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Executive Assistant Manager - Rydges Esplanade Cairns

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Cairns, Queensland, AUS

In-Office

Entry level

News + Entertainment • Travel • Hospitality

The Role

Provides hands-on operational leadership across a hotel, supporting financial, strategic, and operational goals. Leads training, culture, engagement, compliance, guest experience, business planning, reporting, and asset optimization. Represents the hotel at VIP visits, events, and community activities. The role requires strong hotel-wide operational knowledge, especially Rooms, leadership capability, commercial experience, and relevant Queensland management and safety certifications.

Summary Generated by Built In

About EVT: Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

Proudly owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, Rydges offers refreshingly local stays in city, regional and resort-style hotels. We’re not just in the neighbourhood, we’re part of it. Every hotel is designed for ease, connection and quality. From check-in to check-out, our local heroes bring a can-do attitude and “too easy” service. Whether it’s for work or a well-earned break, our place feels like home with the charm of somewhere new. Join us to help make every moment memorable.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you.

Key Responsibilities

Support delivery of hotel financial, operational and strategic goals
Lead people initiatives including training, culture and team engagement
Maintain a strong on-floor presence to elevate the guest experience
Oversee WHS, compliance and responsible business practices
Contribute to business planning, reporting and asset optimisation
Represent the hotel during VIP visits, events and community activities
Provide highly hands-on operational leadership across the hotel

What You’ll Bring

Strong operational knowledge across all hotel departments with a Rooms-focused background
Proven leadership capability with a focus on culture, engagement and team performance
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Commercial mindset with budgeting, forecasting and reporting experience
Experience as a Rooms Division Manager or Executive Assistant Manager, with aspirations to progress into a General Manager role
Openness to relocating to Cairns for the opportunity

Qualifications

RMLV / QLD Approved Manager
Food Safety Handling
First Aid & CPR
Fire Warden training

How You Work
• Daymaker ethos - no one’s too big for the small things.
• Inclusive leader - values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.
• Owner’s mindset - acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.

Perks from Day One
• As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.
• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Police Check Acknowledgement
Please note that the successful candidate for this position will be required to undergo and satisfactorily pass a criminal record check as part of the recruitment process.

Apply Now
Join Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.

Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.

When you click apply, you’ll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You’ll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.

Skills Required

Strong operational knowledge across all hotel departments with a Rooms-focused background
Proven leadership capability focused on culture, engagement, and team performance
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Commercial experience with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
Experience as a Rooms Division Manager or Executive Assistant Manager
Openness to relocating to Cairns
RMLV or Queensland Approved Manager qualification
Food Safety Handling qualification
First Aid and CPR certification
Fire Warden training
Successful completion of a criminal record check

EVT Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about EVT and has not been reviewed or approved by EVT.

Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle and entertainment discounts are extensive under Elevate Perks, with examples like $2 movie tickets and up to 50% off accommodation, food and beverages, and ski passes. Wellbeing support also includes an extra wellbeing-leave day and access to a free, confidential coaching service.
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Offerings include wellbeing leave and community/volunteering days, alongside advertised parental-leave support for eligible staff. These provide additional time away from work for health and community engagement.
Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits are presented as extending to employees and their families, aiming to be useful beyond the workplace. This approach broadens access to cinema, hotel, dining, and ski-related discounts.