HR People Partner

Center Parcs UK & Ireland; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 12%

Enhanced pension plan (8% employee, 7%

Free parking onsite

Discounted breaks at Center Parcs

Free use of leisure facilities

20% restaurant & retail discount

Perks at Work Portal

Employee Assistance Program

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Center Parcs UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced People Partner to shape business decisions from Forest House. You will partner with senior leaders, drive organisational change and lead a quality People service while providing expert guidance across workforce planning, talent, and governance.

You'll deliver practical, compliant people solutions, support performance and engagement initiatives, and help build a diverse, high-performing team in a growing, customer-focused leisure organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or People Partner, partnering with senior leaders and shaping decisions.
• Experience leading complex employee relations cases and organisational change.
• Ability to translate people strategy into practical processes and initiatives.

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: manage complex ER cases and provide compliant, effective guidance.
• Operational Excellence: standardise people processes and governance across the business.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Strategic partnering

People data

Job description

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.

About You

• 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.

What's In It For You

• 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

Our values

Each colleague at Center Parcs is involved in building better worlds for our guests, colleagues, communities and our environment. Contributing to our purpose means living out our values: We care, we're brave, we're determined and we're naturally us.

Sound like your kind of job?

At Center Parcs, everyone's welcome.

We recognise that we're all at our best when we're being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.