Business Change Lead

Sellick Partnership; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting a Business Change Lead for a Brighton-based, hybrid, permanent role. You will lead the people side of complex change programmes, ensuring adoption of new ways of working, systems and structures.

The role requires designing change strategies and partnering with senior leaders to embed practices across the organisation. You will coach and support leaders, manage impacts and risks, and work with project teams to integrate change activities into delivery plans,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex organisational change programmes.
• Ability to design strategies that drive adoption and sustainable outcomes.
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people side of complex change programmes, enabling adoption of new ways of working.
• Design and deliver change management strategies and plans.
• Partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to embed change practices.
• Coach leaders and managers to lead through change.
• Identify and manage change impacts, risks and resistance.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Programme leadership

Risk management

Job description

Role: Business Change Lead

Sector: Public Sector

Contract: Permanent

Location: Brighton - Hybrid

Salary: up to £63,089 dependant on experience

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for an experienced Business Change Lead to join our client based in Brighton. The role is offered as a Permanent contract working on a hybrid working basis.

The ideal Business Change Lead will establish and provide a partnering consultancy lead service and approach change management that supports leaders to fully engage and enable the organisation to deliver lasting sustainable outcomes and long-term value.

The duties of the Business Change Lead include:

• Lead the people side of complex business change programmes, ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working, systems, processes and organisational structures
• Design and deliver change management strategies and plans that maximise engagement, readiness and long-term adoption of change
• Partner with senior leaders, programme teams and key stakeholders to embed effective change practices across the organisation
• Provide expert coaching, guidance and support to leaders and managers, helping them successfully lead teams through change
• Identify and manage change impacts, risks and resistance, implementing appropriate interventions to improve outcomes and minimise disruption
• Work closely with project and programme teams to integrate change management activities into delivery plans and business objectives
• Develop stakeholder engagement, communication and readiness plans to support successful implementation and benefit realisation
• Monitor and evaluate change effectiveness through agreed measures, reporting progress, risks and outcomes to senior stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of enterprise-wide change frameworks, tools, guidance and best practice standards
• Support the growth of organisational change capability by building networks, communities of practice and knowledge-sharing initiatives

The Business Change lead will ideally have:

• Proven experience leading complex organisational change and transformation programmes
• Ability to develop and implement change strategies that drive engagement, adoption and sustainable outcomes.
• Ability to analyse information, solve complex problems and make sound decisions in ambiguous environments
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions and levels
• Skilled in managing change impacts, resistance, risks and organisational readiness
• Strong change management expertise, with knowledge of recognised methodologies such as Prosci, ADKAR or APMG
• Experience within a regulated environment would be beneficial

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