Senior Change Manager - #2194009

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit 2x Senior Change Managers on a hybrid basis, on 24-month Fixed Term Contracts on a salary of £50,253 - £61,759 per annum (based on experience).

The Role:

We are looking for 2 exceptional Senior Change Managers to join the Strategic Change Service within the Corporate Services Group, who is dedicated to supporting the people side of change.

We are an expert team of professionals advising, coordinating, supporting and co-producing strategic initiatives and improvements in partnership with our colleges and services, and their constituent schools and departments. We are driven by a commitment to deliver positive outcomes that benefit those who work and partner with the organisation.

The service operates under a matrix management model with members of the service aligned to a capability team for their professional standards, development and line management, and deployed onto a strategic change programme/project for their strategic and operational delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Complete relevant assessment to determine change management risk, people impact and readiness for adoption, ensuring action plans align to address the outcome of the assessments
• Identify and build relationships with leaders, managers and staff impacted by the changes, ensuring that planned engagement activity proves effective and timely throughout a projects lifecycle to facilitate an individual’s change aligned to project outcomes
• Provide regular, standardised and accurate project change management reporting. Providing overview reporting and management information for inclusion in project and associated programme governance reporting. Monitor and report on the engagement of targeted groups in relation to the preparation for and adoption of a change
• As a member of the change management capability, support the Head of Change Management and associated community of practice in the continuous improvement of the Change Management Framework including supporting the delivery of training and development of guidance materials.

Essential Experience:

• Significant evidenced practical experience of either change management or working within a University in a business areas supporting people in the implementation and adoption of improvement projects.
• Experience of change management planning and delivery including approaches to managing change successfully.
• Experience of effective stakeholder management including building relationships, understanding concerns and managing expectations
• Strong engagement skills which support the development and implementation of people change.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills to plan and organise project change management activities.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision accurately and consistently to high standards
• Able to work effectively in a team and in partnership with stakeholders and develop positive working relationships.
• Resilience & adaptability to stay effective when priorities, timelines or stakeholder requirements change