Change Advisor

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Change Advisor to support change management efforts. You will collaborate with HR and stakeholders, focusing on organisational design and change processes to enhance the council's transformation journey. The ideal candidate has experience in change management and strong stakeholder engagement skills. Commitment to values such as inclusivity and customer focus is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record supporting meaningful change.
• Experience in complex, ideally unionised environments.
• Confidence with data, digital tools, and new ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Support how we manage and deliver change across the council.
• Collaborate with Trade Unions and senior leaders.
• Advise and challenge colleagues on change processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Change management

Organisational design

Effective communication

People-focused approach

Education

Qualifications in HR or Change Management

Job description

Eager to help us write the next chapter in Sandwell's story of transformation? Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and help steer Sandwell Council towards a brighter future? Do you thrive on turning challenges into opportunities and enjoy bringing people together to deliver meaningful change? If so, you could be the Change Advisor we're looking for. As our Change Advisor, you'll be a trusted partner supporting how we manage and deliver change across the council. Working closely with HR Business Partners, the HR Change Manager and Directorate stakeholders, you'll help bring people together, build trust, and make sure every change adds real value and supports the council's ambitions. Whether you're reviewing workforce proposals, preparing governance materials, or collaborating with Trade Unions and senior leaders, you'll keep our transformation journey open, honest, and people focused. You'll play a vital role in organisational design, structure governance, and change management, acting as a subject matter expert to embed consistency, fairness, and strategic alignment in every workforce change. You'll advise and challenge colleagues, contribute to frameworks and digital tools, and champion equality, diversity, and inclusion at every stage. By empowering others to lead change with confidence, you'll help create a positive, resilient council where people and progress go hand in hand, and where every change helps us achieve our council plan. If you have a proven track record of supporting meaningful change, influencing stakeholders, and making a real impact through people, we'd love to hear from you. Our change programme is closely aligned with our strategic priorities, helping to turn the council's ambitions into real, measurable outcomes for our colleagues and the communities we serve. Join us and help write the next chapter in Sandwell's story of transformation.

• Background in HR, Organisation Design, or Change Management (qualifications are a bonus)
• Strong knowledge of change processes, job design, and effective communication
• Excellent stakeholder skills, able to build trust and influence at all levels
• Experience supporting organisational change in complex, ideally unionised, environments Confidence with data, digital tools, and new ways of working
• A collaborative, people-focused approach
• Commitment to our values: One Team, Customer Focused, Inclusive, Ambitious, and Accountable