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Job Ref: 13192 Branch: Head Office - Edinburgh Location: Head Office, Edinburgh Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary plus excellent company benefits & perks Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Hours per week: 40 Posted date: 05/06/2026 Closing date: 19/07/2026 Why Join Apex Hotels ? You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Group,Conference,and Events Manager in Edinburgh. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. It is these values that support you to be yourself here at Apex Hotels. By bringing your own personality, passion, and ideas to the role, you will add a new dynamic to our innovative and supportive Events and Group Team. We believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels. Main Purpose of Job To lead and inspire a regional team of event planners, a pivotal role responsible for driving event sales performance, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering exceptional client experiences across all conference and event spaces. Specific Tasks Leadership & Team Management • Responsible for delivery of both personal and team KPI's, • Lead, coach, and develop a team of on-site conference and events planners across multiple hotel locations., • Foster a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement., • Ensuring the team deliver performance metrics, conversion rates, and pipeline activity to identify growth opportunities Sales & Revenue Management • Drive conference and event revenue across the region and wider group, working closely with Head of Groups, Conference & Events, other regional GCE Managers, proactive sales teams and revenue managers., • Analyse and pre-emption of GC&E revenue risk and gaps, working with regional Head of GC&E to develop and implement strategies to address revenue gaps, • Input to and support the development and execution of regional sales strategies and promotional campaigns. Client Relationship Management • Act as a senior point of contact for key clients and high-value events, ensuring exceptional service delivery., • Oversee the end-to-end planning and execution of complex and/or multi-site events., • Ensure consistent service standards and client satisfaction across all properties. Operational Excellence • Ensure team follow event planning processes and documentation across primary region, • Ensure compliance with brand standards, health & safety, and legal requirements., • Collaborate with key stake holders including hotel operational teams to ensure seamless event delivery. Reporting • Lead on regular performance reports and insights to senior leadership. Reporting Structure • Head of Groups Conference & Events Scotland, • This post has management responsibility for GCE Assistant Manager and GCE Executives, • Whilst this role will have accountability to a specific primary region, as business needs require, this will expand to cover all Apex Hotels and locations to the same standard and role responsibilities About you: You will be a true people person, dedicated to the development and growth of our people and our culture. Through your personal credibility you will naturally create, develop and sustain high trust relationships with all stakeholders. You will have a real passion for events, and you will have excellent attention to detail in order to provide consistent standards. You will be great at multi-tasking, you will be efficient at solving guest/client enquiries and all with a smile and infectious personality! Personal Characteristics and Competencies We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have: • Proven experience in a senior conference and events role within the hospitality industry, ideally across multiple sites and/or large teams., • Strong leadership and team development skills., • Commercially astute with a track record of achieving revenue targets., • Excellent communication, negotiation, and client relationship skills., • Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities., • Proficient in event management systems (e.g., Infor, Delphi, Opera, or similar). You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: • 30 days holiday, • Training and development from day one, • Employee events and celebrations, • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date, • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive... • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family, • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • Long service recognition, • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family, • Spa treatments and product discounts, • Life Assurance cover We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We'll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations. Our family can never be too big, there's a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We're an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey. Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If thisis you,Click Apply. We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Ref: 13190 Branch: Head Office - Edinburgh Location: Head Office, Edinburgh Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary plus excellent company benefits & perks. Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Hours per week: 40 Posted date: 05/06/2026 Closing date: 19/07/2026 Role specification Work in partnership with our Operational teams and Head Office business leaders, providing proactive and pragmatic coaching, support and advice on a range of people management activities to drive their people plans, and Company strategic aims and objectives. You will demonstrate a best-in-class business partnering service to develop HR and cultural competency and knowledge, and enhance our people experience through our culture of Be Yourself Here, along with Apex's purpose, values and objectives. Reporting to The Head of People Journey, this role forms part of our wider People & Culture team. This role is based in Edinburgh and requires travel to our other sites in Scotland to support onsite People and Culture activities, along with flexibility to travel occasionally across the UK to support onsite activities, as required. • Proactive leadership of People Adviser, coaching and mentoring to unlock their full potential and foster professional development, • Work closely with business leaders to understand business challenges and opportunities, and provide commercially focussed coaching, support and advice on medium and long-term solutions to meet business needs and Company strategic aims, • Provide timely and effective management of complex people issues including disciplinary and grievance cases, performance management, sickness absence and wellbeing and other ER-related activities escalated from the People Advisor, • Analyse insight and translate key data into effective and commercially focused evidence-based people solutions to influence strategic and leadership action, • Support agreed acquisition and onboarding activities in relation to people policy and processes for target Company acquisitions, providing specialist support as required, • Support the Head of People Journey in the adoption of new technologies, automation, and data analytics to modernise services and improve people journeys, • Design and develop process and procedural enhancements working with the Head of People Journey to optimise the overall employee experience and streamline people journeys aligned with overall business objectives About you This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has solid understanding of stakeholder management, employee relations, engagement, well-being, D&I, employment legislation, and people policies. Along with: • CIPD qualified (or equivalent), • Previous experience of working within an HR function, with the ability to apply HR practice in a pragmatic, high quality and efficient manner, • Good knowledge and level of expertise of employee relations and people-based issues, with an understanding of the strategic function of human resources to deliver commercially sound solutions, • Professional Human Resources experience with a proven track record of effectively managing employment relations issues, • Experience of working in a fast-paced agile environment, balancing a varied and high-volume workload, • Sound understanding of employee relations, engagement, wellbeing, D&I, Employment legislation, people policies etc., with knowledge of how these interplay to deliver positive cultural and people experiences Why join Apex Hotels We're an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey! You'll work with great people, develop new networks and skills, and of course you'll also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: • 30 days holiday, • Training and development from day one, • Employee events and celebrations, • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date., • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team. Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive... • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family., • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • Long service recognition, • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family, • Spa treatments and product discounts, • Life Assurance cover This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship.

