Interim Human Resources Business Partner
Posted 1 day ago by Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The HR Business Partner role is a part-time, fixed-term maternity cover position focused on providing strategic HR leadership at The Eastside Rooms and Aloft Birmingham Eastside. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management to align HR practices with business goals while mentoring a small HR team. This role emphasizes collaboration, engagement, and the continuous improvement of HR processes within a dynamic hospitality environment. The position offers flexibility and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, advising on people-first decisions.
- Lead collaboration with union partners, supporting pay reviews and consultations.
- Mentor and coach the HR team to enhance their capabilities.
- Drive engagement and inclusion through wellbeing and leadership initiatives.
- Utilize HR metrics for decision-making and oversee compliance and governance.
- Empower managers in navigating complex employee relations situations.
- Share best practices across properties for consistency and improvement.
Key Skills:
- Senior HR generalist experience, preferably in hospitality or fast-paced service sectors.
- Expertise in industrial relations and union engagement.
- Strong knowledge of employment law and HR data interpretation.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills at senior levels.
- CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience preferred.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
HR Business Partner (Part-Time, Fixed-Term) Maternity Cover.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced and forward-thinking HR professional to join us on a fixed-term, part-time maternity cover. This is a strategic yet hands-on role, providing HR leadership and continuity across The Eastside Rooms and Aloft Birmingham Eastside. Reporting to the General Manager and working closely with the Regional GM and Senior Leadership Team, you’ll play a key role in maintaining alignment with our people strategy while supporting the ongoing development of our talented HR team of four. This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced, ambitious business—offering flexibility, autonomy, and variety.
Key Responsibilities
- Your work will be diverse and meaningful. You’ll act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, advising and challenging them to make people-first, commercially sound decisions.
- You’ll lead positive collaboration with union partners, supporting pay reviews and consultation processes.
- Mentoring and coaching the HR team will be central to your role, ensuring capability and confidence continue to grow.
- Driving engagement and inclusion will be a priority—keeping our people strategy alive through wellbeing, recognition, and leadership development initiatives.
- You’ll use HR metrics to shape decisions, oversee compliance and governance, and empower managers to navigate complex ER situations with fairness and clarity.
- Above all, you’ll share best practice across both properties, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement.
About You
You’ll bring senior HR generalist experience, ideally within hospitality, events, or another fast-paced service sector. You’ll have proven expertise in industrial relations and union engagement, strong knowledge of employment law, and the ability to interpret HR data to drive insight. Your communication skills will be exceptional, and you’ll be confident influencing at senior level. CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience is preferred.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
HR here is seen as a true partner, with a strong voice at the table and real impact on the success of the business. You’ll join an award-winning team that values collaboration, innovation, and growth. This is a flexible, part-time role (around two days per week), ideal for an experienced HR leader or consultant looking to make a difference. We offer a suite of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including hotel discounts across the Marriott portfolio, subsidised meals, childcare contributions from day one, generous holiday entitlement, salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing tools, and access to learning and development opportunities. Recognition is part of our culture, with regular appreciation events and awards celebrating your contribution.
About The Eastside Rooms and Aloft Birmingham Eastside
The Eastside Rooms and Aloft Birmingham Eastside form one of Birmingham’s most dynamic hospitality destinations, right in the heart of the city’s Knowledge Quarter. The Eastside Rooms is a purpose-built conference and events centre, designed to host up to 1,200 delegates across modern, flexible spaces. Alongside it, Aloft Birmingham Eastside—a 195-bedroom Marriott lifestyle hotel—offers vibrant accommodation and stylish social spaces for guests and delegates alike. Our reputation speaks for itself. We’ve earned multiple awards for innovation, service excellence, and workplace culture. Our HR and leadership teams are recognised for their progressive, inclusive approach, creating an environment where people thrive and deliver exceptional results. This is a business that combines the scale and professionalism of a major events venue with the energy and creativity of a lifestyle hotel. Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help us keep our people strategy thriving at one of Birmingham’s most exciting hospitality destinations.