Hemingways Collection has rolled out a two-year management hospitality trainee program for young Kenyans to enable them to build successful careers in the hotel industry.

In its inaugural year, the hotel will recruit four candidates: two from the hospitality training schools and two internal candidates.

Successful candidates will initially be stationed at its Nairobi and Watamu facilities before rotating across its four properties in the country.

Hemingways Collection Group CEO Ross Evans says candidates will undergo hospitality management training in sales and reservations, meetings and events, and guest relations areas.


Others are front office operations, housekeeping operations, food and beverage service and sales, kitchen operations, hotel accounting, and human resource operations.

“We are excited to launch our Management Trainee Program and offer young Kenyan professionals the opportunity to build a long and successful career in the hospitality industry,” Evans said.

Further, he noted that by investing in young talent a stable pipeline of skilled human capital to support the Hotel’s strategic objectives and provide exceptional service and experiences to their customers.