About us

The Principal York, located adjacent to the train station provides great public transport links. The hotel boasts 155 bedrooms all with a beautiful look and feel that delivers pure home from home comfort to our guests. Public spaces within the hotel include The Garden Room, with views across the hotel lawns to York Minster in the background. The hotel's restaurant The Refectory Kitchen & Terrace serves dishes made with fresh, seasonal local produce and the comfortable, cosy Chapter House Bar. The hotel has received several accolades such as Hotel of the Year for two consecutive years, along with Bar of the Year at the Visit York Tourism Awards 2018. 

The People Development Administrator Role

If you are passionate about people and thrive off working in a fast-paced environment then our People Development Administrator role is the perfect opportunity for you.

As our People Development Administrator, you will support the team in managing all human resources and training related activities within the hotel and take ownership of recruitment activities to support the Heads of Department. In this role you will gain exposure of a wide variety of HR processes and procedures which will provide a strong foundation to a career in HR.

The benefits of working as a People Development Administrator at The Principal York;

• A competitive salary
• 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays which increases annually up to a maximum of 33 days
• Hotel incentive and recognition schemes (earn high street vouchers, overnight stays, paid birthday day off)
• Access to our IHG Benefits portal, including discounts on some travel, leisure time activities, health, retail and motoring
• Discounted accommodation with competitive colleague and friends and family rates at IHG hotels
• Long service awards which increase with length of service
• Excellent training and development opportunities within the hotel, the Company and our online e-learning portal
• Rewards for delivering sensational service
• Free meals on duty