2025 Feasibility & Investment Analysis Placement

Description

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for a motivated bachelor's or master's student to join the EMEA Feasibility & Investment team, a very diverse function, where numerous hotel disciplines come into play at the heart of one of the fastest growing global international hospitality companies. 

From day one, our placement students are fully integrated into Team Hilton. 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 be part of a cohort of 40 Interns and take part in regular connect meetings, short assignments and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym.   

The Opportunity  

Within the Feasibility & Investment Analysis team, you directly report to the Director Feasibility & Investment Analysis, EMEA. This international team is made of highly motivated professionals coming from varied backgrounds combined with direct access to a great deal of data, knowledge and internal expertise.  

The Feasibility department has a variety of missions and projects, covering a wide spectrum of industry leading brands from premium economy to high-end luxury, across the whole of EMEA. This role’s core responsibility is to perform a range of support tasks for the feasibility team including desktop research, due diligence, market and financial analysis and preparation of hotel projections and valuations primarily aimed at the Development, Real Estate, Finance, and Executive Management functions. 

As the EMEA Feasibility & Investment intern, you will be an integral part of the team and will play an active role in our continued success. Some of the more specific responsibilities you will be taking on are detailed as follows.  

• Conduct market research & support team members on projects. 
• Prepare hotel projections and valuations aimed at the Development, Real Estate, Finance & Executive Management functions. 
• Prepare performance analyses for existing and proposed hotels. 
• Prepare internal/external presentations. 
• Assist with occasional administrative tasks.  

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 to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.  
• Networking: Our interns can 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.  
• Salary & Benefits: £24,000 Gross PA & private healthcare. 

What are we looking for?

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 available to start on the 7th of July 2025, for the full 12-month duration. 
• Must be a current Bachelor’s or Master’s student studying towards a degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business Management or Hospitality with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree.  
• 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. 
• Must be fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing). 
• You should be able to demonstrate a passion for the hospitality industry and pro-active awareness of hotel/tourism market trends.  
• Must demonstrate working knowledge and familiarity with geographic hotel markets in Europe.  
• Some knowledge of the main international hotel brands and concepts would be preferred. 
• Ability to work with and build financial spreadsheets in Excel.  
• An additional EMEA language would be beneficial, although not essential.   

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with 24 distinct brands and over 8,000 locations. 

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 the 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.   

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Selection Process

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 3rd November 2024. We receive a volume of applications, 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 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!