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Role: Change Manager
Type: Contract Inside IR35
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote

The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Change Manager to lead business and operational change activities within a large-scale transformation programme. This is a hands-on delivery role where you will take ownership of developing and implementing practical change solutions in a complex and evolving environment.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading business transformation, operational change, organisational redesign, or merger-related programmes, ideally within the Public Sector or similarly complex organisations.
This role requires someone who can work with ambiguity, engage stakeholders across multiple workstreams, and drive delivery rather than simply coordinate activity.

Key Responsibilities
Lead the development and delivery of business-focused change management strategies and plans.Assess operational impacts and ensure business readiness across affected teams.Work closely with programme leads, operational stakeholders, HR, communications, and senior leadership to drive successful adoption of change.Develop and implement stakeholder engagement, communication, and change intervention plans.Identify risks, dependencies, and resistance to change, implementing practical mitigation strategies.Support organisational redesign, operating model changes, process improvements, and workforce transitions.Create clear and pragmatic plans in situations where requirements and programme direction may evolve over time.Drive alignment across multiple workstreams, ensuring a cohesive and consistent approach to change.Measure and track change adoption, business readiness, and stakeholder engagement outcomes.Provide leadership and proactive direction, taking ownership of delivery and outcomes.
Required Experience
Significant experience leading complex business and operational change programmes.Demonstrable success delivering change within large, complex organisations, preferably within the Public Sector.Experience supporting organisational transformation, mergers, restructures, operating model changes, or business process improvements.Strong understanding of change impacts on people, processes, operating models, and business operations.Proven ability to develop practical solutions in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.Experience influencing senior stakeholders and building credibility at all organisational levels.Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and business readiness experience.Evidence of personally leading and owning change delivery rather than operating solely as part of a wider team.Ability to work independently with minimal direction and drive activities to completion.Desirable
Experience working within large-scale merger, integration, or restructuring programmes.Public Sector experience.Change Management accreditation (Prosci, APMG, CIPD or equivalent). Read less

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 ResponsibilitiesLead 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.Essential ExperienceSignificant 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.Key Skills & AttributesHands-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.Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be a proven Change Manager who has personally led complex transformation initiatives within the Public Sector. They will be comfortable working in uncertain environments, capable of building practical and effective change strategies, and willing to take full ownership of delivery rather than simply coordinating activity through others. Experience managing change during organisational mergers, restructures, or periods of significant workforce impact will be highly advantageous. Read less