Human Resources Director

COREcruitment; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group seeks an HR Manager to spearhead their HR department, focusing on talent acquisition, employee development, and strategic people management. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on professional with extensive HR experience, particularly in the restaurant industry, and will contribute to evolving the HR function while ensuring a motivated workforce.

Qualifications

• Extensive generalist HR experience required.
• Restaurant experience is essential.
• Strong influencing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading HR department and managing talent acquisition.
• Developing HR initiatives and people policies.
• Liaising with the board and providing strategic counsel.

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Decision Making

Results Focus

Employee Engagement

Job description

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a restaurant group who have sites in the UK and Internationally.

The role:

• Leading HR department, including talent acquisition, learning and development, employee engagement, compensation and benefits, talent management and financial planning of the department
• Evolving the HR and training function
• Developing and implementing HR initiatives
• Contributing to long-term goals around business and people development, including succession planning, raising line manager capability
• Developing people and employment policies
• To further develop a framework which delivers a motivated and engaged workforce including recognition, reward and individual development
• To promote the importance of effective people management and lead the process of embedding great people practice
• Liaising directly with the board and being accountable for the performance of the HR function and the departments within it, as well as providing strategic and operational counsel on all people matters

The successful candidate:

• Extensive generalist HR experience is required as is the ability to develop business focused solutions
• The ideal candidate will be a hands-on operator and restaurant experience is essential
• A confident, independent and effective decision maker
• Dynamic and energetic personality with a high degree of personal drive and motivation
• Enthusiastic, resilient and a strong appetite for achievement
• High level of personal impact
• Strong results focus
• Self-starter with outstanding influencing and communication skills