Job title: Group People Manager (18-Month Fixed Term Contract)
Location: London
Salary: £60,000–£65,000
Employment type: Fixed-term contract
An established and expanding London restaurant group is looking for a Group People Manager to lead its people function across all sites on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You’ll join in August with a full three-month handover from the current postholder, stepping in fully briefed and ready to take ownership of a role that keeps the whole operation running well.
What you’ll do
- Own the full employee lifecycle across the group, from recruitment through to offboarding
- Partner with General Managers and Heads of Department on all people matters
- Lead ER casework and keep the group compliant on current UK employment law
- Support recruitment and onboarding for a new site opening later this year
- Protect and build on a culture this business is genuinely recognised for
What you’ll bring
- Proven People/HR management experience in multi-site hospitality or a comparable fast-paced operation
- Strong, current UK employment law knowledge and hands-on ER casework experience
- A track record owning the full employee lifecycle
- CIPD qualification an advantage
- Right to work in the UK
Why this role You join an expanding group with a new site opening this year, at a business that genuinely invests in its teams. The three-month handover means you inherit a function that already works and are set up to lead it properly: competitive salary, real scope, immediate impact.
£60,000–£65,000 · 18-month FTC · London · Ideal start August 2026
Click Apply to submit your CV in confidence. Posted by Graham Townley Chartered MCIPD at Recruitment Evangelists.
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