HR People Partner

Center Parcs; New Ollerton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension plan

Free parking onsite

Discounted Center Parcs breaks

Free leisure facilities access

Restaurant & retail discounts 20%

Colleague Recognition & Rewards

Job summary

Center Parcs is seeking an experienced HR People Partner to impact our Forest House operations. You will partner with senior leaders, translating business priorities into practical people solutions, and drive organisational change while delivering expert guidance and high-quality People services.

Based at Forest House, you will toggle between strategic partnership and hands-on delivery, shaping decisions and supporting performance, culture, and employee experience across our UK villages.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or People Partner.
• Experience leading complex employee relations cases and organisational change.
• Experience turning people strategy into action through effective processes and initiatives.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: Partner with senior leaders to translate priorities into people solutions and drive the People strategy.
• Change Management & People Projects: Lead transformation, restructures, talent, performance and engagement initiatives.
• Employee Relations & Employment Law: Guide leaders on complex ER issues and ensure policy compliance.
• Operational Excellence: Drive consistent people practices, governance and core People processes.

Skills

Strategic partnering

Change management

Employee relations

Governance & compliance

Job description

HR People Partner Forest House | Circa £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience plus 12% bonus scheme | Free Parking onsite

Welcome to Center Parcs, the number one choice for short break holidays, employing a team of over 10,000 across Forest House and 6 separate villages located in the UK and Ireland. We're looking for an experienced People Partner who can make a real impact across our business. Partnering with senior leaders, you'll translate business priorities into practical people solutions, lead organisational change and drive initiatives that improve performance and the employee experience. Based at Forest House, this is a varied, influential role where you'll move confidently between strategic partnership and hands-on delivery, while providing expert guidance and supporting a high-quality People service.

What you'll be doing

• Strategic Business Partnering: Partner with senior leaders to turn business priorities into impactful people solutions. You'll bring insight, challenge and expertise across workforce planning, organisational change, talent and people data, helping shape decisions and drive the wider People strategy.


• Change Management & People Projects: Lead organisational change and key people initiatives, from transformation and restructures to talent, performance and engagement. You'll turn plans into action, improve people processes and ensure change delivers positive outcomes for both our colleagues and the business.


• Employee Relations & Employment Law: Lead on complex employee relations, giving leaders the confidence and expert guidance to make sound people decisions. You'll proactively manage risk and ensure our policies and practices remain legally compliant and effective.


• Operational Excellence: Drive consistent, commercially focused people practices across the business, delivering core People
  processes and continually improving policies and ways of working. You'll support key talent and retention initiatives while ensuring strong governance and compliance.

Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or People Partner, partnering and influencing at senior leadership level, with the confidence to challenge thinking and shape business decisions Experience leading complex employee relations cases and organisational change, bringing sound judgement, commercial thinking and a practical approach to managing risk. Experience turning people strategy into action through effective processes, frameworks and initiatives, alongside the ability to lead, coach and develop others.

Bonus Scheme - up to 12% Access to our enhanced pension plan, with 8% from you and 7% contributed by Center Parcs Free parking onsite Discounted Center Parcs breaks Free use of our leisure facilities 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme - offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications