Change Management Consultant

Civic Recruitment Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Change Management Consultant to support Achieving for Children (AfC) through major transformation and workforce change initiatives. You will collaborate with senior leaders, managers, Trade Unions and People Services colleagues to ensure changes are implemented effectively, lawfully and in line with policies.

The role focuses on workforce transitions, reducing organizational risk and sustaining employee engagement during change, under

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in leading complex organizational change and workforce transformation.
• Experience supporting redundancy, redeployment and consultation processes.
• Advising senior leaders on organisational design and workforce planning.
• Experience collaborating with Trade Unions and employee representatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex organizational change programs, including restructures and workforce transformation projects.
• Offer expert advice on organizational design, workforce planning, and the implementation of change.
• Assist managers in crafting comprehensive business cases and change proposals that align with organizational goals.
• Ensure all change activities comply with AfC policies, procedures, and employment legislation.
• Support the execution of service transformation initiatives in response to national reforms in Children's Services, Education, SEND, and Family Services.
• Provide specialized advice on employment law concerning consultation, redundancy, workforce reductions, and TUPE.
• Guarantee adherence to statutory consultation requirements and organizational change procedures.

Skills

Change management

Organisational design

HR advisory

Stakeholder management

TUPE

Employment law

Education

CIPD Level 5 or higher

Job description

Contract | Civic Recruitment Limited | United Kingdom

Posted On 07/09/2026

Job Information

Human Resources

City Twickenham

Province Richmond upon Thames

Postal Code TW1

Job Description

3 months contract with a local authority

Summary

• The Change Management Consultant is a pivotal role designed to provide expert HR and organizational change support to Achieving for Children (AfC) during significant transformation, restructuring, and workforce change initiatives. Collaborating with senior leaders, managers, Trade Unions, and People Services colleagues, the consultant will ensure that change initiatives are executed effectively, equitably, and in alignment with employment laws, organizational policies, and best practices. This position is crucial in facilitating workforce transitions, reducing organizational risk, and sustaining employee engagement during periods of change.
  

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex organizational change programs, including restructures and workforce transformation projects.
  
• Offer expert advice on organizational design, workforce planning, and the implementation of change.
  
• Assist managers in crafting comprehensive business cases and change proposals that align with organizational goals.
  
• Ensure all change activities comply with AfC policies, procedures, and employment legislation.
  
• Support the execution of service transformation initiatives in response to national reforms in Children's Services, Education, SEND, and Family Services.
  
• Provide specialized advice on employment law concerning consultation, redundancy, workforce reductions, and TUPE.
  
• Guarantee adherence to statutory consultation requirements and organizational change procedures.
  

Requirements

• Extensive experience in leading complex organizational change, restructuring, and workforce transformation programs.
  
• Demonstrated experience in supporting redundancy, redeployment, and consultation processes.
  
• Strong background in advising senior leaders on organizational design and workforce planning.
  
• Experience in collaborating with Trade Unions and employee representatives during formal consultation processes.
  
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or higher, or an equivalent professional HR qualification.
  
• Alternatively, significant demonstrable experience in organizational change management, workforce transformation, and employment relations.
  

Additional Information

• Contract Duration: 3 months with a local authority
  
• Working Hours: 36 hours per week
  
• Work Pattern: 2 days in the office (locations include Twickenham, Kingston, and Maidenhead)
  
• DBS check required for the role
  
• Interviews scheduled for the afternoon of 11/09/2026
  
• Application Deadline: 09th September 2026, apply ASAP.