Graduate Management Programme - UK

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!

What is the Graduate Management Programme?

The Graduate Management Programme is an 18–24-month programme open to ambitious graduates with at least 6 months of work experience in hospitality, looking to become our Junior Managers of the future. 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. 

1. Programme focus areas - 9-12 months Rooms Division Training:  Reception; Housekeeping; Guest Relations; Night Management; Concierge and Duty Management.

2. Programme focus areas - 9-12 months Food and Beverage training:  Fine Dining; Restaurant Service; Room Service; Bar and Lounge; Conference and Banqueting; Sommelier Training (if requested).

Highlights at a glance:

• Direct access to CEO, Mr Jonathan Raggett.
• Mentoring support with a senior member of the Management or Executive Team.
• Experience London and one other destination  - Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland, Scotland or Dorset.
• Professional, award winning training and development opportunities to give you a career path. 
• Regular performance reviews to ensure you receive on-going feedback to help you grow and develop in your role.
• An exciting management position within a hotel collection which has been recognised as an industry leader.
• Hotel based incentive scheme.
• Staff accommodation in Dorset, Guernsey, Scotland and Ireland.
  
• Optional rotation in Marketing, Sales, Revenue, Finance and People & Culture.
  
• Permanent operational management opportunities when you are ready.
  

Other benefits include:

• 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, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle-to work scheme plus more.
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire.
•  Free meals on duty.
•  Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 25 days (not including Bank Holidays).
• Two paid volunteering days each year with a charity of your choice.

Our Awards:

We were so proud to be awarded platinum in 2020’s Global Corporate Investors in People and to be honoured with the Princess Royal Training Award in 2017, 2020 and 2023 for our Graduate Programme, the first hotel company to do so!  We were also delighted to be named the Best Graduate Scheme and Highly Commended for the Best Student Placement Scheme at the 2019 Institute of Hospitality Awards, and to be awarded Gold for Hospitality - Overall-Education Programme at the 2017 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards.  

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

*Please note that by submitting your application to Red Carnation Hotels, you have agreed that this application may be distributed to all properties within the group.

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!

What is the Graduate Management Programme?

The Graduate Management Programme is an 18–24-month programme open to ambitious graduates with at least 6 months of work experience in hospitality, looking to become our Junior Managers of the future. 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. 

1. Programme focus areas - 9-12 months Rooms Division Training:  Reception; Housekeeping; Guest Relations; Night Management; Concierge and Duty Management.

2. Programme focus areas - 9-12 months Food and Beverage training:  Fine Dining; Restaurant Service; Room Service; Bar and Lounge; Conference and Banqueting; Sommelier Training (if requested).

Highlights at a glance:

• Direct access to CEO, Mr Jonathan Raggett.
• Mentoring support with a senior member of the Management or Executive Team.
• Experience London and one other destination  - Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland, Scotland or Dorset.
• Professional, award winning training and development opportunities to give you a career path. 
• Regular performance reviews to ensure you receive on-going feedback to help you grow and develop in your role.
• An exciting management position within a hotel collection which has been recognised as an industry leader.
• Hotel based incentive scheme.
• Staff accommodation in Dorset, Guernsey, Scotland and Ireland.
  
• Optional rotation in Marketing, Sales, Revenue, Finance and People & Culture.
  
• Permanent operational management opportunities when you are ready.
  

Other benefits include:

• 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, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle-to work scheme plus more.
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire.
•  Free meals on duty.
•  Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 25 days (not including Bank Holidays).
• Two paid volunteering days each year with a charity of your choice.

Our Awards:

We were so proud to be awarded platinum in 2020’s Global Corporate Investors in People and to be honoured with the Princess Royal Training Award in 2017, 2020 and 2023 for our Graduate Programme, the first hotel company to do so!  We were also delighted to be named the Best Graduate Scheme and Highly Commended for the Best Student Placement Scheme at the 2019 Institute of Hospitality Awards, and to be awarded Gold for Hospitality - Overall-Education Programme at the 2017 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards.  

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

*Please note that by submitting your application to Red Carnation Hotels, you have agreed that this application may be distributed to all properties within the group.