Job Ref: MAI3068
Branch: Estelle Manor
Location: Estelle Manor, Eynsham Park, North Leigh, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 6PN
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary + Service Charge
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
Hours per week: 40 hours per week
Posted date: 19/08/2025
Closing date: 21/09/2025
Who are we?
Estelle Manor is a rural retreat set on an 85-acre estate in Oxfordshire. The manor has four restaurants, an extraordinary 3,000 sq metre Roman-inspired spa- Eynsham Baths, 108 bedrooms and a gym with class studios and padel courts. Plus, there's a kids' club for the little ones and a workspace. As the countryside companion to Maison Estelle, the manor is also a 'hosted home', bringing people together that have plenty to say and nothing to prove.
What's in it for you?
At Estelle, we prioritize your well-being and growth, offering a range of perks to enrich your experience. Enjoy exclusive staff rates, biannual socials, and Birthday Wheel surprises. Nurture your well-being with stocked colleague spaces and daily Smart Fridges. Engage in forums shaping The Estelle Way and utilise the provided uniforms and onsite seamstress support. Join us for a fulfilling journey where you are valued, supported, and celebrated.
Here at Estelle, we want to create a unified culture and sense of belonging across both Estelle Manor and Maison Estelle. We have a range of perks and benefits at your fingertips:
* Biannual company socials plus smaller social and sports groups.
* Exclusive staff rates and FB discounts across sister properties.
* Estelleversary and Birthday Wheel gifting for all employees (including overnight stays and dinners).
* Colleague spaces stocked with food, drinks and locally sourced coffee.
* Seasonal, daily stocked Smart Fridges with freshly prepared meals while on shift.
* Added protection of our pension, health cash plan and life assurance schemes.
* 30 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays, which increases with length of service.
* Colleague Forums and Sustainability Committees to help create The Estelle Way.
* Recommend-a-friend bonus scheme.
We are looking for an exceptional People and Culture Partner to lead our colleague experience and drive our people culture throughout our hosted home. Reporting to the Group Director of People and Culture, your role will be incredibly exciting and varied, specifically looking after the Rooms, Spa, Membership and Back of House.
You will need to be forward thinking and creative, ready to explore new avenues to enable our colleagues and Managers to be the best they can be. Liaising with the senior leadership team and management team to support in all their people needs, coaching and guidance with colleague relations and working closely with the Talent Attraction, Learning and Development and Colleague Experience teams to create and develop a strategy that fits with our culture, our values, our people experience that supports our vision to be a great place to work.
Who we are looking for
* Experience in a People Partner or similar HR role, ideally within luxury hospitality or a premium lifestyle brand.
* Estelle Manor is a fast paced, evolving, and growing business. With growth and modernisation comes rapid change, and to thrive here it's important you find your energy in solving problems in an ever evolving and ambiguous environment, whilst never losing sight of the end goal.
* Through a positive and proactive attitude, you build internal relationships by truly understanding what your stakeholders need and by fulfilling your promises.
* You understand where policy ends, and judgement and intuition start. You understand the importance of creating a great employee experience, even when we're sharing bad news.
* With strong analytical skills, you're able to extract meaningful insight from data, convey it with clarity and ensure it informs priorities and action
* Knowledge of UK employment law, with a pragmatic and people-first approach.
* Confident building trusted relationships at every level, from team members to senior leaders.
* Collaborative and solutions-focused, able to see the big picture while caring about the details.
* Passionate about creating experiences that make colleagues feel valued, inspired, and proud to work here.
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