People Director Scotland - Maternity Cover

CLUSTER PEOPLE DIRECTOR | SCOTLAND

Based predominantly at JA Mar Hall, Scotland | with weekly travel to JA The Bruntsfield, Edinburgh.

Cluster remit across our two Scottish properties and JA's only UK hotels.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Cluster People Director to provide maternity cover and lead the entire People agenda for JA Resorts & Hotels across our only two UK properties within the JA Resorts & Hotels portfolio: JA Mar Hall and JA The Bruntsfield. You will lead a small but mighty team supporting approximately 250 colleagues across two beautiful properties during an exciting period of growth and change. This is a genuinely broad leadership role encompassing every aspect of People—not simply an HR generalist position—with particular emphasis on learning and development, service culture and the continued rollout of JA standards in the UK.

Contract and start date: Maternity cover on a minimum six-month fixed-term contract, with potential for extension to 9 months. Ideally starting in December 2026; a January 2027 start may be considered provided suitable handover arrangements can be made in December.

Reporting relationships

• Functional reporting: VP of HR, JA Resorts & Hotels (Global), with regular communication, alignment and escalation on key People matters, approvals and the rollout of company standards...