Gonville Hotel is a four-star hotel situated in the heart of Cambridge, overlooking the historic Parker's Piece.Being located centrally makes Gonville Hotel the perfect base for a stay in the city, attracting both holidaymakers and businesspeople.

With a range of events and unique dining opportunities, our hotel is also a destination for people resident in the city.

We are looking for a self-motivated, proactive and passionate People & Culture Manager to join our Truly Talented team at The Gonville Hotel.

We are seeking a candidate with previous Human Resources management experience, preferably in a hotel or hospitality environment. You will be confident in influencing senior colleagues and passionate about communicating best People practices. You’ll have a dynamic, bright personality with an intuitive and adaptable approach.

What we offer

• £24,000 - £30,000 per annum, based on experience;
• Part-time, 24-30 hours per week.

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

The role:

The People & Culture Manager role will take the lead and provide comprehensive and confidential People & Culture support, contributing to our business goals whilst developing and maintaining positive relationships.

The role provides consistently high standard support, both administrative and non-administrative to the People department, actively driving our goal of becoming an employer of choice.

The role will report to General Manager. Building a strong relationship with the stakeholders, managers, and all colleagues will be essential.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge and experience in HR, People operations or in a similar role. Be able to multitask, whilst being an organised, competent and resourceful individual with a passion for People development.

The ideal candidate must have exceptionally strong communication, analytical, interpersonal and organisational skills with a strategic mindset.

This role will be responsible for all aspects of the People & Culture function, including but not limited to:

• Overseeing recruitment, selection and employee onboarding;
• Managing a performance management system/process;
• Ensuring the company's procedures comply with local employment laws;
• Handling all aspects of employee relations;
• Managing employee sick leave, holiday and personal time off;
• Managing monthly payroll, ensuring labour costs are in line with budget;
• Manage day-to-day People function effectively and efficiently;
• Supporting management in all in all performance and succession planning.

If you are passionate & looking to develop within a truly talented team, get in touch with us today!

The core skills and experience required to succeed

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry with a genuine passion and a creative flair;
• Previous experience in HR and Recruitment is required;
• Team player who communicates well with all colleagues;
• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy;
• Can do attitude;
• Previous experience within the hospitality or service-based industry would be ideal but not essential;
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and the Gonville Hotel Cambridge.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.