Junior HRBP – luxury hospitality

Job Description

An established international luxury brand is seeking a Junior HR Business Partner to join its London-based HR team, supporting its UK Retail, Hospitality and operational populations.

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This is a broad, hands-on HRBP position offering exposure across the full employee lifecycle within a fast-paced, international luxury environment.

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The London office acts as the Global HQ and plays an important role in developing and driving global people initiatives, working alongside regional HR teams across the international business.

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The Junior HRBP will act as a dedicated partner to a predominantly frontline UK population across retail stores and hospitality operations, while also providing support to the Senior HR team across the UK Head Office population.

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The Role

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The Junior HRBP will be fully immersed across the HR lifecycle, acting as a hands-on partner to managers across the UK business.

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Key responsibilities will include:

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• Partnering with managers across UK Retail, Hospitality and other operational functions.

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• Supporting the Senior HR team with people initiatives and transformation projects.

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• Managing employee relations cases at the appropriate level and escalating complex or high-risk cases where necessary.

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• Conducting and supporting investigations, ensuring advice remains legally compliant.

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• Coaching and appropriately challenging managers to develop their people-management capability.

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• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, performance management and talent processes.

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• Supporting annual performance and development review cycles.

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• Delivering HR training to UK managers and employees.

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• Supporting annual compensation and reward processes.

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• Supporting the monthly payroll process.

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• Managing maternity leave, sickness absence risk assessments, return-to-work plans and associated administration.

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• Working with external providers where appropriate.

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• Collecting and analysing HR data to identify trends and support business decision-making.

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• Supporting HRIS data management and wider HR projects.

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• Leading or supporting HR projects from inception through to delivery.

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• Collaborating closely with HR Administration, HRIS, Payroll & Benefits, Talent Acquisition and other specialist HR functions.

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Key Experience

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Candidates should demonstrate:

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• Hands-on Employee Relations experience, including investigations and case management.

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• Experience supporting and advising line managers directly.

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• Good knowledge of UK employment practices.

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• Broad exposure across the employee lifecycle.

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• Strong HR administration and organisational capability.

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• Confidence working with multiple stakeholders and employee populations.

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• Ability to balance ER/casework with projects and wider people initiatives.

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• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

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• Commercial awareness and an understanding of the needs of frontline managers.

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Preferred Background

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Previous experience within luxury/premium retail, hospitality, private members' clubs, hotels, restaurants or other premium consumer-facing environments would be particularly relevant.

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Previous customer-facing experience within retail or hospitality would also be highly desirable.

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Experience using major HR systems and data-analysis tools would be advantageous, as would a CIPD qualification or someone currently working towards one.

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The Ideal Profile

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Why Consider the Opportunity?

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• Opportunity to develop your HRBP career within an internationally recognised luxury environment.

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• Dedicated ownership of UK employee populations.

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• Exposure across Retail, Hospitality, operational functions and Head Office.

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• International HR exposure within a Global HQ environment.

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• Broad remit across ER, talent, reward, payroll, projects and analytics.

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• Close exposure to a senior HR leadership team.

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• Excellent platform for progression into a broader HR Business Partner position.

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Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest in the position.

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