Minor Hotels is hiring an Ascent Management Trainee

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.