Business Change Manager

Datasource Computer Employment Limited; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Discretionary bonus

Family-friendly policies

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Datasource Computer Employment Limited is seeking an experienced Digital Transformation Specialist for a Defence engineering and manufacturing client in the Essex area. The role is hybrid (2–3 days onsite) with occasional UK-wide travel, and a 10–12 month fixed-term contract, with potential to extend or go permanent for the right candidate.

The specialist will bridge business, project teams, and a third-party integrator, driving adoption, readiness, and training across finance and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering change management on large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across multiple levels of an organisation.
• Experience designing and delivering training and communications for transformation projects.
• Ability to manage complex training logistics across sites and user groups.
• Knowledge of change measurement frameworks (e.g., Kirkpatrick Model).
• Experience guiding adoption and managing resistance to change.
• Experience liaising between business teams and third-party integrators.

Responsibilities

• Assess and validate business processes and establish success metrics for readiness.
• Design and deliver training content and measure ROI using recognised frameworks.
• Develop communications strategies to engage stakeholders and support adoption.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive adoption and manage resistance to change.
• Coordinate training logistics across multiple sites and user groups.
• Lead Train-the-Trainer nominations and hyper care support.
• Track adoption post go-live and close adoption gaps.
• Support readiness assessments and change impact analysis.
• Create targeted communications for different audiences.
• Facilitate discussions with business leaders to secure buy-in.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Training design

Communications strategy

Training logistics

Change readiness

Facilitation

Interface with integrators

Job description

Essex – Hybrid - 2-3 days per week onsite and some UK wide travel expected on occasion

10-12 month FTC, with potential to go permanent

Our client is a leading Defence engineering and manufacturing company who are going through a large scale application implementation.

They are looking for an experienced Digital Transformation Specialist to join a high-impact programme, driving change management across finance and manufacturing teams. You'll be the bridge between the business, project team, and third-party integrator — making sure people are ready, trained, and bought in.

This is a 10-12 month fixed term contract, with the potential of a permanent role for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and validate business processes, establish and measure key success metrics, and support organisational readiness for change.
• Support the design and delivery of training content, validate measurable ROI, and utilise recognised change measurement frameworks (e.g. Kirkpatrick Model) to assess effectiveness.
• Develop and evolve communication strategies to ensure stakeholder engagement and business readiness throughout the transformation journey.
• Partner with key stakeholders to drive adoption, manage resistance to change, and ensure successful implementation of transformation initiatives.
• Manage end-to-end training logistics including scheduling, bookings, attendance tracking, and room coordination.
• Coordinate Super User and Train-the-Trainer nominations to support deployment and hyper care phases.
• Own adoption tracking post go-live and work with teams to identify and close adoption gaps.
• Support business readiness assessments and change impact analysis across stakeholder groups.
• Design and deliver targeted communication plans tailored to different stakeholder audiences.
• Facilitate discussions with business leaders to manage resistance and drive buy-in for new processes.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience delivering change management on large-scale digital transformation programmes, ideally within application implementation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across multiple levels of an organisation.
• Experience designing and executing communications and engagement strategies for transformation projects.
• Ability to manage complex training logistics across multiple sites and user groups.
• Knowledge of recognised change measurement frameworks such as the Kirkpatrick Model.
• Experience conducting business readiness assessments and managing change impact analysis.
• Confident facilitator with the ability to manage resistance and drive adoption at all levels.
• Ability to work effectively as the interface between internal business teams and third-party integrators.

Our clients Offer a range of benefits for permanent workers, as well as an excellent salary you will receive the following:

• 25 days holiday (increasing to 27 days) + statutory public holidays.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance'.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• 37hr standard working week, with an early finish on Fridays whilst operating a 'Hybrid Working Model'

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.