HR Manager

Tamfol; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time opportunity

Job summary

Cashel Travel Group is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead the HR function in a growing, internationally focused travel business. This part-time role balances strategic HR projects with day-to-day delivery, reporting to the Managing Director and working closely with the leadership team across UK contracts.

You'll own salary band design, employee relations, payroll coordination, and people planning, while embedding HR initiatives and supporting our Vision 2030 culture.

Qualifications

• Proven generalist HR experience, ideally at manager or senior adviser level.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and handling complex ER matters.
• Experience delivering organisational change and adult learning initiatives.
• Ability to design salary structures, pay frameworks and reward projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational change initiatives and ensure changes are communicated and implemented effectively.
• Own salary band design, pay benchmarking, and progression frameworks.
• Advise senior leaders on employee relations, performance and people planning.
• Oversee day-to-day HR operations, onboarding, contracts and policy updates.

Skills

CIPD Level 5

HR generalist

UK employment law

Change management

Salary structures

HR data analysis

Stakeholder management

HR systems

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Tools

Breathe HR

Job description

Hours: c25 hours per week ideally working across Monday – Friday

Reporting to: Managing Director

Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys combining strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery? Do you thrive in a growing business where you can make a genuine difference?

Cashel Travel Group is looking for a confident, commercially minded HR Manager to lead our HR function and play an important role in the next stage of our development.

As a growing Destination Management Company (DMC), incorporating Cashel Travel, Alainn Tours, Great British Trips and Cashel Represnetation, our success is built on our people and our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences for our clients.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys variety, takes ownership and can translate business priorities into practical people solutions.

Working closely with our Managing Director and leadership team, you will have the opportunity to influence how we develop our people, strengthen our culture and support the Group’s future growth.

This is a part‑time role with genuine scope to make an impact. You will balance strategic HR projects with the day‑to‑day management of the HR function, providing trusted advice and practical support across the business.

The Opportunity

You will take ownership of the HR function, acting as a trusted adviser to senior leadership while ensuring our people processes operate effectively and consistently.

Two particularly important priorities will be:

• Leading organisational change: Supporting the business through change, ensuring people are engaged, managers are equipped and new ways of working are implemented successfully.
• Developing our salary band framework: Leading the design and implementation of a transparent, consistent and commercially sustainable approach to pay and progression.

Alongside these projects, you will oversee employee relations, HR operations, recruitment, performance management, management development and people planning.

You will also help embed recently introduced HR initiatives and contribute to the people and culture ambitions of our Vision 2030 strategy.

What You’ll Be Doing

Driving Change and HR Projects

• Lead the people aspects of organisational change, working with senior leaders to plan, communicate and implement change effectively.
• Take ownership of our salary band project, including job evaluation, pay benchmarking, internal consistency, financial modelling and implementation.
• Develop clear and practical guidance on salary progression, promotions and pay reviews.
• Embed new HR processes and initiatives, ensuring they deliver meaningful improvements across the business.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and the employee experience.

Partnering with Leadership and Managers

• Act as a trusted HR adviser to the Managing Director and leadership team, providing commercially focused, pragmatic advice.
• Coach and support managers in handling employee relations, performance, absence, capability and other people matters.
• Manage complex or sensitive employee relations cases fairly, confidently and professionally.
• Support workforce planning, organisational development, recruitment priorities and headcount budgeting.
• Provide meaningful HR information and insights to support business decisions.

Leading Day‑to‑Day HR Operations

• Take responsibility for the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to development and offboarding.
• Maintain accurate employee records and documentation using Breathe HR.
• Ensure contracts, policies, procedures and the Employee Handbook remain up to date and compliant.
• Coordinate probation reviews, employment changes, payroll information and Right to Work checks.
• Support HR compliance across the Group, including employees working under UK, Irish and French employment contracts, with specialist advice where appropriate.

Developing Our People and Culture

• Lead the implementation and ongoing development of our performance appraisal process.
• Coordinate our Management Development Programme and support managers in developing their leadership skills.
• Identify learning, development and succession planning opportunities.
• Maintain the annual HR calendar, ensuring key activities such as appraisals, salary reviews, training and employee engagement initiatives are delivered.
• Work with leadership to build a positive, collaborative and high‑performing culture across the Group.
• Support the people and culture priorities of our Vision 2030 strategy.

About You

We are looking for someone who combines sound HR expertise with commercial awareness, good judgement and a practical, solutions‑focused approach.

You will be comfortable advising senior leaders, challenging constructively when necessary and rolling up your sleeves to get things done.

What We’re Looking For

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant generalist HR experience, ideally gained as an HR Manager, Senior HR Adviser or HR Business Partner.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and confidence managing complex employee relations matters independently.
• Proven experience supporting and delivering organisational change.
• Experience developing or implementing salary structures, pay frameworks, job evaluation or reward projects.
• Strong project management and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and present clear recommendations.
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and coaching managers.
• Excellent communication, relationship‑building and organisational skills.
• A proactive, hands‑on approach and the ability to balance competing priorities effectively.
• Experience using HR systems, ideally Breathe HR or a similar platform.

It Would Be an Advantage If You Also Have

• Experience working in a growing SME or service‑led business.
• Experience improving HR systems, processes and policies.
• Knowledge of Irish or French employment practices.

What Will Make You Successful?

You’ll be someone who enjoys taking responsibility, building trusted relationships and finding practical solutions. You will bring sound judgement, professionalism and discretion, alongside the confidence to challenge and influence when needed. Most importantly, you will be equally comfortable discussing people strategy with the Managing Director and dealing with the practical HR matters that keep a busy business running smoothly.

Why Join Cashel Travel Group?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the HR function within a growing, internationally focused travel business.

You’ll benefit from:

• Real influence: Work directly with senior leadership and help shape the Group’s people strategy.
• Meaningful projects: Lead important initiatives in organisational change, reward and management development.
• Variety and autonomy: Enjoy a broad role where no two days are the same and your contribution is visible.
• A growing business: Help build the people practices and culture that will support our future success.
• Part‑time opportunity: A senior HR role offering 25–30 hours per week.

Join Cashel Travel Group and help us build the people, culture and capabilities for our next chapter of growth!