role involves- Key responsibilities

Proactive premises inspections and floor walks (including internal meeting rooms, pantry, social areas); all areas shall be clean, orderly, and ready to use throughout the day

Proactively raise work orders and provide frequent status updates to respective users. This includes raising any

cleanliness issues (i.e. replenishment of hand sanitiser, desk wipes)

The main point of contact for general enquiries, escalations, and feedback, responsible for status updates to

end-user and ensuring prompt, effective resolution where necessary and expectations are consistently exceeded

Regularly monitor customer feedback and produce an appropriate action plan based on the results

Own your operational space to ensure a fantastic Service Journey for customers within your location

Ensure all signages and messages are current and relevant, including placing place outage notices and AOB

Ensure wayfinding and zoning maps are up to date and support collection of internal occupancy data

Support and promote ABW / FWN. Proactively communicate FWN / ABW etiquette and protocols and nudge

respective behaviours. Report, feedback and manage behavioural trends

INTERNAL

Locker Management Support – Including issuing lockers for new joiners or staff relocations; reclaiming lockers; review of ongoing utilization; and support reactive checks / clearance with a Security Officer or Floor Administrator

Ensure all desks are ready and available for colleagues each morning; proactively support and promote clean and clear desk practices and enable desk sweeps where appropriate. Support lost and found activities

Operationally support change management activities throughout the workplace & project lifecycle, including post move support meetings, post move communications, signages, locker and storage management, floor orientations

Ensure that all agreed service objectives are met in line with client expectations

Host regular business engagement sessions to fully understand business needs and work profiles to support the successful adoption of hybrid working and share insights of how their teams are using the space.

Maintain an effective business relationship with the client and end users by understanding their needs and transferring these into the location where possible. Be the face of the Workplace/ Property team

based on their needs to provide a personalised level of service. High level of visibility to staff

Stay current on relevant EUS technology in the workplace and attend trainings to be able to effectively assist end-users with any queries. Assist with AV, VC and other technology inquiries. Host end-user training when necessary

Host and promote employee engagement events; including lunch & learns, wellness activities, hobby clubs etc...

Activate, promote wellbeing, fitness and recreation agenda in alignment with regional agenda and initiatives

(assist with booking and inquires)

Assist with internal communications including cascading relevant information, promoting success stories,

managing local pages on intranet, insuring distribution lists are kept up to date, supporting townhalls

Support employees wherever they are- e.g. host virtual engagement events, assist and cascade home working

related inquiries, checking in on home workers, communicating key information, activities and announcements

Welcome new joiners and provide in person or virtual orientation tours/ supporting documentation and media

Ensure full statutory and operational compliance is achieved in line with contract KPI’s

Be aware of changing needs of customers and adjust the service accordingly in line with global standards

Ensure compliance with H&S processes and procedures, including internal and external audits

Provide an excellent standard of client service

Other responsibilities are location dependent and include (but not limited to):

Support and manage the meeting room booking system. Ensure booking system is up to date, details for rooms are correct, assist with any booking inquiries and liaising with supporting teams if necessary

Manage the desk booking system in the role of concierge (super user) for a specified zone or premises and support and assist with space capacity issues. Manage and implement QR codes where necessary

Ensure seamless communication with hospitality/ GRH teams for any internal and external meetings or events

Ensure centralised utility room supplies of stationery and printer toner are stocked with required items

Ensure vending areas, social hub and pantry areas are always appropriately stocked with required items

Support community wall spaces –Support businesses as required for periodic non-frequent clean up activities.

Help clear meeting room brainstorm surfaces / whiteboards - (where not used as a Project Space)

Support and coordinate internal events, working with Hospitality and required vendors as appropriate

Support the health and safety function where required with virtual ergonomic assessments, e.g. dedicated training

and protocols to be followed

Provide admin and financial support as and when required

Provide written reports and quality data as required

Any other reasonable requests

Qualifications and skills

Fluent in the English language – written and oral

You are passionate about people, providing them with great experiences. A natural "people person" with

exceptional Customer Service skills and attuned to customer needs

Has strong relationship building skills to be able to get to know, understand and respond to the needs of our staff

and customers

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively

Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Work, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Access)

Previous Hospitality/ co working experience is preferred- minimum 3 years. Previous events experience favoured

High attention to detail

Flexible and proactive; Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to react quickly and decisively when faced with a problem or issue

Strong team player with a commitment to support their colleagues

Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Exceptionally organised and skilled in multi-tasking, with outstanding time management skills

High level of grooming standards

Proven track record of achievement

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table! If you require any changes to the application process, please email EMEATA@jll.com or call +44 (0)20 7493 4933 to contact one of our team members to discuss how to best support you throughout the process. Please note, the contact details provided are to discuss or request for adjustments to be made to the hiring process.   Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page > I want to work for JLL.

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