Job Ref: 13183 Branch: Head Office - Edinburgh Location: Head Office, Edinburgh Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary plus excellent benefits and perks Contract type: Permanent Hours: Part Time Hours per week: 32 hours per week Posted date: 03/06/2026 Closing date: 17/07/2026 Are you ready to be the heartbeat of our Learning and Development team? We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic and organised individual to join us as our L&D Systems and Projects Coordinator. You'll be the go-to person for planning, coordinating, and supporting our training activities. From managing our online Learning Experience Platform (LXP) to ensuring smooth sailing for all our learning activities. You'll report to the Talent & Development Manager whilst also supporting the wider L&D team. This role forms part of our wider People & Culture team and is based in our Head Office in Edinburgh with hybrid working and occasional UK travel to support onsite initiatives. Role Overview: The main responsibilities of the L&D Systems & Projects Coordinator are: • Plays a key role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the Learning & Development function, ensuring smooth delivery of learning systems, processes, and initiatives., • Manages and maintains the Learning Experience Platform (LXP), acting as the first point of contact for system support and continuous improvement., • Coordinates and supports the delivery of training programmes, including apprenticeships and other initiatives aligned to the annual learning plan., • Tracks and reports on learning activity, including participation, compliance, and effectiveness, providing insights to key stakeholders., • Maintains accurate records, audit trails, and data within L&D systems to support compliance and workforce planning. About you: This is an exciting opportunity if you have had an insight into L&D and would like to steer your career in this area. The following range of characteristics and competencies are required/sought: • Good experience of maintaining a system, preferably an LXP (Learning Experience Platform)., • Experience of providing support within an HR / learning & development / training capacity., • Practised in gathering and reporting basic data and information., • An innovative, pro-active approach to work, able to work both alone and as part of a team and a confident self-starter., • High attention to detail, taking pride in quality of work. Why join Apex Hotels? We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We'll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career. Our family can never be too big, there's a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We're an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey. You'll work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: • 30 days holiday, • Training and development from day one, • Employee events and celebrations, • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date., • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team. Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive... • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family., • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • Long service recognition, • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family, • Spa treatments and product discounts, • Life Assurance cover Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.

Job Ref: 13152 Branch: Apex Grassmarket Hotel Location: Apex Grassmarket Hotel , Edinburgh Salary/Benefits: £13.90 per hour plus excellent company benefits and perks Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Hours per week: 40 Posted date: 26/05/2026 Closing date: 09/07/2026 Why Join Apex Hotels ? You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Assistant Night Manager in Edinburgh. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. It is these values that support you to be yourself here at Apex Hotels. By bringing your own personality, passion, and ideas to the role, you will add a new dynamic to our innovative and supportive Guest Services Team. We believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels. Role Overview: Apex Hotels are looking for an Assistant Night Manager to join the Front Office Team. Reporting to the Night Manager, you will be responsible for the running of the property during the night. You will have a passion for delivering excellent customer service, show initiative and be a strong team player. Communication skills and staff management are key attributes. You will have a good knowledge of health and safety and security procedures. As Assistant Night Manager you will be responsible for delivering an excellent experience to all guests whilst ensuring that our guests are safe and secure throughout their stay. Main Responsibilities: • Be present in lobby and reception during peak times and support your team, • Lead reception team to deliver exceptional arrival and departure experience, complete regular quality checks, • Monitor and maintain safe and secure working environment for all hotel colleagues and guests, resolve and report any issues, • Act on all guest feedback, positive and negative. Respond to Guest reviews and update guest profiles accordingly., • Ensure compliance with all Apex financial, privacy, data security and H&S procedures, • Walk about of the property and picking up on details which require attention as well as Health & Safety matters which need action., • Ensure all procedures are followed and all night jobs are complete., • Producing any nightly reports. About you: We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have: • Can deliver excellent standards, • Uses initiative, • Is self-aware and able to evaluate their own work, • Has a customer service attitude, • Has the ability to multi-task and provides excellent attention to detail, • Holds a genuine desire to provide a Warmer Welcome to our guests, • Previous experience of working within a Front Office/Nights environment at a Supervisory level is essential. You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: • 29 days holiday, • Training and development from day one, • Employee events and celebrations, • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working., • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date., • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team. Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive ...... • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family., • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • Long service recognition, • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family, • Spa treatments and product discounts, • Life Assurance cover We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We'll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations. Our family can never be too big, there's a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We're an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey. Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are interested, click apply. We look forward to hearing from you! About Apex Grassmarket Hotel Located in the heart of Old Town Edinburgh, this contemporary hotel is surrounded by culture. With Fantastic views of Edinburgh Castle views from the hotel, it is a few minutes walk from the Royal Mile and the National Museum of Scotland. The Apex Grassmarket Hotel has 169 bedrooms and has Deluxe Rooms which feature castle views and outdoor balconies. With seasonally rotating menus, the restaurant attracts locals and guests alike. Open for lunch and dinner in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, the restaurant's menu riffs on Scottish classics with creative twists.

Job Ref: 13145 Branch: Head Office - Edinburgh Location: Head Office, Edinburgh Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary plus excellent company benefits & perks. Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Shift pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5.30pm Hours per week: 40 Posted date: 25/05/2026 Closing date: 08/07/2026 As a People & Culture Administrator, you'll be part of our People & Culture shared services team, responsible for the day-to-day coordination of key HR activities. This role focuses on the administration of our systems, onboarding activities and reward and recognition initiatives, providing a proactive service led delivery to enhance our people experience and ensure that all policies, processes and tasks are concluded efficiently and accurately. This role is full time, and forms part of our wider People & Culture team. It is based in our Head Office in Edinburgh, with the opportunity of hybrid working. Role Overview: The main responsibilities of the People & Culture Administrator are: • Ensure the effective and on time administration and processing of "in-life" contractual, payroll and administrative changes through our HR & Payroll system, SharePoint and ATS, so that our systems remain accurate and up to date in line with GDPR and data retention rules., • Provide first line advice on policy and process matters across the HR function, • Work closely with the People Advisor and the wider People & Culture team to provide an effective and proactive service in support of employee relations activity such as drafting and sending letters for key ER activities, updating trackers, creating case files and supporting the business partners to provide a timely and efficient service to our stakeholders., • Support the proactive management of health and wellbeing, working with the People Advisor to draft and request Occupational Health or GP support, ensuring that reports are provided, and providing data and prompts to managers and raising cases and concerns with business partners as needed., • You'll play a key role in supporting the Head of People Journey and People Business Partners in identifying ways to develop and implement change initiatives through technology enhancements and process optimisation., • Other responsibilities include: create and send all onboarding material to new starts such as contracts, background checks and reference requests; constant review of all data to ensure that the data we house is accurate and conforms to all required legislative standards; coordinate the timely delivery of relative HR risk assessments; allocating cases to People Business Partners; and managing the HR inbox. About you The following range of characteristics and competencies are required/sought: • Experience of working within a HR/people and culture team providing administrative support across a range of people disciplines. It is essential to have experience in at least one P&C specialism, although experience across multiple specialisms is highly desirable, • Experience of working in a fast-paced, agile environment, balancing a varied and high-volume workload, • Numerate with strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach, • Organisational skills with great attention to detail and an outstanding service delivery mindset, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to modify communication style to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders, • Proficient in various IT systems including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and HRIS, with a positive approach to using systems and technology, • Understanding of HR issues including employee relations and employment legislation Why join Apex Hotels? We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We'll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career. Our family can never be too big, there's a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We're an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey. You'll work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: • 30 days holiday, • Training and development from day one, • Employee events and celebrations, • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date., • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team. Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive... • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family., • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • Long service recognition, • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family, • Spa treatments and product discounts, • Life Assurance cover Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.