Hotel Management Graduate Programme

**Job Ref**:JI27764

**Branch**:Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow

**Location**:Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow

**Salary/Benefits**:Competitive Salary

**Contract type**:Fixed Term

**Hours**:Full Time

**Shift pattern**:5 day - Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri (United Kingdom)

**Hours per week**:40

**Posted date**:04/09/2025

**Closing date**:06/10/2025

Just about to graduate or graduated last year and wondering what’s next?

With over 56 hotels in the UK Ireland - even building and opening 2 hotels through a pandemic We have strengthened our brand and place in the market for our guests, by becoming one of the leading hotel brands in the UK Ireland when we rebranded all of our hotels to Leonardo hotels this year. We have exciting opportunities to not only take part in our graduate programme but also grow within an ever expanding company to achieve your career goals with the support of our LD programmes.

**The Graduate Programme**
- 2-year Management Development Programme consisting of two 12-month placements.
- The programme is a challenging mix of work experience, off the job learning and self-learning
- Exposed to as much of the hotel operation as possible through relationship with DGM or Ops Manager
- Target of DM or Supervisor responsibilities within 3-months
- Fixed term 2-year contract with the aim to be in a permanent manager post by month 18

**What we are looking for?**
- A Passion for genuine hospitality
- A proactive and positive attitude
- Resilience
- A degree in any of the following disciplines; Hotel/Leisure/Tourism or International Hospitality
- Ideally you will have worked in a Hotel/Leisure/ or Tourism operational areas in the past developing your skills in Food Beverage, Front Office, Kitchen and Banqueting.
- Flexibility on location to get the best out of your programme
- Right to work in the UK Ireland

**What’s in it for you?**
- 2-year Management Development Programme
- Extensive personal and professional development
- Support of industry professionals with a dedicated mentor along with a programme sponsor.
- Amazing employee benefits including staff rates from as little as £20 BB

**What's next?**
- Applications close in May 2025
- We will be in touch in June 2025
- You will take part in a 2 step process - 1 assessment centre and if successful, a final interview with the GM of your placement hotel
- Opportunities to start with us in August/September 2025

**About Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow**:
A 3-minute walk from Glasgow Central railway station, this modern hotel is 1.3 miles from the medieval Glasgow Cathedral and 2.3 miles from the Riverside Museum.The understated rooms feature flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. They also offer 24-hour room service. Amenities include a contemporary restaurant, a bar and grill, and a coffee bar. There's also a business centre and 10 meeting rooms.

**About Leonardo Hotels**:
At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993 With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality
- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values**:Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing**

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system
- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off