Salary from £40,965 – £51,207 DOE + Bonus + Benefits (12 month fixed term contract, parental leave cover)
Location: Office Based, Newingreen, Kent
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you'd prefer to work full-time, part-time or as a job-share, we'll facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance.
At Holiday Extras, we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive and build their careers. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, we’re proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and wellbeing. By joining our team, you’ll feel supported and rewarded every day.
We’re looking for a People Partner (ER Focus) who can bring strong employee relations expertise and is in or ready to step into a partnering role, helping us support, challenge and enable our managers to create high-performing teams.
Our People Team sits at the heart of the business. We shape the conditions for success from how we support managers through complex people matters, to how we build a culture where people can do their best work.
This role plays a key part in that - combining hands-on ER delivery with a developing partnering approach, working collaboratively across the Group to drive great outcomes for both our people and the business.
The Role
By joining our team, you’ll:
* Lead and manage employee relations cases across the Group (absence, performance management, conduct and disciplinary & grievance), ensuring fair, consistent and pragmatic outcomes
* Provide clear, practical advice to managers, building their confidence and capability to handle people matters effectively
* Focus on outcomes, not process, navigating situations with agility to do what’s right for the individual and the business
* Build strong, trusted relationships with managers, becoming a go-to partner for people-related challenges
* Take ownership of case tracking system, triaging cases efficiently and identifying priorities and next steps
* Spot trends and themes across ER activity, using insight to improve how we work
* Contribute to People projects that enhance culture, engagement and employee experience
* Work closely with the wider People Team, sharing knowledge and continuously improving how we support the business
* Have the opportunity to grow your impact, develop your judgement and build your partnering capability with support from an experienced and collaborative team around you
Requirements
What you can bring to our team:
* Strong experience in an ER-focused or generalist People/HR role
* Solid knowledge of employment law and best practice, including equality and diversity
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships, coach and influence managers
* Confidence in handling a range of ER cases, including more complex situations
* Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and remain calm under pressure
* A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a real sense of ownership
* Sound judgement with the ability to balance people needs, business priorities and risk
* A collaborative approach, understanding the impact of your work across the wider team and business
* A passion for how technology, especially AI, can be used to improve people processes and enhance the employee experience
Everyone’s career path is individual and different, so this is just a guide. If your experience doesn't precisely match this, you’re encouraged to apply so that we can discover your unique talents.
How we hire for this role
We know your time is precious, so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job you’ve applied for, you’ll enter our hiring process as follows:
* An initial video interview
* A face to face interview, including scenarios
* Informal conversations with people you could be working with
Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount for us. Recognising we are all different, if for whatever reason you need us to adapt the process, please get in touch via recruitment@holidayextras.com.
Applications close: 23rd April 2026
Benefits
Why choose Holiday Extras?
We believe that holidays are the most precious time of all, so we create products, tech and services that make travel and holidays memorable and fun. We’re on a mission to be the only place to go for your holiday extras, offering unparalleled choice, value and service, turning our customers’ ordinary trips into extraordinarily good times.
Our roles are fully office based at our campus in Newingreen, in the heart of the Kent countryside - just minutes from Folkestone and the M20, where in person connection and collaboration is at the heart of how we work. You'll find free parking, an on-site café, and a state of the art campus that makes the commute worth it.
At Holiday Extras, we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, build their careers and reach their limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, we’re proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well-being. By joining our team, you’ll feel supported and rewarded every day. Learn more about our culture and benefits .
* Time is precious: 25 days annual leave (+BH’s), extra holidays through Holiday Buy, Birthday Day Off, and Sabbaticals at each milestone.
* Parental Leave: Enhanced parental leave - Up to 1 year off, including 13 weeks at 100% pay, 13 weeks at 50% pay
* Road to well-being: Access to Gym Discounts, Private Dental Insurance and Private Medical Insurance (after 4 years)
* Celebrate success together: Enjoy a Profit Share Bonus and a pension scheme with Aviva.
* Good for the soul: Join our Social Club for 25% off any ticket or event in the UK, Discounts on the latest tech, or give back to your community with our Volunteering Scheme.
* Plan ahead: Income protection, Critical illness cover and Life assurance