People Business Partner (UK)
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Job Title: People Business Partner
Salary: c£45-50k DOE + bonus + benefits
Location: Glasgow (hybrid - 3x per week in office)
Shape how we grow – and grow with us!
Are you an experienced People professional with a passion for the outdoors who loves a fast pace, building and executing creative solutions, who can hit the ground running to make a positive impact on people and business?
Working internationally and reporting to Alison Lapping, People Director, you’ll enable the scaling journey by delivering effective people operations and partner with managers to execute people strategies that improve performance, capability and colleague experience.
We’re looking for a confident and proactive People Business Partner with strong operational foundations and early business partnering experience – someone who is eager to grow, learn and make an impact in our scaling business at an exciting time in our growth journey.
Macs Adventure exists to create “Macs Moments” through self-guided active travel, and we need stunning people who share our purpose to help us deliver these outstanding walking and cycling experiences!
Why Macs Adventure
We’re a scaling adventure tour operator on a mission to be the leading global brand in self-guided, active travel.
Welcoming over 40,000 customers on walking and cycling trips to destinations around the world, we employ over 170 people across the UK, US and Germany who share our purpose to create #macsmoments by leading, advocating & enabling self-guided, active travel as a positive force for people and planet.
In November 2024, we proudly achieved B Corp certification, marking a significant milestone in our journey toward sustainable, values-driven growth.
Our Culture
We’re an ambitious, forward-thinking business with a bold vision for the future, and our culture reflects these ambitions. We’re an action-oriented, fast-paced organisation and we like to have fun along the way. We’re looking for people who can grow with Macs through our scaling journey. It’s not the easy route and we’re looking for people who enjoy challenges, love learning, want to make an impact and align with our core values: Love the journey, Take a different path, Tread thoughtfully, Go the extra mile.
What you’ll do;
- Design and execute people initiatives to enable the business strategy.
- Consult with and coach managers to deliver people-centric solutions that drive business results.
- Create and deliver development workshops for People managers.
- Execute talent and succession strategies and support managers to maximise internal mobility.
- Continuously improving our People processes to deliver an enhanced colleague experience.
- Update our policies to ensure they support our culture, objectives and colleagues experience.
- Analyse data and insight to inform people decisions.
- Support the management of any employee relations issues and process payroll.
What you’ll bring;
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 4-6 years of People (HR) experience, including 1-2 years in a Business Partner role or similar.
- Experience of working in fast-moving organisations where change is a given.
- In-depth working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
- Excellent operational People capability, proactively working closely with operational and other functional teams.
- Effective project management.
- Growth mindset.
- Tech/AI savvy.
Not essential, but would be a bonus if you have;
- Experience of German employment practice.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent).
Some candidates may see this list and feel discouraged because they don’t match all the requirements. If this is your ideal job please apply anyway, there’s a good chance you’re more wonderful than you think you are.
You could belong here
To deliver adventures for more than 40,000 customers we need to build a company that’s reflective of their diversity. We’re building an inclusive workplace that promotes and values difference, where everyone, from any background, can do their best work and be proud to belong.
What we’ll offer;
As well as your salary;
- ANNUAL LEAVE: We’re an inclusive employer and celebrate diversity. We want you to be able to take holidays that matter to you, so 8 public holidays are included in your annual leave allowance of 33 days, which increases to 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- BIRTHDAY BOOSTER: An extra day off on your birthday!
- PENSION: We offer a contributory pension scheme.
- DISCOUNTS: You are eligible for a 75% discount (max. value £2500) off a Macs Adventure trip each year.
- TRAVEL INSURANCE: We provide you and your spouse/partner/children with annual worldwide travel insurance.
- FLEXIBLE WORKING: A flexible work culture - you’ll be able to work from home as well as coming into our hub office in Glasgow 3 days per week to collaborate with colleagues.
- GETTING TOGETHER: Regular team, management and leadership meetings and retreats.
- CULTURE: An innovative, fast growth, international and solution focused culture, where we work hard to embed our values across the business.
- L&D: We support your self-guided learning journey to make the most of your strengths.
- WELLBEING. We'll support you in looking after your health and wellbeing so you can do your best work.
- TRAVEL: Occasional international travel may be required.
- IMPACT: The opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives and the planet.
- Department
- People
- Locations
- Skypark 5, Glasgow, G3 8JU
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Why work at Macs?
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Your Passion for Active Travel
You'll share our passion for active adventure travel, and the satisfaction you get from connecting people with amazing self-guided experiences is what gets you up in the morning! We make sure you experience first-hand the joy, challenge, and sense of achievement a Macs holiday brings our customers.
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Create Macs Moments
There's nothing more rewarding than connecting people with the outdoors, and at Macs you'll get to do that every day. Whether your improving our App, booking trips or creating great marketing content, you'll love being part of a passionate team creating Macs Moments for our customers every day.
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Challenge and Growth
Join us and be part of our vision - to be the world's leading active adventure travel company. Our culture reflects these ambitions. If you love challenges, are curious, love learning, and want to make an impact, and experience personal growth and development, you'll love the journey at Macs.
It's our culture that sets us apart
We know working for a great company is about more than a great salary, paid time off, and all that good stuff. This is how our culture sets us apart:
• We move fast and work at pace.
To achieve our big goal, we can’t hang around! And you will achieve more than you ever thought possible.
• Our culture is innovative and entrepreneurial.
We recognise that trying new things can be risky and they don’t always work. So we have a no-blame culture. You’ll be supported by colleagues when you’re trying something new and you’ll support them when they are taking the lead.
• We are leaders, not followers.
Thinking outside the box and look for better ways of doing things – it’s what we do. We believe that everyone is creative and has something to offer, so you’ll find the conditions here to let your ideas thrive to make us a better business.
• Our people have autonomy to use their initiative and judgement in their roles.
You make decisions and problem-solve without constant manager approval or consulting endless policies. Hate micromanagement? So do we, and you won’t find that here.
• We are accountable and take responsibility for our actions.
It’s your problem, not someone else’s, You have accountability, and you have support. We work as a team to help each other do our best work.
• Direct communication and challenge.
This enables us to achieve as a team. We value your contribution and want to hear your views.
About Macs Adventure
We’re a self-guided adventure tour operator on a mission to be the leading global brand in self-guided, active travel.
Welcoming over 30,000 customers on over 600 walking and cycling trips to destinations around the world, we employ over 175 people across the UK, North America and Germany who share our purpose to lead, advocate & enable self-guided, active travel as a positive force for people and planet.
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