Business Change Manager (Ref: 6110)

Ministry of Justice UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice UK is seeking a Business Change Manager to join the Technology Adoption Group. This role involves leading change initiatives across the organization, collaborating with various teams, and enhancing the effectiveness of technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proven track record in change management.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Learning budget of £1,000

Generous civil service pension

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Wellbeing support

Bike loans and secure bike parking

Season ticket loans

5 days volunteering paid leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business change management.
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong grasp of change management principles.

Responsibilities

• Support Adoption and Change Management initiatives.
• Create and deliver change plans.
• Manage resources effectively and analyze data.

Skills

Business change management

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

Job Summary

This position is based Nationally.

Job Description

Business Change Manager

Location: National*

Closing Date: 2nd June

Interviews: w/c 16th June

Grade: SEO

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: London £47,657 - £52,040; National £41,463 - £45,276

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible Working, Job Share

Contract Type: Permanent

• We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
  
  

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Business Change Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Technology Adoption Group (TAG).

The Technology Adoption Group is leading the way with the Adoption and Change Management of new and existing technology solutions and is a creating and delivering innovative solutions to improve the use, effectiveness and business value from the technology available across the Ministry of Justice.

We are looking for someone creative, innovative and with great communication skills and attention to detail, who can manage the people side of change. The ideal candidate will be able to successfully collaborate with project, product and portfolio teams to deliver the best possible experience for end users.

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Adoption and Change Management (ACM) of Digital and Technology change across the organisation, working with project and product teams to implement change initiatives across MOJ Agencies.
• Create and deliver change plans where necessary and communicate them effectively to project and product teams.
• Liaise with Business Change teams across the organisation.
• Deliver advice and guidance to regional/ functional Senior Leadership Teams across the diverse range of responsibilities.
• Manage competing demands across areas of responsibility.
• Manage resources effectively.
• Collate, analyse and interpret data, using insights gained to write regional/ functional/national reports for senior audiences.
• Deliver regional/functional/national presentations.
• Build positive and collaborative relationships amongst SMEs, Peers and Stakeholders, to scale change across the organisation.
• Managing change projects.
• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
• Some travel to other government offices may be required.
  
  

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Benefits

• 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
• Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
• Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
• Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
• Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
• Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
• 5 days volunteering paid leave.
• Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
• Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience of business change management including creating and executing successful change plans for projects particularly in an Adoption and Change Management, Digital and Technology environment.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal communication, writing and record keeping skills.
• Positive approach to engaging, consulting with and managing a variety of internal and external stakeholders and vendors.
• Excellent organisational and analytical, time and project management skills, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong grasp of change management principles and methodologies.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365.
  
  

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

How To Apply

Candidates must submit a CV and personal statement (up to 500 words).

Your Personal Statement Should Outline your Experience And Skill, giving Clear Examples Of Work Undertaken. It Should Address The Following Three Areas Which Are Being Assessed At Sift Stage, Using a Separate Paragraph For Each:

• Proven experience of business change management including creating and executing successful change plans for projects particularly in an Adoption and Change Management, Digital and Technology environment.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal communication, writing and record keeping skills.
• Strong grasp of change management principles and methodologies.
  
  

Candidates who do not submit both a CV and a separate personal statement will not be invited to interview.

In Justice Digital, We Recruit Using The Success Profiles Frameworks. We Will Assess Your Experience, Technical Skills And The Following Behaviours During The Assessment Process:

• Communicating & Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
  
  

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift will be carried out based on your proven experience of business change management including creating and executing successful change plans for projects particularly in an Adoption and Change Management, Digital and Technology environment.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to theJustice Digital Recruitment Terms & Conditions role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [e-mail]

Business Change Manager

Location: National*

Closing Date: 2nd June

Interviews: w/c 16th June

Grade: SEO

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: London £47,657 - £52,040; National £41,463 - £45,276

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible Working, Job Share

Contract Type: Permanent

• We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
  
  

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Business Change Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Technology Adoption Group (TAG).

The Technology Adoption Group is leading the way with the Adoption and Change Management of new and existing technology solutions and is a creating and delivering innovative solutions to improve the use, effectiveness and business value from the technology available across the Ministry of Justice.

We are looking for someone creative, innovative and with great communication skills and attention to detail, who can manage the people side of change. The ideal candidate will be able to successfully collaborate with project, product and portfolio teams to deliver the best possible experience for end users.

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

In Justice Digital, We Recruit Using The Success Profiles Frameworks. We Will Assess Your Experience, Technical Skills And The Following Behaviours During The Assessment Process:

• Communicating & Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
  
  

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift will be carried out based on your proven experience of business change management including creating and executing successful change plans for projects particularly in an Adoption and Change Management, Digital and Technology environment.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to theJustice Digital Recruitment Terms & Conditions role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [e-mail]

Person specification

Please See Attached Job Description.

Alongside your salary of £41,463, Ministry of Justice contributes £12,011 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance
  
  

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Selection process details

In Justice Digital, We Recruit Using The Success Profiles Frameworks. We Will Assess Your Experience, Technical Skills And The Following Behaviours During The Assessment Process:

• Communicating & Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
  
  

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift will be carried out based on your proven experience of business change management including creating and executing successful change plans for projects particularly in an Adoption and Change Management, Digital and Technology environment.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : [e-mail]
• Telephone : [phone]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL ([e-mail]) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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