Hospitality HR Advisor (24h/week, Guaranteed Hours)

SP - The Palace Hotel Southend (SENCR); Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal on shift

Worldwide staff discounts on room rate

Discounted F&B for colleagues

Employee wellbeing support

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

The Palace Hotel, Southend-on-Sea by IHG – part of IHG Hotels & Resorts – is seeking a Human Resources Advisor to join a 24-hour-per-week pattern. This role supports hotel management with people-related matters and delivers a welcoming guest experience through strong HR practices.

You will assist with absence management, recruitment, onboarding and employee engagement, while providing practical HR guidance in a fast-paced hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• HR experience with knowledge of employee relations, absence management and employment law.
• Strong administrative skills and organized HR documents.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building to support managers.
• Hospitality or fast-paced customer-focused environment experience is advantageous.
• HR qualification or related field beneficial; IT and HR systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Support managers with absence management, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding and engagement.
• Provide practical HR advice and manage employee relations cases.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders while prioritising in a fast-paced hotel environment.
• Support a broad range of generalist HR activities and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

HR knowledge

Employee relations

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Hospitality experience

Education

HR qualification or related field

Tools

HR software

Job description

The Palace Hotel, Southend-on-Sea by IHG – part of IHG Hotels & Resorts – is seeking a Human Resources Advisor to join a 24-hour-per-week pattern. This role supports hotel management with people-related matters and delivers a welcoming guest experience through strong HR practices.

You will assist with absence management, recruitment, onboarding and employee engagement, while providing practical HR guidance in a fast-paced hospitality environment.