Minor Hotels is looking for an Ascent Management Trainee to join our structured 18-month management development programme. This programme supports aspiring hospitality professionals with the potential and motivation to grow into future leadership roles, offering broad exposure, increasing responsibility, and a clear path to a career with us.
What You'll Do
- Complete an 18-month structured development journey with increasing responsibility.
- Gain broad exposure across hotel operations, administrative, and commercial functions through a rotational structure.
- Undergo Operational Department Immersion (Months 1–6) with comprehensive hands-on execution of key hotel functions.
- Undertake Close Insight (Months 6–12) for a deeper dive into two selected departments to build capability and technical ability.
- Pursue Specialisation (Months 12–18) with focused development in one department, preparing for leadership and permanent placement consideration.
- Be fully integrated into teams, contributing to day-to-day operations.
- Lead business projects that support real outcomes.
What We're Looking For
- A genuine interest in hospitality and a strong guest-centric mindset.
- Flexibility, resilience, and openness to learning across different environments.
- Readiness to work in operational settings that may be physically demanding.
- A sense of ownership over personal development and professional behaviour.
- Fluency in English.
Nice to Have
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Hospitality or similar is highly preferred.
- Additional languages are a strong advantage.
Team & Environment
The programme is delivered across a select number of Minor Hotels properties.
Benefits & Compensation
- An 18-month structured development journey with increasing responsibility.
- Broad exposure across hotel operations, administrative, and commercial functions.
- The opportunity to specialise in a department aligned with your long-term career goals.
- Hands-on experience and ownership of business projects.
- Ongoing coaching and mentoring from leaders, property teams, and programme alumni.
- Assessment and support for progression into supervisory or entry-level management roles upon successful completion.
Work Mode
This is an onsite role as part of a global programme across Minor Hotels properties.
Minor Hotels is an equal opportunity employer.
