Interested in developing a lasting management career with the award-winning Red Carnation Hotel Collection? Are you passionate about travel and hospitality with an eagerness to deliver the very best in guest service? 

This is your chance to develop your knowledge and skills in order to excel and achieve your true potential, guided by a team of outstanding professionals who are committed to building confident future generations within this wonderfully rewarding industry. 

Our Direct Entry Management Programme is open to ambitious individuals, who are wanting to pursue a long-lasting career in hospitality and become our Senior Managers of the future.  It is designed for someone with no particular qualifications and minimal experience, to give them the foundation of knowledge and skills to kick start their career in the industry.  It’s based on the Graduate Programme, but we give people a longer time to complete all the areas of experience open to them, with the programme lasting 3 - 4 years. 

The 'on the job' training is complemented with a series of training courses, which are tailored to you, to help you develop the managerial skills needed for a managerial position. 

Highlights at a glance

• Mentoring support with a key member of the Management or Executive Team
• Experience London and one other destination from Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland and the UK
• Access to award-winning learning and development courses
• Direct access to Managing Director, Jonathan Raggett
• Staff accommodation in Dorset, Guernsey and Ireland
• Permanent operational management opportunities
• Optional rotation in Marketing, Sales, Finance and People & Culture

Programme focus areas 

Programme focus areas: 18-24 months Rooms Division Training

• Reservations
• Revenue management
• Reception
• Housekeeping
• Guest relations
• Night management
• Concierge

Programme focus areas: 18-24 months Food and Beverage training

• Fine dining
• Kitchen
• Restaurant service
• Room service
• Bar and lounge
• Conference and banqueting
• Sommelier training (if of a particular interest)

Benefits of the Management Programme position include:

• Free meals on duty
• Professional, award winning training and development opportunities to give you a career path
• Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 25 days
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Hotel based incentive schemes
• Discounted accommodation rates with The Red Carnation Hotel Collection & The Travel Corporation globally
• Staff Appreciation Annual Party and other Employee Recognition Events
• Voluntary benefits including Season ticket loan, free English lessons, Employee Assistance Programme and salary exchange schemes, such as the cycle-to work scheme
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire
• Regular performance reviews to ensure you receive on-going feedback to help you grow and develop in your role
• An exciting position within a hotel collection which has been recognised as an industry leader

The Red Carnation Hotel collection was officially recognised at Platinum standard Investors in People in 2020, the highest accolade it’s possible to reach - and we achieved this on a global basis.  This award recognises our commitment to all initiatives that are people and culture oriented, including career growth and opportunities for all, as well as our far-reaching commitment to sustainability, diversity and inclusivity. 

Additionally in 2020 we were recognised again with a Princess Royal Training Award for our hugely successful Management Programme, which has a prototypical track record in developing people and getting them “management ready” in both the company and sector.   We are truly proud to be awarded these two high profile accolades which are gloriously non-industry specific thereby pitching us against any business in any sector.  Our goal is to be an employer of choice for those willing to work hard, who are ambitious to find success and who are wishing to be rewarded well, paid fairly and treated as an individual within our family-owned and run atmosphere.

If this sounds like the Management Programme role for you then please apply today!

We electronically scan and store a copy of your passport/visa and/or ID card to gain a clear indication of the authenticity of the document and establish the ‘Right to Work’ in the UK. 

Interested in developing a lasting management career with the award-winning Red Carnation Hotel Collection? Are you passionate about travel and hospitality with an eagerness to deliver the very best in guest service? 

This is your chance to develop your knowledge and skills in order to excel and achieve your true potential, guided by a team of outstanding professionals who are committed to building confident future generations within this wonderfully rewarding industry. 

Our Direct Entry Management Programme is open to ambitious individuals, who are wanting to pursue a long-lasting career in hospitality and become our Senior Managers of the future.  It is designed for someone with no particular qualifications and minimal experience, to give them the foundation of knowledge and skills to kick start their career in the industry.  It’s based on the Graduate Programme, but we give people a longer time to complete all the areas of experience open to them, with the programme lasting 3 - 4 years. 

The 'on the job' training is complemented with a series of training courses, which are tailored to you, to help you develop the managerial skills needed for a managerial position. 

Highlights at a glance

• Mentoring support with a key member of the Management or Executive Team
• Experience London and one other destination from Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland and the UK
• Access to award-winning learning and development courses
• Direct access to Managing Director, Jonathan Raggett
• Staff accommodation in Dorset, Guernsey and Ireland
• Permanent operational management opportunities
• Optional rotation in Marketing, Sales, Finance and People & Culture

Programme focus areas 

Programme focus areas: 18-24 months Rooms Division Training

• Reservations
• Revenue management
• Reception
• Housekeeping
• Guest relations
• Night management
• Concierge

Programme focus areas: 18-24 months Food and Beverage training

• Fine dining
• Kitchen
• Restaurant service
• Room service
• Bar and lounge
• Conference and banqueting
• Sommelier training (if of a particular interest)

Benefits of the Management Programme position include:

• Free meals on duty
• Professional, award winning training and development opportunities to give you a career path
• Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 25 days
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Hotel based incentive schemes
• Discounted accommodation rates with The Red Carnation Hotel Collection & The Travel Corporation globally
• Staff Appreciation Annual Party and other Employee Recognition Events
• Voluntary benefits including Season ticket loan, free English lessons, Employee Assistance Programme and salary exchange schemes, such as the cycle-to work scheme
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire
• Regular performance reviews to ensure you receive on-going feedback to help you grow and develop in your role
• An exciting position within a hotel collection which has been recognised as an industry leader

The Red Carnation Hotel collection was officially recognised at Platinum standard Investors in People in 2020, the highest accolade it’s possible to reach - and we achieved this on a global basis.  This award recognises our commitment to all initiatives that are people and culture oriented, including career growth and opportunities for all, as well as our far-reaching commitment to sustainability, diversity and inclusivity. 

Additionally in 2020 we were recognised again with a Princess Royal Training Award for our hugely successful Management Programme, which has a prototypical track record in developing people and getting them “management ready” in both the company and sector.   We are truly proud to be awarded these two high profile accolades which are gloriously non-industry specific thereby pitching us against any business in any sector.  Our goal is to be an employer of choice for those willing to work hard, who are ambitious to find success and who are wishing to be rewarded well, paid fairly and treated as an individual within our family-owned and run atmosphere.

If this sounds like the Management Programme role for you then please apply today!

We electronically scan and store a copy of your passport/visa and/or ID card to gain a clear indication of the authenticity of the document and establish the ‘Right to Work’ in the UK.