People Advisor (fixed-term)

Center Parcs UK & Ireland; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free day passes

Discounts on breaks

Bonus scheme

Supportive team

Career development

Job summary

Center Parcs UK & Ireland is seeking a People Advisor to provide day-to-day HR support, drive employee relations, and champion colleague engagement across six village locations. You will partner with People Partners to deliver professional support throughout the employee lifecycle.

This fixed-term role (until 20 September 2027) is hybrid, offering 3 days in the office and 2 days home-working. The position emphasises data-driven HR and change initiatives within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• HR Generalist with CIPD qualification and solid employment law knowledge.
• Ability to interpret data to drive meaningful people insights and outcomes.
• Experience advising managers on performance and employee relations in a busy environment.
• Strong stakeholder relationship building and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for managers with coaching on performance and ER issues.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Talent & Performance Partners on onboarding and learning initiatives.
• Identify inefficiencies and support continuous improvement and organisational change.
• Drive engagement, DEI, wellness and retention using data insights.
• Use people metrics to inform workforce planning and retention strategies.

Skills

Decision making

Data interpretation

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Proactive

Self-starter

Employment law knowledge

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Woburn Forest | Circa £34,700 per annum

We're a thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment.

Welcome to Center Parcs - the leading provider of short break holidays, supported by a dedicated team of over 10,000 colleagues across Forest House (our Head Office) and six unique village locations throughout the UK and Ireland.

About The Role

As a People Advisor, you'll play a key role in creating a positive and inclusive experience for colleagues across the business. You'll provide day-to-day HR support to managers and colleagues, helping to resolve employee relations issues, support people initiatives and promote best practices that reflect our culture and values. A key part of your role is championing colleague engagement. You'll work with the People team and managers to help build an environment where people feel valued, supported and motivated to do their best work. You'll also collaborate closely with People Partners and the wider People team to deliver consistent, professional and efficient support throughout the colleague lifecycle.

• Trusted advisor: Act as the first point of contact for managers, offering advice and coaching on performance and employee relations
• Collaborative partner: Work cross functionally with the Talent Acquisition Partner and Talent & Performance Partner on onboarding, learning and people projects to enhance the colleague experience
• An aspiring change agent: Identify inefficiencies and support continuous improvement and wider organisational change initiatives
• Colleague champion: Drive engagement, DEI, wellness and retention through data insights and proactive manager support
• Data driven: Use people metrics to uncover trends and recommend strategic solutions for workforce planning and retention

Your working hours

Please note this is a fixed-term contract until 20th September 2027.

You will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4-week period. Our team typically collaborates during core hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Please note, this role will be hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days home-working (dependant on business needs).

About You

Essential requirements:

• Confident decision-maker
• Interprets data to drive impact
• Pragmatic and open-minded
• HR Generalist with formal CIPD qualification
• Excellent interpersonal skills; builds and maintains key stakeholder relationships
• Enquiring mind with a proactive approach
• Self-starter who takes initiative to improve processes and ways of working
• Balances colleague and business needs effectively
• Good understanding of employment law and how this impacts ER casework

What's In It For You

• Free day passes and access to leisure facilities (including the spa)
• Discounts on breaks and in our shops and restaurants
• Bonus scheme and recognition rewards
• A supportive, friendly team
• Career development and in-role training

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?

Working here

Check your route before applying - Woburn Forest (MK45 2HZ), isn't easily reached by public transport: Plan Your Journey.

Closing date

2nd September 2026

Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.

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.