Regional People Consultant (12-Month Maternity Cover)
Huddersfield (Primary Site) | Supporting Burnley & Sheffield United
Full-time | 40 hours per week (5 out of 7 days)
Constellation (Compass Group UK&I)
About Constellation
Constellation, part of Compass Group UK&I, is focused on empowering highly motivated individuals to shine as part of a connected workforce. We deliver flexible and permanent workforce solutions across hospitality and event businesses throughout the UK and Ireland.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a Regional People Consultant, you will play a key role in building, supporting, and deploying a high-quality workforce that underpins exceptional guest experiences across a diverse portfolio of venues.
This is a fast-paced, event-led environment where no two days—or events—are the same. You’ll engage with a varied workforce and collaborate closely with operational leaders to ensure seamless delivery across a dynamic and high-volume event calendar.
The Role
This is a 12-month maternity cover position, based primarily in Huddersfield, with responsibility for workforce delivery at this site and regional support across Burnley and Sheffield United as required by the business.
You will lead end-to-end workforce planning, resourcing, and operational delivery, ensuring staffing levels are aligned to demand and operational teams are fully supported to deliver against client and commercial expectations.
As a trusted partner to venue leadership teams, you will combine strong planning capability with a hands-on, solutions-focused approach - managing both strategic workforce requirements and real-time event delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Workforce Planning & Delivery
- Lead the coordination and delivery of end-to-end staffing across assigned venues
- Forecast and map workforce requirements in line with event schedules
- Build and manage efficient, compliant rotas aligned to operational demand
- Take full accountability for staffing fulfilment across all events
Stakeholder Partnership
- Develop strong, credible relationships with GMs and operational teams
- Align workforce planning with business needs and service expectations
- Act as a key point of contact for workforce-related queries, escalations, and planning
Resourcing & Workforce Management
- Partner with the Resourcing team to attract and onboard high-quality candidates
- Maintain a consistent and engaged workforce pool
- Match individuals to roles based on skills, experience, and operational fit
Event Delivery
- Be present on-site during key events, managing deployment and live staffing challenges
- Respond effectively to last-minute changes, ensuring minimal disruption to delivery
- Work collaboratively with venue operations teams to ensure smooth execution
Engagement, Performance & Compliance
- Support employee engagement, attendance, and performance
- Maintain accurate records and reporting through workforce systems (e.g. Ubeya)
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation, right-to-work, and health & safety standards
- Use workforce data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
About You
You’ll bring experience within workforce planning, hospitality, or event operations, alongside the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
You will be:
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
- A confident communicator, able to build relationships at all levels
- Solutions-focused, with the ability to adapt quickly
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and making real-time decisions
- Experienced using workforce or scheduling systems (e.g. Ubeya, Fourth, Harri or similar)
Most importantly, you’ll bring a people-focused mindset, strong judgement, and a collaborative approach.
Working Environment
- Primarily based in Huddersfield, with regional travel to Burnley and Sheffield United as required
- Fast-paced, event-driven environment requiring flexibility across evenings, weekends, and peak periods
- A balance of operational floor presence and administrative planning
This role operates on a 5 out of 7 day working pattern and will include evenings, weekends, and some bank holidays.
What We Offer
- 23 days annual leave plus your birthday off
- Time off in lieu for additional hours worked
- Flexible working approach aligned to business needs
- Opportunity to work across a varied regional portfolio of venues
- A dynamic and varied role where no two days are the same