Corporate Food

3 weeks ago


Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hilton - Regional Headquarters - Europe Full time
Start Date: July 2024

Duration: 12 Months

Location: EMEA Headquarters, Watford, Hertfordshire

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for an intern to join our F&B Strategy Development team on a 12-month placement. As the F&B Strategy Development Intern, you will be an integral part of the team and will play an active role in supporting the wider team and provide exceptional communication to our teams and exceptional experiences for our guests through the coordination and communication of UK&I F&B initiatives.

From day one, our placement students are fully integrated into Team Hilton and are involved in different aspects of the business. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, such as networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and for some, international travel.

Based in our EMEA headquarters, Watford, you will also benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym, featuring state-of-the-art equipment, including Peloton. Watford is super conveniently located, just under 20 mins train ride away from the buzz in central London, so perfect to live a London lifestyle without the cost.

Within the EMEA Corporate offices, you will be part of a cohort of 40 Interns, working across various corporate teams and involved in our leading intern programme. This includes regular connect meetings, short assignments and feedback sessions designed to support your development.

The Opportunity

As the F&B Strategy Development Intern, you will be supporting the UK&I F&B Operations Manager and team to deliver the UK&I F&B strategy. Some of the more specific responsibilities you will be taking on are detailed as follows;

Providing administrative assistance to department executives, including diary management, scheduling, travel arrangements, drafts of correspondence, taking phone calls, preparing expense reports, and assisting with emails, tasks and contacts
Creating and developing visual presentations for Executive Meetings, GM's meeting/briefings, etc.
Supporting all stakeholders on key projects.
Maintaining deadlines and assuring stakeholder involvement at the right time.
Researching and responding to information requests from management.
Maintaining department correspondence and files.
Maintaining the yearly F&B marketing calendar.
Keeping critical paths up to date for key projects.
Managing monthly content visits with social media support agency.
Reviewing relevant trends.
Raising and processing invoices.
Why choose us?

Embarking on our year in industry programme is a transformative journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development activities. Here's what you can look forward to:

Learning and Development: Interns have access to Hilton University and other learning resources to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.
Networking: Our programme offers our interns the chance to connect with professionals across the business, paving the way for valuable relationships.
Feedback and Growth: Regular evaluations and feedback sessions will ensure our interns receive guidance and an opportunity to continually improve.
Cross-Exposure: Opportunity to gain insight into another function.
Hilton Perks: Including our Go Hilton TM Travel Program, which provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends.
Competitive Salary & Benefits: £22,000 Gross PA & private healthcare.
What are we looking for?

As with any job, we do have certain criteria that you will need to meet to be considered for this amazing opportunity.

First and foremost, Hilton is a hospitality company, and we are looking for individuals with a strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
Must be in your second year of undergraduate study at the point of application, preferably studying towards a degree, ideally within a hospitality discipline or with relevant experience in F&B..
Must be able to start in July 2024 and available for the full 12 months.
Must be eligible to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.
Passionate about all things F&B, with a broader interest in current industry trends.
Excellent written and verbal communication including the ability to deal with stakeholders at all levels.
Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Proficient in MS Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
Working knowledge of design skills including Photoshop.
What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with over 7,000 hotels in 123 countries & territories. Today we have a portfolio of 22 brands across luxury, high-end lifestyle, suites, full service, and affordable hotel categories. Our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand is the most recognised hotel brand in the world.

We have an incredible culture which makes Hilton a great place to work. As a company we have recently been ranked by our employees as #1 World's Best Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.

We value and celebrate our team members diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women's and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of the role. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Beyond the Internship

Once you have completed an internship with us, you are part of Team Hilton and whilst we cannot always guarantee an offer of employment after your studies, we like to keep in touch. Many interns have successfully re-joined Hilton. To give you a few examples, we currently have former interns working for us in Finance, Marketing, Sales, HR, Supply Management, Engineering... The list goes on

Selection Process

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 9th June 2024. Our placements are extremely popular, therefore please bear with us whilst we process your application as we want to ensure that each applicant is given the consideration that they deserve.

If successful in your application, you may be invited to complete a digital one-way video interview and an online assessment, this allows us to learn more about you and whether this placement might be a great fit So please do look out for our email updates and we encourage you to complete each next step as soon as possible. The EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will then contact you and inform you of your outcome.

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you

Source: Hospitality Online



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