Regional People Partner

Hollywood Bowl; South Kiscadale; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading family entertainment company in the UK is seeking an HR People Partner. This role involves supporting regional centres with talent development, recruitment, and employee engagement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in multi-site HR operations in the leisure, hospitality or retail sectors, alongside strong communication and influencing skills. The position offers a dynamic work environment with an annual bonus, various perks, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

10% annual bonus

Electric Vehicle scheme with 5k car allowance

50% off food when working

Free bowling/golf game vouchers

30% discount off food and drink

Optional pension plan

Ongoing training and development

Employee Assistance Programme access

Well-being training

Healthcare cash plan opportunity

Long service awards

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Previous experience in leisure, hospitality or retail HR operations.
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks.
• Excellent influencing skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support centres in the region five days a week.
• Develop top talent and drive engagement.
• Lead HR initiatives and organizational change.

Skills

Experience in multi-site HR operations

Strong communication skills

Relationship building

Flexibility in policy and case management

Commercial awareness

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree qualified

HR qualification preferred

Job description

Do you have a passion for succession planning and driving people performance?

Are you looking for a fun and fast-paced environment to work in, with great benefits?

Are you looking for a business that is financially stable and has very exciting growth plans?

The Why...

Join Hollywood Bowl Group as an HR People Partner, in return you’ll get:

• 10% annual bonus
• Access to the Electric Vehicle scheme, including a 5k car allowance (after 6 months)
• 50% off food when you are working in centres
• Free bowling / golf game vouchers every month
• 30% discount off food and drink for you and up to five friends
• Optional pension plan
• Ongoing training and development
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family
• Well-being training to support you in the workplace
• Opportunity to join our healthcare cash plan
• Financial long service awards
• £15 donation to our charity partner you complete your induction
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave benefits
• Flexible working, allowing you to have the perfect work life blend

The What...

As a People Partner here at Hollywood Bowl Group, you’ll be in our centres five days of the week supporting the centres in your region (South Coast), working in partnership with Regional Support Managers, Centre Managers and the People team.

Partnering with key stakeholders, you will lead and drive internal development, succession planning, training and organisation change to ensure talented and engaged teams, thriving with potential. You will be a creator of positive energy, leading and implementing our people initiatives through effective coaching and role modelling.

Your role would focus on supporting:

• Developing top talent
• Wellbeing and diversity
• Centre recruitment
• Supporting inductions
• Engagement
• Brand standards
• ER cases

This role is a 12 month FTC.

The Who...

To be successful as a People Partner, you’ll have:

• Industry experience in multi-site HR operations in leisure, hospitality or retail sector
• HR professional with a clear understanding of broad range of HR
• Flexibility to operate on broad policy level as well as detailed case management level
• Strong commercial awareness as well as technical expertise preferred
• Excellent relationship and rapport building ability with people at all levels of the organisation.
• Must have excellent communication, strong influencing skills and the ability to make things happen through others
• Good interpersonal skills along with flexibility and the ability to manage multiple and complex tasks
• Degree qualified and HR qualification preferred, but not essential

Hollywood Bowl Group has a passion for bringing families and friends together for affordable fun and healthy competition.

Following our listing on the main stock market in 2016 we became Hollywood Bowl Group, seeking out the perfect locations for our bowling and golf centres nationwide. We formed our customer proposition, built on real feedback, and went from strength to strength with our in-centre game technology and online scoring systems.

Now with over 75 centres across the UK and 15 centres in Canada, operating under the Hollywood Bowl, Puttstars and Splitsville brands, we’re proud to be ambitious market leaders in experiential family entertainment.

We continue to expand our estate and look for profitable opportunities to grow, with an average of three new sites opening each year.

At Hollywood Bowl Group, we value diversity and inclusion, and we’re committed to creating a working environment that promotes equal opportunities. Individual differences and the contributions of all employees are recognised and valued and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company.