Business Change Manager

Solicitors Regulation Authority; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is seeking a Business Change Manager to drive and manage organizational change initiatives. The role includes stakeholder management, developing change management plans, and fostering team resilience. This position is ideal for someone experienced in change management looking to advance their career in a supportive, professional environment.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Defined contribution pension scheme

Generous annual salary increase post probation

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering change effectively.
• Exceptional communication skills to influence varied audiences.
• Ability to build strong relationships and challenge effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver crucial role in driving successful organisational change initiatives.
• Form strong relationships and mentor leaders to enhance change receptiveness.
• Analyse proposed changes' potential impact on the organization.

Skills

Change management principles

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Job description

Business Change Manager
Contract Type
Permanent

Working Pattern
Full time

Working Hours
35 Hours per week

Salary
£43,627.57 Per Annum

Location Options
Birmingham

Function Type
Corporate Functions (HR, Finance, Project Management, IT, Risk and Audit)

We have an exciting new opportunity for one Business Change Managers to join us on a permanent basis.

The role

Reporting into the Lead Business Change Manager, you will work with the business to deliver a crucial role in driving successful organisational change initiatives. Key to the role will be in considering the impact of change on stakeholders and maximising employee engagement.

Leveraging your understanding of how people and teams approach and respond to change, you will analyse the potential impact of proposed changes on the organization. This includes identifying key stakeholders and areas affected, using various techniques to build buy-in and support for new initiatives.

Through exceptional stakeholder management skills, you will form strong working relationships and gain trust from the business. You will focus on driving alignment and collaboration by mentoring and coaching our leaders and teams, helping build resilience and receptiveness to change.

Collaborating with teams from across the organisation and individuals of all seniority, you will be a confident and clear communicator, who can influence, negotiate and diplomatically challenge others to achieve common goals and execute deliverables. You will have experience developing change management plans and conducting impact assessments to identify potential risks and challenges.

Being part of a dedicated change team within Business Improvement, you will be a self-starter who uses their initiative and identifies ways to continuously improve processes and build best-practice.

This is an exciting opportunity suited to an existing Change Manager or an individual who has helped to deliver change in previous roles and would like to pursue a career in this field.

What we can offer

• Develop expertise in managing complex change deliverables in alignment with strategic goals
• Collaborate and learn from others across the business
• Shape how we help teams and individuals navigate change
• Raise your profile with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels
• A varied, tactical and strategic role, that touches all business areas.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience delivering change effectively, with knowledge of change management principles, concepts, methodologies and tools
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences, influencing for buy-in and increasing engagement
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders of all levels, negotiating and challenging effectively
• Flexible and adaptable; tailoring the approach to change, prioritising a range of deliverables and adapting to stakeholder needs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Useful and additional information

There is a role profile attached at the bottom of this advert which details the full skills and experience required.

This is a hybrid role and will be based in our Birmingham office one or two days a week, and from home the rest of the week.

If you have any questions that are not answered in the advert, or on our website, please contact us via: [e-mail]

We may choose to close this vacancy at a date earlier if we receive a large volume of applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.

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Vacancy closing date: 25/06/2025, 23:55

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.