People and Culture Manager - Guinness New Opening London

Company of Cooks; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned catering company is seeking a People and Culture Manager to support a new opening in Covent Garden with Guinness. This role involves leading cultural initiatives, managing performance, and fostering staff engagement in a vibrant work environment. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership, strategic thinking, and analytical skills. A competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 is offered, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Healthcare Support App

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes and awards

Long service awards

High street discount vouchers

Responsibilities

• Lead strategies to develop culture on site and foster staff engagement.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, talent development, and retention strategies.
• Manage performance review processes and support managers in performance improvement plans.
• Ensure efficient management of HR lifecycle, including employee relations.
• Advise on workforce planning and talent acquisition to meet strategic objectives.
• Provide advice and insight to leadership on people and culture-related matters.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Leadership & Communication

Client-Focused Approach

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Analytical Skills

Job description

We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values – Craft, Creativity and Community – guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a People and Culture Manager to work with us on a brand new opening in Covent Garden with Guinness.

Location: Guinness Brewery in Covent Garden, London

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, predominantly Monday - Friday

Key Responsibilities

• Culture & Engagement: Lead strategies to develop culture on site, foster staff engagement, and create a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Talent Management: Oversee recruitment, onboarding, talent development, and retention strategies to attract and keep top talent.
• Performance Management: Manage performance review processes, support managers in performance improvement plans, and provide guidance on staff development.
• HR Operations: Ensure the efficient management of the HR lifecycle, from policy development and implementation to managing employee relations and benefits.
• Workforce Planning: Advise on workforce planning and talent acquisition to meet current and future skill needs and strategic objectives.
• Leadership Support: Provide advice, guidance, and insight to leadership on people and culture-related matters, facilitating organizational change management.

Essential Skills

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align people and culture initiatives with the organization's overall business strategy.
• Leadership & Communication: Strong ability to motivate teams, communicate effectively, and collaborate across departments.
• Client-Focused Approach: A proactive, client-focused mindset to deliver value-added services.
• Adaptability: Ability to remain flexible, resilient, and calm under pressure while adapting to changing requirements.
• Confidentiality: A high degree of discretion and professionalism.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze HR metrics and data to drive improvements.

What's in it for you?

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers