Change Manager Contract: 6 Months
Sector: Public Sector
Location: Hybrid in London
The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Change Manager to lead and deliver change management and communications activity for a complex transformation programme within a Public Sector organisation. This role will play a critical part in ensuring successful adoption of change across a dynamic environment, including large-scale organisational transformation and merger activity.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on change professional who can bring structure to ambiguity, develop practical solutions, and drive delivery through proactive stakeholder engagement and effective communications.
Key Responsibilities
Sector: Public Sector
Location: Hybrid in London
The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Change Manager to lead and deliver change management and communications activity for a complex transformation programme within a Public Sector organisation. This role will play a critical part in ensuring successful adoption of change across a dynamic environment, including large-scale organisational transformation and merger activity.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on change professional who can bring structure to ambiguity, develop practical solutions, and drive delivery through proactive stakeholder engagement and effective communications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of comprehensive change management and communications strategies.
- Create and implement change plans, stakeholder engagement plans, communication plans, and adoption activities.
- Work across multiple programme workstreams to ensure a cohesive and aligned approach to change delivery.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and provide trusted advice on organisational change impacts.
- Assess change readiness, identify risks and challenges, and develop mitigation plans.
- Drive engagement activities that support understanding, buy-in, and adoption across the organisation.
- Develop practical solutions in fast-moving and often ambiguous environments.
- Monitor and adapt change approaches as programme requirements evolve.
- Manage communications sensitively within a challenging organisational landscape, including restructuring, merger activity, and workforce impacts.
- Take ownership of delivery and ensure change activities are executed effectively and on schedule.
- Significant experience leading complex Change Management and Communications programmes within the Public Sector.
- Proven track record of delivering organisational change within large-scale transformation programmes.
- Demonstrable experience operating successfully in environments with high levels of ambiguity and evolving requirements.
- Experience developing and implementing end-to-end change and communications strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior leadership teams.
- Experience supporting organisational restructuring, mergers, integration programmes, or workforce transformation initiatives.
- Ability to evidence personal ownership and leadership of change programmes from inception through to delivery.
- Hands-on approach with a strong delivery mindset.
- Self-starter who takes initiative and drives outcomes.
- Strong leadership and influencing skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- Able to balance strategic thinking with practical execution.
- Highly adaptable and comfortable working in complex environments.
- Resilient, proactive, and commercially aware.
- Strong planning, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
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