Junior HR Business Partner

COREcruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic hospitality business in London is seeking a Junior HR Business Partner to enhance the employee experience across multiple sites. This role involves managing HR systems, supporting managers, and ensuring compliance in HR processes. Ideal candidates should have experience in HR, strong knowledge of HR best practices, and previous use of Harri. This is a great opportunity for career growth in a people-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the full employee lifecycle.
• Experience in a similar HR admin or junior business partner role.
• Background in the hospitality or leisure sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with management and frontline teams.
• Manage day-to-day HR systems and processes.
• Provide regular reporting on people data and metrics.

Skills

Experience in HR admin or junior business partner role

Strong communication skills

Highly organised and proactive

Knowledge of employee lifecycle and HR best practices

Education

CIPD Level 3 or above

Tools

Harri

Job description

We are working with a fast-paced, multi-site hospitality business to support the recruitment of a Junior HR Business Partner.This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their HR career within a dynamic and people-focused environment.

The role will play a key part in supporting managers across multiple locations, enhancing the overall employee experience, and ensuring the smooth delivery of all HR administration and processes.There's a strong focus on wellbeing, compliance, reporting, and improving operational efficiency across the people function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with management and frontline teams to support engagement, morale, and retention
• Anticipate and respond to workforce planning and recruitment needs
• Manage day-to-day HR systems and processes, particularly using Harri (Core HR, ATS, scheduling, payroll, time and attendance)
• Handle queries from the people inbox, including sickness, maternity, and reference requests
• Maintain and audit employee files and documentation for compliance
• Ensure Right to Work checks are carried out accurately and in line with legal requirements
• Provide regular reporting on people data and metrics to the senior leadership team
• Support onboarding processes, including enrolling new starters onto internal training platforms
• Coordinate external training bookings and assist with induction compliance
• Assist in policy creation and updates in line with evolving business needs and employment legislation
• Liaise with payroll to ensure accurate employee communication across all sites
• Provide note-taking support during employee relations processes including investigations and disciplinaries
• Keep up to date with employment law to support best practice

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Experience in a similar HR admin or junior business partner role
• Strong knowledge of the full employee lifecycle and HR best practices
• Previous experience using Harri is essential
• Background in the hospitality or leisure sector preferred
• Highly organised, proactive, and confident working in a fast-moving environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• CIPD Level 3 or above

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing people team in a business that truly values its workforce and places culture and wellbeing at the heart of what it does