{"id":54917,"date":"2025-07-17T12:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/movenpick-kigali-hotel-begins-hiring-ahead-of-september-opening\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:53:06","slug":"movenpick-kigali-hotel-begins-hiring-ahead-of-september-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/movenpick-kigali-hotel-begins-hiring-ahead-of-september-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00f6venpick Kigali Hotel begins hiring ahead of September opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hotel&#8217;s General Manager, M\u00e9diatrice Umulisa, said the recruitment exercise aims to identify young professionals who will deliver high-quality service and contribute to the hotel&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to give young people an opportunity to learn, grow, and make a real impact in the hospitality industry,\u201d she said. Umulisa added that the selected candidates from the 140 participants will receive training before officially starting work.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Uwimpuhwe, one of the participating students, described the opportunity as a major step for aspiring professionals in the sector. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis five-star hotel brings real opportunities for students like us. If selected, it will be a chance to gain experience and contribute to Rwanda\u2019s tourism and hospitality industry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkulikiyinka, praised the hospitality sector for its role in job creation and economic development, encouraging the private sector to invest in young talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hospitality and tourism sector plays a vital role in national development and youth employment. We encourage young people to take advantage of these opportunities and demonstrate professionalism,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The revamped M\u00f6venpick Kigali now features 124 rooms, including premium suites, up from the previous 100. The hotel, previously rated three stars, has now achieved five-star status and will open with an estimated 160 staff members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91083\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyeshuri_batur.jpg\" alt=\"The selected candidates from the 140 participants will receive training before officially starting work.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91084\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bamwe_mu_banyeshu.jpg\" alt=\"Students described the opportunity as a major step for aspiring professionals in the sector. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91086\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg\" alt=\"The hotel held its first selection event on July 16, attracting students from seven hospitality and tourism universities, as well as former employees of Hotel Umubano.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91087\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umulisa_mediatric.jpg\" alt=\"The hotel&#039;s General Manager, M\u00e9diatrice Umulisa, said the recruitment exercise aims to identify young professionals who will deliver high-quality service and contribute to the hotel&#039;s success.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91085\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/minisitiri_w_abak.jpg\" alt=\"The Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkulikiyinka, praised the hospitality sector for its role in job creation and economic development, encouraging the private sector to invest in young talent.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91082\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2_1_-42-e89b3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91081\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-3847-390ca.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00f6venpick Kigali Hotel, formerly known as Umubano Hotel, has launched its recruitment drive ahead of its official opening in September 2025. The hotel, which has undergone major renovations and upgraded to a five-star facility, held its first selection event on July 16, attracting students from seven hospitality and tourism universities, as well as former employees of Umubano Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000091080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000091080,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/hitabiriye_abanye.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000091080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54917"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54917"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}