Job Opportunity: Hilton Worldwhile Elevator Graduate Programme (Middle East & Africa)

Job Description:

The Elevator General Manager programme aims to develop a group of talented, internationally mobile people and fast track them to General Management positions within 6-8 years of starting the Programme.  Place of work: Middle East, Turkey & Africa Elevator Programme (all placements will be located in MEA)    What will I do? Elevator consists of an 18-month training programme which encompassess two international 9-month placements. During your placements, you will combine operational, all-round experience working in the 4 main hotel business areas of Operations, Business Development, Human Resources and Finance. You will also participate in off-the-job training and have business driven projects to complete. During Elevator your progress is constantly assessed, so you always know how you are developing. As the programme is so flexible, it will take into account all training that you have had to date and build on it, rather than making you repeat things unnecessarily. Where will I be? The location of your placements will depend on availability and the languages you speak. When will I start? If you are successful you will start the programme in September 2016. Learning & Development: During your 18-month training you will take part in four residential courses. As an Elevator participant you will also have access to the Hilton University, our on-line learning and development tool, through which you can complete e-learning courses, learn a language on-line and make use of our on-line business library. Support all the Way: Elevator participants are supported throughout their career progression with the Elevator Mentoring Programme where senior managers within Hilton take on the role of Mentors. Are you someone who is Smart? Passionate? Ambitious? These are the questions that we ask any potential candidate before they apply to the Elevator Programme. There are also four main criteria for the General Manager's Programme: 1. You must have a Bachelors Degree or equivalent (preference will be given to individuals with hospitality-related experience) 2. You must speak, read and write English and one other local MEA language fluently (Arabic and Turkish would be preferable) 3. You must ideally be able to work within MEA and Turkey. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from citizens of the MEA countries in which we operate. 4. You must have the desire to become a General Manager Please also note that as an internal candidate, you must have approval from your Regional Director of HR to apply for this programme and currently hold a non supervisory level position.  We already have a number of fantastic internal management development programmes for team members of supervisory level or above.

Application deadline: N/A

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Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (€ 7,000 funding each)

Description:

Google Anita Borg Scholarship recipients will each receive a € 7,000 (or equivalent) award for the 2016-2017 academic year. A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's

academic background, passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science, and demonstrated leadership.

As an Anita Borg Scholar, you will participate in a unique program that includes professional development as well as outreach in your community which kicks-off at the Scholars Retreat in summer 2016.

About Anita’s Vision and Google:

Dr. Anita Borg proposed the "50/50 by 2020" initiative, so that women earning computing degrees would be 50% of the graduates by year 2020. However, the percentage of Computer Science degrees earned by women is still far from 50% throughout the world. 

As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, we are pleased to announce The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders in this field. 

Course level:

The scholarships are available for undergraduate or graduate degree level.

Field of study:

The Anita Borg Scholarship is dedicated to supporting students who are studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or majoring in a closely related technical field.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

*Be a female student currently enrolled at a university for the 2015-2016 academic year. 

*Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD program at a   university in Europe, the Middle East or Africa for the 2016-2017 academic year. 

*Be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics or a closely related technical field.

 

*Maintain a strong academic record.

Selection criteria:

 A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate’s academic background, passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science, and demonstrated leadership.

How to apply:

The application is online. To apply, sign in with a Google Account in the Sign In box of the application page.

Apply here

Application deadline:  December 31, 2015

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