Trainee Manager Programme 2025

Are you a hospitality graduate, a graduate visa holder or currently working in hospitality and looking for your first management move to build your hotel operations career?

With 57 hotels in the UK & Ireland – and expanding our portfolio by 3 in the last year! – we have strengthened our place in the market by becoming one of the leading hotel brands in the UK & Ireland. Having recently rebranded all of our Jurys Inn hotels to Leonardo Hotels, building on the existing Leonardo brand design and expanding reputation! We have an exciting opportunity to not only take part in the Trainee Manager Programme, but also to grow within our ever-expanding company.

The aim of the Trainee Manager programme is to support and develop individuals to progress to the level of a Duty Manager by the end of the 12-month programme. You will immerse yourself in the operations of the hotel by rotating through the different departments such as Food & Beverage, Room Operations, Conference & Banqueting. You will be taking the lead in supporting with guest queries and work alongside your mentor to further develop your competence and confidence.

The Trainee Manager Programme

• Gain experience across all departments such as Reception and Food & Beverage
• Aim to have Duty Manager responsibilities upon successful completion of the programme
• You will complete our “MyOps” Duty Manager training – our formal, in-house training which covers all of the ins and outs of each department
• Complete many other courses such as First Time Manager, Team Coach and Mental Health & Wellbeing – you’ll meet lots of other managers across the company and become a strong member of our team!

• Genuine passion for hospitality
• A proactive and positive attitude and resilience
• The Right to work in the UK & Ireland

• 1-year Trainee Manager 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 at our hotels across the UK & Ireland from as little as £30 BB!

• Apply online today!
• Applications close March 2025
• Interviews will take place in March 2025
• Opportunities to start with us in April 2025

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 51 hotels across the UK & Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years; there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Free hot meals whilst on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression