Group HR Generalist
Applegreen Group
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Job summary
Applegreen Group, a leading roadside hospitality retailer, is seeking a Group HR Generalist to join the Group HR team in Ireland. The role focuses on coordinating groupwide learning & development initiatives and supporting HR processes across recruitment, rewards, performance management, and employer branding.
You will work on culture, engagement and employee experience initiatives, collaborate with regional teams and help maintain HRIS records, budgets and reporting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business or a related discipline is advantageous.
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in an HR generalist, HR coordinator or HR project role within a fast-paced organisation.
- Experience supporting a range of HR processes and projects; exposure to learning and development, recruitment, performance, reward, engagement or employer brand activity is advantageous.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; experience with HRIS, LMS, ATS or employee communication platforms would be beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver groupwide learning and development initiatives.
- Support HR Pillar Leads with recruitment, reward and recognition, and performance management activities.
- Assist with employer branding, onboarding/offboarding and employee engagement initiatives.
- Provide project coordination and administrative support for HR roadmap priorities.
- Maintain accurate HR records and support budget tracking for HR programmes.
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Job description
- Permanent
Applegreen is defining roadside hospitality.From humble beginnings in 1992, we’ve grown from a single site in Dublin to a leading roadside hospitality retailer across Ireland and the United States. Today, Applegreen operates 600+ locations and supports a growing team of 18,000+ colleagues.Our mission is clear: delight guests in transit with passionate hospitality and brands they love. With best guest experience our top priority, Applegreen offers inviting spaces, amazing coffee, spotless faci
Applegreen is defining roadside hospitality.From humble beginnings in 1992, we’ve grown from a single site in Dublin to a leading roadside hospitality retailer across Ireland and the United States. Today, Applegreen operates 600+ locations and supports a growing team of 18,000+ colleagues.Our mission is clear: delight guests in transit with passionate hospitality and brands they love. With best guest experience our top priority, Applegreen offers inviting spaces, amazing coffee, spotless faci Show more
- Human Resources
- Learning and Development
Group HR Generalist
Established in 1992, Applegreen is a leading convenience roadside retailer in the Republic of Ireland, the UK and the US in both large-scale Motorway Service Areas and Travel Plazas, as well as smaller petrol stations. The business has grown to over €4BN in annual revenue, operating 430 Motorway Service Plazas and forecourt sites internationally and employing over 17,000 people.
The HR Generalist will be a key member of the Group HR team reporting to the Group HR Projects Manager, providing practical, high-quality support across a broad portfolio of people initiatives. This role will support HR Pillar Leads to coordinate and deliver activity across the employee lifecycle -the first 12 months of this role will have a particular focus on groupwide learning and development whilst also supporting operational activities across recruitment, reward and recognition, performance management, employer brand and culture.
Working under the direction of the relevant Learning & Development leads, support may include:
- Coordinating the delivery of selected groupwide learning and development initiatives.
- Managing programme logistics and maintaining leaner records.
- Providing administrative support for the learning management system and coordinating external learning providers
- Supporting the learning and development calendar and communication channels.
- Supporting group wide learning and development projects, benchmarking and industry research.
Working under the direction of the relevant pillar lead, support may include:
- Supporting the administration of our annual reward and performance management cycle
- Supporting the administration and communication of reward and benefits initiatives
- Providing project and administrative support for group recognition initiatives
- Supporting reward-related projects as required.
Working under the direction of the relevant pillar lead, support may include:
- Supporting employer brand and employee value proposition projects.
- Providing recruitment support where required, including advertising, candidate coordination, interview scheduling, offer administration, and reporting.
- Supporting onboarding and offboarding projects and processes
Working under the direction of the relevant pillar lead, support may include:
- Coordinating culture and engagement initiatives, including employee surveys, action planning, and colleague communication campaigns.
- Supporting project plans, workshops, events, resources and follow-up actions
- Providing project and administrative support for wellbeing, inclusion and employee experience initiatives as required.
In addition to pillar-specific activity, the role will provide broader support across the Group HR team. This may include:
- Providing project coordination and administrative support for Group HR roadmap priorities.
- Maintaining accurate HR records, trackers, and maintenance of employee data in our HRIS system.
- Compiling and quality-checking people information for reports, presentations and leadership updates.
- Managing purchase orders and supporting budget tracking for HR programmes, suppliers and events.
- Building effective working relationships across Group and regional teams and providing responsive, professional support.
- Supporting other Group HR activities and projects as priorities evolve.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business or a related discipline is advantageous
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in an HR generalist, HR coordinator or HR project role within a fast-paced organisation.
- Experience supporting a range of HR processes and projects. Exposure to learning and development, recruitment, performance, reward, engagement or employer brand activity is advantageous.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. Experience using HRIS, LMS, ATS or employee communication platforms would be beneficial.
- Experience coordinating suppliers, events, workshops or multi-stakeholder projects is desirable.
- A dynamic individual who adapts well to change and can thrive in a rapidly growing organisation that continues to evolve.
- Proven track record of delivering to tight deadlines.
- A highly organised individual with ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively for maximum impact and adapt around changing priorities as required.
- Ability to execute directly at high quality and pace.
- Excellent drive, enthusiasm and commitment and a keen interest in developing a career in Applegreen.
- A ‘can do’ attitude and a positive solution focused mindset.
- Has strong commercial acumen and a focus on delivering value to the business.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, and ability to engage and develop relationships with individuals at all levels of the organisation.
- Be a self-starter, and also be able to work collaboratively as a member of a highly interdependent team across many parts of Applegreen.
- Is resilient, calm under pressure and comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
- Has sound judgement and objective logical decision-making skills.
- Has strong leadership potential and management skills, who will be a role model for the people and culture at Applegreen.
- Willing to travel ad hoc if required in addition to supporting out of hours content development as required.
Flexible Schedules
Professional Development + Growth
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
Staff Discounts
Opportunities for Advancement
Work/Life Balance
Wellness Programs
Employee Recognition
Employee Referral Bonus
Rewards for Years Of Service
Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
E-Learning and Development opportunities
Applegreen Stores is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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