Business Change Manager (Rota Design Specialist)

theforum.social - jobboard; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Published on 26 March 2025

Business Change Manager (Rota Design Specialist)

Cambridge

Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Change Manager on a fixed term contract for 15 months.

Knowledge and previous experience of developing Workforce rotas and scheduling services is essential, alongside experience of organising and delivering complex project plans.

Suitable applicants will have subject matter expertise in workforce rostering and project management skills, as needed to support the successful delivery of changes required by the Team Based Working Programme.

The post holder will lead, facilitate, and support system users to enable ongoing benefits realisation and ensure optimum use of systems and processes. Leading on the management of staff benefits in conjunction with the Project Manager and key stakeholders, they will ensure that benefits are planned and realised.

As a Business Change Manager, the post holder will be required to lead change initiatives and projects, both across directorates and with partner agencies, to deliver the changes required in all service lines and geographical areas of EEAST.

Please ensure that your application directly refers to your skills in these areas and those outlined within the person specification.

Main duties of the job

The Business Change Manager will:

1. Support with the development of benefits maps, profiles and review documentation and initiating regular benefits reviews post initiative closure.
2. Support and guide the service through transformational change, ensuring all users are adequately prepared for implementation and adoption of the changes.
3. Maximise the potential benefits of any system milestones to ensure that the Trust and its employees can easily use the full functionality of the systems.
4. Identify opportunities for improvements, innovations, and future proofing of systems.

The responsibilities will vary according to the needs of the programme, ranging from providing expert advice on Team Based rota design matched to demand, contracted hours and Working Time Directive, Scheduling process, facilitation of internal and external stakeholders at engagement events, preparation of business cases, project initiation documents, managing the implementation of agreed changes, through to realising the benefits of changes made, post-project evaluation and sharing lessons learnt across the organisation.