Woburn Forest | Circa £70,000 per annum plus 18% bonus scheme
We're a thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment
Welcome to Center Parcs, the number one choice for short break holidays, employing a team of over 10,000 across Forest House and six separate villages located in the UK and Ireland.
We are looking for an experienced and strategic Senior People Partner to help shape and deliver a people strategy that supports our business ambitions and creates an environment where everyone can thrive. This strategic role partners with senior leaders across the Village and Forest House (Head Office) to align business objectives with people priorities, developing and delivering initiatives that drive organisational performance, sustainable growth, and a positive employee experience.
Working across talent development, organisational change, employee engagement, talent acquisition and culture, you will play a key role in building an inclusive, high-performing workplace where individuals and teams feel valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their potential. You will also provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, supporting leaders to navigate challenges fairly, consistently and in line with our values.
Combining strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach, you will develop people-focused solutions that meet current business needs while preparing the organisation for future success.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Strategic Business Partnering – Lead the delivery of people strategies that enable business performance, growth and organisational effectiveness. By building strong partnerships with senior leaders, coaching and influencing decision-making, and fostering an inclusive culture of feedback, accountability and high performance, you will work across the wider People function to deliver solutions that help our colleagues and business succeed.
- Performance & Talent Management – Lead the performance and talent review cycle, working with leaders to identify, develop and nurture talent across the business. Through talent calibration, development planning and career pathway initiatives, you will help create opportunities for growth, build organisational capability, and ensure colleagues are supported to achieve their full potential.
- Colleague Experience & Inclusion – Champion an inclusive and engaging colleague experience by supporting the delivery of engagement surveys and local action plans, ensuring colleague feedback drives meaningful improvements. As an advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, you will help bring our DEI strategy to life through targeted initiatives, while enhancing every stage of the colleague journey to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and able to do their best work.
- Data & Analytics – Drive data-led decision-making by leveraging people analytics and workforce insights to evaluate the impact of people initiatives and inform strategic priorities. Through identifying trends, diagnosing organisational challenges and implementing targeted action plans, you will help shape solutions that enhance the colleague experience, strengthen capability and deliver measurable business outcomes.
What We're Looking For:
- Proven experience operating as a Senior People Partner within a large, complex organisation, with the ability to support a diverse workforce of significant scale.
- A track record of translating and implementing a central people strategy into meaningful local action, ensuring business and people priorities are aligned.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to coach, challenge and influence senior leaders, building trusted partnerships that drive organisational performance.
- A data driven approach to decision-making, using people insights and analytics to identify opportunities, solve business challenges and measure the impact of people initiatives.
What you’ll get:
- Management Bonus Scheme (up to 18%)
- Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
- Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
- Free use of our leisure facilities
- Discounted Center Parcs breaks
- 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
- Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
- An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
- Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications
Our values
Each colleague at Center Parcs is involved in building better worlds for our guests, colleagues, communities and our environment. Contributing to our purpose means living out our values: We care, we're brave, we're determined and we're naturally us.
Sound like your kind of job?
Apply online today - interviews are ongoing
Closing date: 21st of August 2026
Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.
At Center Parcs, everyone's welcome.
We recognise that we're all at our best when we're being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.
