People and Recruitment Coordinator

Dakota Hotel based in Leeds City Centre are seeking an outgoing people person and passionate HR generalist for the role of a People and Recruitment Coordinator to join our team.

CONTRACT AND PAY RATE

The gross annual salary is £29,500 and the role carries a permanent contract of a minimum of 40 hours per week, based on-site and typical shifts will be Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:30, with one Saturday shift required per month.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a HR generalists’ role meaning you will be exposed to the whole spectrum of HR tasks across the employee journey for circa 120 team members whilst working within an award-winning high performing people team.

Key responsibilities include:

• This role is designed to guide our team members through their career at Dakota in a supportive, consistent, and legally compliant manner. As such, you will be hands-on and work closely with our operational management teams to be able to best understand our culture and support our team members on a one-to-one basis.
• Coordinating the recruitment and selection process including holding interviews and arranging trial shifts and guiding the team member through their onboarding process.
• Managing the administration for the HR function within the hotel including collating payroll information and controlling employment files. You will also hold, or take minutes for, employment relations meetings and wellbeing meeting such as providing mental health support.
• Coordinating internal training sessions, as well as being key in delivering engagement initiatives including arranging team events and gifting.
• Carry out administration for the people function, working closely with compliance and payroll, managing employment filing, and uniforming.

BENEFITS

In addition to being part of a culture infused with positivity and opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could enjoy when you join our team include:

• 40 per cent off stays at any Dakota
• 25 per cent off drinks and dining at any Dakota
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes
• free private mental health support and counselling sessions
• video GP consultations and private prescription services
• access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Access to discounted gift card platform
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Meals on duty and uniforming
• £200 bonus to recommend a friend to join our team
• £10 bonus every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Free bi-annual eye testing for users of display screen equipment
• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment such as in Food Hygiene, Alcohol Responsibility, Data Protection, and Health & Safety
• Access to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships

Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester, with Newcastle coming in 2025 and more in our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, as well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+ employees.

As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for four consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.

Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle

Our location, 8 Russell St, Leeds LS1 5RN, ideally located on Greek Street, we are just a 5min walk from Leeds Train Station. We are also easily accessible by bus, close to the east parade bus link and within a 10min walk from Leeds Bus Station.

We are an 94-bedroom luxury hotel boasting a destination cocktail bar with a champagne room, and brasserie-style Grill.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant will have/be:

• A minimum of one year’s HR experience in a role, or a HR qualification to HND level or a CIPD level 5 Certificate, or above [required]
• Experience working in hospitality in any capacity [required]
• A demonstrable understanding of current employment legislation and best practice [required]
• Experience in being part of employment relations meetings including disciplinary hearings and delivering terminations [required]
• Core understanding of basic occupational health and safety principles [beneficial]

The successful applicant will demonstrate the following qualities and skills:

• Be task oriented with strong administration skills and attention to detail.
• Display soft skills and hold conversations which are indicative of our luxury brand.
• Be a proactive and outgoing individual with exceptional relationship building skills. Note, this role does not offer the opportunity for homeworking and you will be integrated as part of our wider hotel team.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate a genuine enthusiasm for the role as well as their ability to show a long-term commitment to the brand as a real team player.
• Be wholly computer literate with experience using time and attendance software.
• Ability to meet deadlines and independently prioritize workload.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.